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Sudan

Keepers of ancient secrets, pyramids built two millennia ago ring Meroë, the onetime capital of Sudan’s fabled Kush kingdom. See this and more on a tour itinerary offered by Mountain Travel Sobek.

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From the May 2015 issue of Traveler magazine

Photograph by Andrew McConnell, Panos Pictures

2015 Tours of a Lifetime

See photos from National Geographic Traveler magazine's 2015 Tours of a Lifetime.

Published April 8, 2015

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