Egypt affords the opportunity to experience that exhilarating sense of wonder brought about by being physically close to the pyramids and remnants of Pharaoh's realm. From Cairo travel out to the edge of the Western Desert to explore the Step Pyramid overlooking Memphis, Egypt's first capital, now all but vanished under groves of date palms. In the city view the rich collections in the Cairo Museum, including artefacts from the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamun and explore the exotic, sounds, sites and smells of the bazaar.