Getting around in Egypt

A free five-minute ferry hops across the canal to Port Fouad — a chance to ride the waterway alongside passing tankers.

Almost every Luxor–Aswan cruise ties up here at dusk, walking guests straight up the bank into the floodlit temple.

Just over an hour north of Luxor, Dendera pairs perfectly with Abydos for a temple-rich day away from the crowds.

The classic long day north from Luxor, combining Egypt's holiest temple with its best-preserved one.

Port Ghalib sits minutes from RMF airport, making it the most seamless arrival point for the deep south.

The time-honoured way in from the cruise dock — a clip-clopping horse-drawn carriage through Edfu's dusty lanes.

A breezy coastal run south past wind farms to Zafarana, where the Red Sea coast road begins in earnest.

A seasonal gateway to the North Coast, putting the summer beaches an hour's flight from Cairo at peak season.

The seasonal sleeper and day services link the capital to the coast, a slow scenic alternative to the desert-road drive.

The fast catamaran across the gulf to Jordan, the classic overland link for travellers bound for Petra.

The 24-hour land crossing to Eilat, the quickest hop between Egypt's Red Sea coast and Israel.