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Photos: Tourists offered glimpse of rural life near Egypt's pyramids

A project focused on rural villages adjoining the ancient sites attracts several tourists

Published: May 05, 2021 21:02 Last updated: May 07, 2021 17:36 Reuters and compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 2021-04-27T184747Z_1813663441_RC2I4N9CC7IL_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233911751 — Tourists visiting Egypt's famed pyramids may rarely stray from the beaten track, but a project focused on rural villages adjoining the ancient sites now encourages them to do so. | Above: Tourists enjoy a meal made by Saqqara residents in thier village, in Giza. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-04-27T174345Z_462006434_RC2H4N9URZFW_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233900459 — The scheme takes visitors to a verdant strip of farmland thick with palm trees that runs south of the Giza pyramids, between the lesser known pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur and the western bank of the Nile. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-04-27T145804Z_856419654_RC2E4N9GG7HG_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233903291 — There they can get a glimpse of local communities as part of Visit Badrashin!, a sustainable tourism project funded by the European Union. | Above: A woman in Saqqara village prepares bread for sale to the tourists. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-05-05T075204Z_221459151_RC2I4N9GNQ4J_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233923284 — "When a tourist visits, they can pass by a farmer here and have a cup of tea in the fields, buy handicrafts from a woman selling them or eat traditional food from the area," said Heba Ragab, a tourism expert who works on the project. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-05-05T073005Z_1316636350_RC2E4N9MG8NP_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233917580 — The project includes the villages of Saqqara, Abu Sir and Dahshur, all in the district of Badrashin, and offers training to the local community in an effort to help them tap into tourism revenues and protect their livelihoods. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-04-27T151145Z_926694422_RC2F4N9SVQ4Q_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233906126 — "They trained me on how to deal with clients; we never had any tourists come to this area," said Mohamed Hamdy, 31. "So now, I've become a local tour guide." Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of EGYPT-TOURISM-3~1-1620233897341 — The coronavirus pandemic has reduced tourist arrivals in Egypt to a fraction of their previous levels and the project's activities have been scaled back, but visits have continued. Image Credit: NYT

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Copy of 2021-04-27T184655Z_54705876_RC2I4N94FQX8_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233914520 — On one recent outing, a small group of tourists were taken on a tour of the Saqqara complex before being taken for a traditional fast-breaking evening meal nearby during the holy month of Ramadan. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-04-27T163717Z_370845208_RC2G4N97SMFA_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233908821 — Women from the village rolled vine leaves, baked bread and grilled chicken, ending the meal with a few cups of mint-infused tea, sipped around an open fire. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-05-05T073005Z_1552785982_RC2F4N9CFH0P_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-TOURISM-SOCIETY-1620233920192 — Tables are seen outside the house of a couple who try to improve their living conditions by selling food to tourists, in Saqqara village in Giza. Image Credit: REUTERS

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