Thank you to the photographers whose work helps show Egypt as it really is.
1. Photos on our pages
Hot air balloons over Luxor's West Bank at sunrise
Photo: Mustang Joe · Licence: CC0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Sunrise balloon flight · resized and cropped for the web
A hot air balloon glowing red as it inflates before dawn
Photo: Wouter Hagens · Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Sunrise balloon flight · resized and cropped for the web
Avenue of ram-headed sphinxes at Karnak Temple
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: East Bank tour · resized and cropped for the web
The Temple of Hatshepsut beneath the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: West Bank tour · resized and cropped for the web
The pylon and obelisk of Luxor Temple
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Full day Luxor · resized and cropped for the web
Luxor's West Bank and the Theban hills across the Nile
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · Licence: CC BY-SA 1.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: About us · resized and cropped for the web
A boat anchored over a Red Sea reef
Photo: kallerna · Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Private snorkelling day · resized and cropped for the web
Turquoise shallows off the Hurghada coast
Photo: Passantadnan · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Snorkelling boat trip · resized and cropped for the web
Anthias over a Red Sea coral reef
Photo: Zelko Slamaj · Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: First dive in the Red Sea · resized and cropped for the web
Snorkellers above a Red Sea reef
Photo: Aligatorek · Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Private snorkelling day · resized and cropped for the web
A blue-spotted ray on the sea floor
Photo: Kora27 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Private snorkelling day · resized and cropped for the web
A dugong in the shallows of the Red Sea
Photo: Kora27 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Snorkelling boat trip · resized and cropped for the web
A diver in shallow water beside the reef
Photo: Kora27 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: First dive in the Red Sea · resized and cropped for the web
Two divers following a reef
Photo: Kora27 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: First dive in the Red Sea · resized and cropped for the web
Divers getting ready on the boat
Photo: NeilsPhotography · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: First dive in the Red Sea · resized and cropped for the web
A boat on the Red Sea at sunset
Photo: Abdallah Islam Abdel Salam · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Snorkelling boat trip · resized and cropped for the web
Boats moored at Hurghada marina
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Snorkelling boat trip · resized and cropped for the web
A jetty on the Red Sea at sunset
Photo: Joustina ashraf · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Private snorkelling day · resized and cropped for the web
The Red Sea shore at Hurghada
Photo: Hipatius · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Snorkelling boat trip · resized and cropped for the web
The three pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Cairo in a day by plane · resized and cropped for the web
The Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square
Photo: Bs0u10e01 · Licence: CC BY 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Cairo by private car · resized and cropped for the web
Quad bikes on a desert track
Licence: CC0 1.0 · Source: Rawpixel
Used on: Desert quad safari · resized and cropped for the web
A quad bike on a desert dune
Licence: CC0 1.0 · Source: Rawpixel
Used on: Desert quad safari · resized and cropped for the web
Camels and quads at a desert stop
Photo: Hiral Solanki · Licence: CC0 1.0 · Source: Wordpress
Used on: Desert quad safari · resized and cropped for the web
The Mosque of Muhammad Ali at the Cairo Citadel
Photo: Wkawalek · Licence: BY 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Museums, Citadel and the bazaar · resized and cropped for the web
Camels at the pyramids at sunset
Licence: CC0 1.0 · Source: Rawpixel
Used on: Camel ride at the pyramids · resized and cropped for the web
A decorated camel with the three pyramids behind
Photo: Mstyslav Chernov · Licence: BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Camel ride at the pyramids · resized and cropped for the web
A camel and a horse resting below a pyramid
Photo: Mohamed Abdelrahim · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Camel ride at the pyramids · resized and cropped for the web
Qaitbay Citadel reflected on the Alexandria corniche
Photo: Summering2018 · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Alexandria day trip · resized and cropped for the web
The harbour and skyline of Alexandria
Photo: Heksamarre · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Alexandria day trip · resized and cropped for the web
The colossi of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel
Photo: Mmelouk · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Abu Simbel in a day · resized and cropped for the web
The temple of Nefertari at Abu Simbel
Photo: Paulo Juntas · Licence: BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Abu Simbel in a day · resized and cropped for the web
The inner sanctuary at Abu Simbel
Photo: Ovedc · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Abu Simbel in a day · resized and cropped for the web
Cliffs reflected in a Fayoum lake at dusk
Photo: Yasmin Ismail Bayoumi · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Fayoum Oasis day · resized and cropped for the web
A pier on Lake Qarun at sunset
