You're walking along the banks of the Red Sea when you decide to dip into the clear, luxuriously warm waters. Maybe you spot an iridescent blue fish. Then you engage in a class about the ancient Egyptian art of perfume and kohl making and belly dancing.

You might later head deep into the Oasis of Siwa to the salt lakes that are so clear you can see the bottom and so salty that you're practically buoyed out of the water. You might spot vivid paintings from thousands of years ago at Hathor's Temple.

The epic grandeur of the pyramids and Sphinx in Cairo await. Then you visit sanctuaries with horses, donkeys, camels, and always spy the ubiquitous and usually friendly cats and dogs on the roads. All accompanied by rich and abundant Egyptian dates, figs, mangos, persimmons and so many other fruits, along with vegan Egyptian meals.

All this could…