Chalk mushrooms, crystal ridges and black volcanic hills: how the landscapes of Egypt’s White Desert were formed, and how to enjoy them responsibly on a desert safari.Read More
The Nile was ancient Egypt’s highway. Here is how a cruise between Luxor and Aswan links its greatest temples – Karnak, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae and more – and how to choose the right one.Read More
Granite islands, feluccas, the temple of Isis at Philae and the colourful villages of the Nubians: a guide to Aswan, its history and the living culture of Nubia.Read More
Why Ramesses II carved two temples into a cliff in Nubia, what the reliefs and the twice-yearly sun alignment mean, and how the temples were cut up and moved in the 1960s.Read More
The city of the living and the city of the dead: how ancient Thebes was organised, what to see on Luxor’s East and West Banks, and how to plan your time.Read More