All excursions

Met at arrivals with a sign and driven to your hotel — we wait if the flight is late.

Slides, wave pool and lazy river for a full day, with lunch included.

Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and a Nile crossing — privately.

Sauna, steam room and a full massage, in a proper spa rather than a hotel treatment room.

The two best-preserved temples in Egypt — without the crowds.

A two-seater with a roll cage and a windscreen — the safari without the sandblasting.

The west bank essentials: royal tombs, the terraces, the Colossi.

Quad, jeep, camel, Bedouin dinner and a show, in one long afternoon and evening.

A newer island club with an over-water deck and a house reef off the beach.

A short, cheap island day — the beach and one reef stop, back by mid-afternoon.

A quieter island day, with two snorkelling stops and fewer boats at the mooring.

A photographer in the water with you, so you come back with more than a blue blur.

The indoor dolphin and sea lion show — an hour, air-conditioned, no boat.

Out for golden hour and back after dark, with the boat to yourselves.

Forty-five minutes on a quad and back — the riding without the whole evening programme.

Snorkel over seagrass with giant green turtles and guitar rays.

Out at golden hour, back after dark, with the desert sky as the reason to go.

First light on the shore, before the heat and before anyone else is out.

The reef seen dry — an hour and a half over the coral without getting in.

Two dives with an instructor beside you, no licence and no prior experience.