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Camel Rides to the Pyramids

Visitors traveling to Egypt in upcoming months may well have the pyramids to themselves. “This is a great time to see the sights without the usual crowds,” says photographer Alexandra Avakian.

Read more in “Egypt’s New Day” in the September 2011 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Alexandra Avakian

Egypt After the Uprising

Photo Gallery of Egypt after the uprising from the September 2011 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

August 2, 2011
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