• The revolution makes a camel man waiting for tourists to buy a ride near panorama point at the Giza pyramids
    The revolution makes a camel man waiting for tourists to buy a ride near panorama point at the Giza pyramids
  • Idle camels wait for the tour buses near the pyramids of Giza
    Idle camels wait for the tour buses near the pyramids of Giza
  • Cruise boat of tourists makes its way up the Nile at sunrise, between Luxor and the Valley of the Kings
    Cruise boat of tourists makes its way up the Nile at sunrise, between Luxor and the Valley of the Kings
  • Alabaster carvers relax by murals depicting ancient Egyptian life near the show rooms in El Swellam, Luxor
    Alabaster carvers relax by murals depicting ancient Egyptian life near the show rooms in El Swellam, Luxor
  • Boat loads of visitors cross Lake Nasser to reach Philae Temple, which was built on an island in the Nile during the Ptolemaic period
    Boat loads of visitors cross Lake Nasser to reach Philae Temple, which was built on an island in the Nile during the Ptolemaic period
  • Philae Temple was relocated to this higher site on an adjacent islet after repeated flooding by the Aswan Dam in the early 20th Century
    Philae Temple was relocated to this higher site on an adjacent islet after repeated flooding by the Aswan Dam in the early 20th Century
  • Bas relief of Cleopatra VII with her brother Caesarion and their child on the Temple of Hathor in Dendara
    Bas relief of Cleopatra VII with her brother Caesarion and their child on the Temple of Hathor in Dendara
  • Philae Island temple, in the corridor known as Tiperius Road
    Philae Island temple, in the corridor known as Tiperius Road
  • Abu Simbel Temple on the west shore of Lake Nasser
    Abu Simbel Temple on the west shore of Lake Nasser
  • Two colossal statues adorn the main entry of Abu Simbel Temple
    Two colossal statues adorn the main entry of Abu Simbel Temple
  • Morning in the White Desert near Farafra where wind has sculpted lake sediments into strange and beautiful shapes
    Morning in the White Desert near Farafra where wind has sculpted lake sediments into strange and beautiful shapes
  • Blowing sand tends to erode most rapidly near the dune surface, as seen here in the White Desert of Farafra
    Blowing sand tends to erode most rapidly near the dune surface, as seen here in the White Desert of Farafra
  • Late afternoon in the White Desert near Farafra
    Late afternoon in the White Desert near Farafra
  • Morning in the White Desert near Farafra. The White Desert became a National Park in 2002
    Morning in the White Desert near Farafra. The White Desert became a National Park in 2002
  • A village along across the Nile from Aswan retains the ancient style of Nubian architecture
    A village along across the Nile from Aswan retains the ancient style of Nubian architecture
  • El Qasr, a small village near Dahkla, which is now largely abandoned as the government encourages families to move to modern homes
    El Qasr, a small village near Dahkla, which is now largely abandoned as the government encourages families to move to modern homes
  • The east bank of the Nile, looking north from Aswan towards Elephantine Island
    The east bank of the Nile, looking north from Aswan towards Elephantine Island
  • Broken obelisk in an archaeological park inside Aswan city
    Broken obelisk in an archaeological park inside Aswan city
  • Abandoned passenger barge with no propeller, engine, or wheelhouse, on the west shore of Lake Nasser
    Abandoned passenger barge with no propeller, engine, or wheelhouse, on the west shore of Lake Nasser
  • Temple of Amum, where Alexander the Great was declared a Pharoe and the Ptolemaic (Greek) era of Egypt began
    Temple of Amum, where Alexander the Great was declared a Pharoe and the Ptolemaic (Greek) era of Egypt began
  • Banks of flood lights for the nightly sound-and-light program at the pyramids of Giza
    Banks of flood lights for the nightly sound-and-light program at the pyramids of Giza