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Posts Tagged: Egypt

Egypt launches visa-on-arrival system

5 June 2025

A search for the most unusual UNESCO World Heritage sites

22 April 2025

WHO declares Egypt malaria-free

21 October 2024

Explore a 5,000-year-old Egyptian royal tomb

16 April 2020

The Egyptian Tourist Board has made four fascinating sites available to the public during lockdown... read more

Grand Egyptian Museum will open end of 2020

13 January 2020

Once completed, the Grand Egyptian Museum near Giza's wondrous pyramids is expected to house the... read more

Cruising the Nile by felucca

2 July 2019

We selected this trip as one of the best on African waterways, in our 30th... read more

South Africans injured in Giza explosion

20 May 2019

Tourists on their way to Giza to view the famous pyramids were struck by a... read more

Things you didn’t know about the pyramids of Egypt

26 March 2019

Egypt's pyramids hold many mysteries and have withstood the test of time, having survived for... read more

Hike new Egyptian desert trail led by Bedouins

8 March 2019

Egypt's longest mainland hiking route, called the Red Sea Mountain Trail, has opened and is... read more

A guide to tipping around the world

23 April 2014

Tipping in a foreign country is a recipe for a cultural faux pas. So follow... read more

Spices and Spandex – the travel cookbook

9 April 2014

An epicurean journey down the length of the world, from London to Cape Town, with... read more

Adventures in Ethiopia – Axum and the Ark of the Covenant

19 December 2013

Exploring the ancient and mysterious town of Axum, Ethiopia, which claims to be the... read more

Mount Sinai, Egypt: in the footsteps of Moses

1 August 2013

Mount Sinai, the place where Moses is said to have received the ten commandments is... read more

In photos: Cairo to Nairobi by bicycle

20 March 2013

Photos from the last two months of our cycling trip from Cairo to Nairobi with... read more

Africa on BBC Knowledge: final episode airing on 17 March

16 March 2013

This Sunday, Africa on BBC Knowledge draws to a close with its fifth and final... read more

3 of the best snorkelling spots in Dahab, Egypt

13 March 2013

On Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Dahab is laid-back different world and a must for any tourist... read more

Interview: Sir David Attenborough on Africa

22 February 2013

Sir David Attenborough, the man who gave a voice to wildlife television as we know... read more

Giyani: a rural gem in Limpopo

17 January 2013

Not many people venture off the beaten track to explore South Africa's rural villages and... read more

How Africa celebrates Christmas

14 December 2012

Africa is full of interesting and novel Christmas traditions. From Zambia to Egypt, I've gathered... read more

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