Abu AR Rish Qebli, Egypt
Tombs of the Nobles
A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Abu AR Rish Qebli, Egypt
A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.
Dandarah, Egypt
Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.
Alexandria, Egypt
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.
Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt
One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Egypt
An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
Libya
A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.
Libya
Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.
Ghat, Libya
Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.
Menzel Jemil, Tunisia
An eerie ship cemetery with gunfire as a soundtrack.
Daqas, Tunisia
A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Taghit, Algeria
A set of ancient rock engravings that date back to the Neolithic period.
In Amguel, Algeria
One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.
Tamanrasset, Algeria
A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.