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The best Google Maps trick yet involves a Street View camel

Published Oct 9th, 2014 7:45AM EDT
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Used by millions of people around the world, Google Maps is certainly one of Google’s best products, and the company keeps figuring out ways to make it more interesting. Google often adds neat Easter Eggs to Google Maps, and the latest trick comes from Google Arabia, which put a Street View camera on the back of a camel in the desert, in order to allow users to virtually experience a camel ride in United Arab Emirates’ desert of Liwa.

FROM EARLIER: Now you can tour one of the world’s greatest wonders up close with Google Street View

Sure, Google Maps is yet to help you navigate the ever-changing dunes of the desert, but the camel Street View experience (image above) is still worth checking out.

Similarly, Google recently used its Street View technology to explore the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia or the great barrier reef, tourist destinations that might be a bit more interesting than the desert.

The full camel Street View video follows below.

Chris Smith Senior Writer

Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.

Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming almost every new movie and TV show release as soon as it's available.