Egypt

I first visited Egypt in October 1998, stopping for just over two weeks before flying onto Yemen. I returned again in January 2003 and spent two weeks travelling through the Western Desert.

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Lonely Planet Egypt

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Travel Notes

Cairo

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Photos

Cairo and Giza
Aswan and Luxor
Siwa Oasis
Western Desert 1
Western Desert 2
Cairo 2003

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Map of Egypt

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Western Desert Photo Gallery 1

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Preparing our vehicle to leave Siwa Oasis.	One of our drivers friends helping with the cooking.	Sun rise at the uninhabited oasis of El Arag.
Tombs cut into the cliffs at El Arag.	Cliffs surrounding the oasis.	Inside one of the rock cut tombs in the cliff face.
Our campsite at El Arag.	Bahrain, a lake in the middle of the desert.	The desert leading to Bahrain.
The rough road leading between the oases of Siwa and Bahariyya.	Cleaning off the dust at the Sitra spring.	Rock formations in the desert.
Desert scenery.	Contrast between the sand and wind carved chalk rock.	Our campsite on our second night in the desert.