Photo: Mahmoud Elgendy · Licence: BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Fayoum Oasis day · resized and cropped for the web
The lakes of Wadi El Rayan from above
Photo: Shema abdelnaser · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Fayoum Oasis day · resized and cropped for the web
The desert of Wadi El Rayan
Photo: Ibrahim El-Mezayen · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Valley of the Whales · resized and cropped for the web
A chalk rock in the White Desert at sunset
Photo: Myousry6666 · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Valley of the Whales · resized and cropped for the web
A fennec fox in the desert
Photo: Ernesto Graf · Licence: BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Valley of the Whales · resized and cropped for the web
Domes and crosses of a Coptic monastery
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · Licence: BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Desert monasteries · resized and cropped for the web
A fresco inside a desert monastery
Photo: 松照庵 · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Desert monasteries · resized and cropped for the web
Coptic icons on a monastery wall
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Lollylolly78~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Licence: BY-SA 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Desert monasteries · resized and cropped for the web
A camel in harness outside Cairo
Photo: David Dennis from Scotts Valley, CA, USA · Licence: BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Birqash camel market · resized and cropped for the web
Camels resting on the desert edge
Photo: Wex Major 98 · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Birqash camel market · resized and cropped for the web
Lanterns over a café in old Cairo
Photo: Djehouty · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Tanoura show · resized and cropped for the web
The gate into Khan el-Khalili
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy from Cairo, Egypt · Licence: BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Tanoura show · resized and cropped for the web
A busy lane in the bazaar
Photo: The Erica Chang · Licence: BY 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Tanoura show · resized and cropped for the web
The central hall of the Civilisation Museum
Photo: Onceinawhile · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Giza, GEM and the mummies · resized and cropped for the web
A pharaoh's head in the museum
Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Licence: BY 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Giza, GEM and the mummies · resized and cropped for the web
Quartz crystals at Crystal Mountain
Photo: Viktor Lazić · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Bahariya & the White Desert · resized and cropped for the web
St Catherine's Monastery below Mount Sinai
Photo: Joonas Plaan · Licence: BY 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mount Sinai & St Catherine · resized and cropped for the web
The walls of St Catherine's Monastery
Photo: Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) · Licence: BY 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mount Sinai & St Catherine · resized and cropped for the web
A vine over a wall inside the monastery
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mount Sinai & St Catherine · resized and cropped for the web
Coloured sandstone in the Sinai
Photo: لا روسا · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mount Sinai & St Catherine · resized and cropped for the web
The mountains around St Catherine
Photo: لا روسا · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Mount Sinai & St Catherine · resized and cropped for the web
Inside a painted tomb at Beni Hassan
Photo: Leon petrosyan · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: El Minya in two days · resized and cropped for the web
The wrestling scenes on a Beni Hassan wall
Photo: Leon petrosyan · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: El Minya in two days · resized and cropped for the web
Daily life painted in a Beni Hassan tomb
Photo: Leon petrosyan · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: El Minya in two days · resized and cropped for the web
The tomb of Khety at Beni Hassan
Photo: Udimu · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: El Minya in two days · resized and cropped for the web
A painted relief from the temple at Tuna el-Gebel
Photo: Dguendel · Licence: BY 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: El Minya in two days · resized and cropped for the web
Chalk formations in the White Desert
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · Licence: BY 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Bahariya & the White Desert · resized and cropped for the web
The step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
Photo: Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada · Licence: BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Overnight in Cairo · resized and cropped for the web
A Nile cruise boat under way
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nile cruise from Hurghada · resized and cropped for the web
A cruise boat below the Theban hills
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nile cruise from Hurghada · resized and cropped for the web
A cruise boat on the Nile in Upper Egypt
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nile cruise from Hurghada · resized and cropped for the web
A cruise boat passing the palms
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · Licence: BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: Nile cruise from Hurghada · resized and cropped for the web
2. Egypt package photos
Photos in our Egypt package galleries, shared on Flickr and Wikimedia Commons.
