Egypt

When you say Egypt, most of us imagine pyramids.
Yes, of course, that's a right association. But there is more!

Things that 'rocks':
*  arrive to Pyramids early morning, before the crowds
*  smoke 'shisha' (arabic water pipe) in the streets of the Cairo bazaar
*  visit Karnak temple just before the sunset (and come again another time)
*  have a faluca ride on the Nile out of Luxor
*  spend a few days in the desert oasis Dahla, Farafra, .... with locals
*  snorkel/dive in Dahab on the Red Sea

Sure, there is lot more to do. Temples of the Abu Simbel near the Sudan borders.
Philae temple on the way there. Fabulous, but the crowds are thick. Valley of the
Kings. Bike there or walk through the mountains connecting it with Valley of Queens.
Walk in the dark up the Mt. Sinai to see fabulous sunrise above the reddish mountains.
Visit Coptic Cairo with it's traditional orthodox community and the list can go on.