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Pyramids of Egypt
Serengeti Migration
Ngorongoro Crater
Victoria Falls
Karnak Temple
Nile River Cruise
Egyptian Museum
Valley of the Kings
Abu Simbel
Sahara Desert

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Pyramids of Egypt

The famed pyramids along the Nile are at their best in Giza, where the three greatest tombs stand. The one built 46 centuries ago for Pharaoh Khufu is one of the original ancient Seven Wonders.

Gaza, west of Cairo.

Pyramids of Egypt

Serengeti Migration

A million wild animals take an annual circuit around the plains in search of fresh grass and water. The Serengeti Migration is nature's grandest show.

Kenya & Tanzania.

Serengeti Migration

 

Ngorongoro Crater

Imagine being on the vast floor of an ancient collapsed volcano that is home to wild safari animals including lions, rhinos, zebras and elephants. That's the Ngorongoro Crater.

Tanzania.

Ngorongoro Crater

 

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls is one of the world's two most powerful falls. Its rim is 100 meters (330 feet) high and 1700 meters (1 mile)long.

Zambia & Zimbabwe.

Victoria Falls

Karnak Temple

Karnak Temple was the leading Egyptian spiritual center several thousand years ago. The complex was built along the Nile and is incredibly large. The star is the high columned Great Hypostyle Hall.

Egypt.

Karnak Temple

 

Nile River Cruise

Nearly every traveler inflicted with wanderlust dreams of cruising down the Nile. Some 200 cruise boats await them. The sights of ancient temples and everyday life along the river banks become cherished memories.

Egypt.

Nile River Cruise

 

Egyptian Museum

Its many rooms house treasured antiquities. The King Tutankhamun ("King Tut") room is the most popular. The Egyptian museum also has a mummy room, which openly displays several pharaohs.

Cairo, Egypt.

Egyptian Museum

 

Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings is an arid valley near the Nile River. Ancient pharaonic tombs (including King Tut's) were dug deep into its steep slopes. Some tomb walls have remarkable wall paintings.

Egypt.

Valley of the Kings

Abu Simbel

Four immense statues of the great Egyptian pharaoh Rameses protect the entrance to his Abu Simbel temple overlooking the Nile River.

Northern Africa.

Abu Simbel

 

Sahara Desert

The Sahara Desert stretches 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) across northern Africa. Despite its severe dryness, the Sahara Desert has villages, trade routes, and trans-Sahara tours.

Northern Africa.

Sahara Desert

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