The Egyptian government hopes recent discoveries of mummies south of Cairo at the Saqqara pyramids complex will revive tourism post-COVID. Photographed for The New York Times September 2020.
Two tourists walk through The Giza Necropolis, November 22, 2020, Sima Diab for The New York Times
A local couple take a tour on a horse-driven chariot through The Great Pyramids of Giza, November 22, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Camels, horse-driven chariots and horses wait for tourists at the foot of The Pyramid of Khafre at the Giza Necropolis. The Great Pyramids of Giza have recently reopened to tourists after the coronavirus pandemic effectively shut down tourism across Egypt, but the tourists are slow to come back as a second wave of the pandemic has slowed the arrival of international tourists. November 22, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
A tour guide poses with his camels in front of The Great Pyramids of Giza waiting for tourists to take a camel ride. November 22, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Horse-led carriages race up the causeway in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Necropolis, November 22, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Local tourists take pictures and pose in front of the Sphinx. The Giza Necropolis reopened after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the tourist site. November 22, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Shops shuttered prior to opening at the Khan elKhalili market, a major tourist site in Cairo, Egypt. November 30, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
The highly touristic area of Khan el-Khalili and El-Gamaleya street. Tourists have been slow to return after the coronavirus pandemic effectively halted tourism in Egypt. November 30, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Locals take pictures and pose in front of a historic mosque in Old Cairo near Khan elKhalili market, November 30, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Locals take pictures and pose in front of a historic mosque in Old Cairo near Khan elKhalili market, November 30, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Local rest along the tourist street of al-Muizz street in front of the 10th Century alHakim mosque, November 30, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
A baker distributes bread in old Cairo along the normally bustling with tourists streets of el-Gamaliya, November 30, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times
The famous Fishawy cafe in Khan elKhalili is normally a major tourist draw, but the coronavirus pandemic has slowed international travel and tourism and much of the old city has been affected with a steep drop in tourism. November 30, 2020. Sima Diab for The New York Times