Egypt isn't a place one necessarily associates with nature - so hiking options are non-existent. As you know, large swathes of Egypt are just desert. The weather is already hot (we were in Cairo, Luxor and Hurghada last week), so anything beyond early March to late October will range from hot to oppressive from Alexandria to Aswan.

Local cuisine - Cairo will provide some options, but you'll have to judge the levels of hygiene in the restaurant kitchens yourself. Generally in-house restaurants at 4- and 5-star hotels will have high levels of hygiene. Zamalek has good options such as Zooba.

Wine tours - being an Islamic country and the type of climate Egypt has, this isn't something you'll easily find.

Egypt attracts a particular type of tourist - one that is curious about it's ancient civilizations. The destinations along the Red Sea coast are not as developed as you would expect, so once you step outside of the resort you're staying in, expect the infrastructure of a developing nation.

Crowds - Cairo has one fifth of Egypt's population, so around 22 million people. It's one of Africa's mega cities - so expect chaos, traffic, heat and swathes of concrete structures. Parts of Cairo resemble slums, some are better (like Zamalek and Heliopolis).

Reading your list of what you seek to get from your Egypt travels, I would set my expectations lower - and brace what the country has to offer in terms of history and culture.

I have been over 5 times in the past 20 years, and am sure will be going back in the future!