The diamond ring
Photo: skyseeker · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 2027 Total Solar Eclipse: Nile Cruise & Luxor · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Luxor Temple
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: 2027 Total Solar Eclipse: Nile Cruise & Luxor, Nile Cruise Trip from Cairo to Luxor, Sheraton Cairo Stay & Luxury Nile Cruise and 3 more · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Avenue of Sphinxes
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: 2027 Total Solar Eclipse: Nile Cruise & Luxor, Christmas Nile Cruise 2026, Nile Cruise Trip from Cairo to Luxor and 2 more · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Feluccas at Kom Ombo
Photo: Flickr user · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Christmas Nile Cruise 2026 · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Moments before totality
Photo: skyseeker · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Luxor Eclipse 2027 (Magic II Cruise) · cropped to 3:2 and resized, contrast adjusted
Temple of Hatshepsut
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor Eclipse 2027 (Magic II Cruise), 8-Day Nile Cruise & Cairo, Luxor from Hurghada: 2 Days, Both Banks and 1 more · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Siwa market square
Photo: Arian Zwegers · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Cairo & Siwa Oasis Tour, 9-Day Egyptian Trip: Pharaohs, Oases & the Nile · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Grand Egyptian Museum
Photo: Djehouty · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Nile Cruise and Cairo Trip, Nile Cruise Trip from Cairo to Luxor, Egypt in 6 Days: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Air Travel and 3 more · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Giza from the museum
Photo: Caoimheen3 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Nile Cruise Trip from Cairo to Luxor, Sheraton Cairo Stay & Luxury Nile Cruise, 8-Day Cairo & Boutique Nile Cruise and 3 more · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo
Photo: annemarieangelo · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Sheraton Cairo Stay & Luxury Nile Cruise, 10-Day Egypt Itinerary: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Alexandria · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Mushroom rock, White Desert
Photo: neiljs · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 8-Day Egypt Tour: Cairo, Nile Cruise & White Desert · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Western Desert
Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 8-Day Egypt Tour: Cairo, Nile Cruise & White Desert · cropped to 3:2 and resized
White Desert formations
Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 9-Day Egyptian Trip: Pharaohs, Oases & the Nile · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Hurghada marina
Photo: Konstantin Zamkov · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 9-Day Trip: Cairo, Nile Cruise, Alexandria & Hurghada, Egypt Trip 10 Days: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Photo: D-Stanley · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 9-Day Trip: Cairo, Nile Cruise, Alexandria & Hurghada, 10-Day Egypt Itinerary: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Alexandria · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Coral fish
Photo: Derek Keats · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 9-Day Trip: Cairo, Nile Cruise, Alexandria & Hurghada, 12-Day Itinerary: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Marsa Alam · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Alexandria corniche
Photo: dungodung · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Flickr
In: 9-Day Trip: Cairo, Nile Cruise, Alexandria & Hurghada, 10-Day Egypt Itinerary: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Alexandria · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Red Sea beach
Photo: ST33VO · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Egypt Trip 10 Days: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Giftun Island
Photo: cattan2011 · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Egypt Trip 10 Days: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Red Sea reef
Photo: Derek Keats · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Egypt Trip 10 Days: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada, 12-Day Itinerary: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Marsa Alam · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Total eclipse corona
Photo: NASA Goddard Photo and Video · Licence: CC BY 2.0 · Source: Flickr
In: Total Solar Eclipse Journey 2027 on the Nile · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Ram-headed sphinxes, Karnak
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor from Hurghada: 2 Days, Both Banks · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Colonnade of Luxor Temple
Photo: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States · Licence: CC0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor from Hurghada: 2 Days, Both Banks · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Tomb of Ramesses VI, Valley of the Kings
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor from Hurghada: 2 Days, Both Banks · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Colossi of Memnon
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor from Hurghada: 2 Days, Both Banks · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Balloons over the West Bank at sunrise
Photo: Mustang Joe · Licence: CC0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: 3 Days in Luxor: Temples, Tombs & a Sunrise Balloon · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak
Photo: Ovedc · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: 3 Days in Luxor: Temples, Tombs & a Sunrise Balloon · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings
Photo: Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: 3 Days in Luxor: Temples, Tombs & a Sunrise Balloon · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Medinet Habu, temple of Ramesses III
Photo: ولاء · Licence: Public domain · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: 3 Days in Luxor: Temples, Tombs & a Sunrise Balloon · cropped to 3:2 and resized
The Nile at Luxor's West Bank
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · Licence: CC BY-SA 1.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: 3 Days in Luxor: Temples, Tombs & a Sunrise Balloon · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel
Photo: Unknown author · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Aswan & Abu Simbel: 3 Days in the South · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Philae from the water
Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · Licence: CC0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Aswan & Abu Simbel: 3 Days in the South · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Nubian house, Gharb Soheil
Photo: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States · Licence: CC0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Aswan & Abu Simbel: 3 Days in the South · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Felucca on the Nile, Aswan
Photo: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ) · Licence: CC BY 3.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Aswan & Abu Simbel: 3 Days in the South · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Temple of Nefertari, Abu Simbel
Photo: Diego Delso · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Aswan & Abu Simbel: 3 Days in the South · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Temple of Hathor, Dendera
Photo: Djehouty · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor, Dendera & Abydos: 4 Days · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Painted ceiling, Dendera
Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor, Dendera & Abydos: 4 Days · cropped to 3:2 and resized
The Osireion, Abydos
Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor, Dendera & Abydos: 4 Days · cropped to 3:2 and resized
Colonnade of Amenhotep III, Luxor Temple
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons
In: Luxor, Dendera & Abydos: 4 Days · cropped to 3:2 and resized
3. About the licences
CC BY photos may be shared and adapted, including commercially, as long as the photographer is credited and the licence is linked.
CC BY-SA adds one condition: adapted versions keep the same licence. Our resized and cropped versions stay under each photographer’s licence.
CC0 photos were placed in the public domain by their author. We credit them anyway, with thanks.