• Desert safari vehicles drive along Aqabat desert near Farafra Oasis in Egypt. EPA
    Desert safari vehicles drive along Aqabat desert near Farafra Oasis in Egypt. EPA
  • Tourists pose for pictures in front of the massive white inselbergs that are characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    Tourists pose for pictures in front of the massive white inselbergs that are characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • A desert safari vehicle makes a stop next to Ain ElKhadra near the White Desert in Egypt. EPA
    A desert safari vehicle makes a stop next to Ain ElKhadra near the White Desert in Egypt. EPA
  • People skate on the sand at Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Bahariya Oasis. EPA
    People skate on the sand at Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Bahariya Oasis. EPA
  • Tourists visit a cave on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
    Tourists visit a cave on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
  • Tourists visit the mushroom, a massive white inselberg that is characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    Tourists visit the mushroom, a massive white inselberg that is characteristic of Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • An Egyptian girl walks past an El-Santa tree near the White Desert. EPA
    An Egyptian girl walks past an El-Santa tree near the White Desert. EPA
  • Tourists camp near white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    Tourists camp near white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • A tour guide plays a flute at a campsite near the white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
    A tour guide plays a flute at a campsite near the white inselbergs in Egypt's White Desert. EPA
  • Tourists camp on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
    Tourists camp on Maghrafa Mountain near Bawiti in Egypt. EPA
  • Desert safari vehicles drive along the White Desert in Egypt. EPA
    Desert safari vehicles drive along the White Desert in Egypt. EPA

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February 13, 2021

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