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Abu Simbel Slideshow
Abu Simbel
Travel Blogs from Abu Simbel, Egypt
Let's just move this huge temple up there
... many other groups. We're a pretty determined group of photographers, after that illusive "I'm the only one here" photo at every stop. Abu Simbel has two temples, one with four 80 ft high carvings of Pharaoh Ramesses II (which he built for himself) and a ...
Camel Rides and Felucca's
We were able to sleep in a bit as the camel ride wasn't until about 9 in the morning. Again we had to cross the Nile to meet up with the camel riders. It was very hot and still. We were assigned a camel and assistant, I had a young boy ...
Oct 19, 2009
Temples and Hurghada
Not long left in this year! Another year that had plenty happening in it!! We got up very early.. 5.30 as we had to met up with Nick and our truck to get to a couple of temples and a long drive to Hurghada. The weather was against us and we just ...
Last day of 2009
Fantastic day in Hurghada, we were to take a boat out on the reef and spend the day diving, snorkling and enjoying the sun. We were taken out by a German company SeaWolf. The trip to the reef didn't take that long but it was quite chilly on the ...
Hang overs..lol
With a few people with hangovers the drive to Cairo was very subdued and quiet. I couldn't get over the views on the way to Cairo, the water colour was just striking against the colour of the dessert. There were huge mountains right up to the edge ...
Rames Temple at Abu Simbel, by Don Hogle
... left. We had the place essentially to ourselves. The site is even more spectacular when you take into account that Abu Simbel, like the Philae Temple in Aswan, was moved when the Aswan dam was built from a ...
Early Morning...Late Night
... 40 like it was coming in...much easier. Got to the airport, and it was hoppin' too! Guess many of the tourists flights leave for Abu Simbel at that hour. Mohammed got us to the gate and we bid him farewell until Monday when he'll meet us again back in ...
Trip to Abu Simbel
... had a wonderful time under the stars outside eating there traditional food. Then up at 3am to head to the airport for a short trip to Abu Simbel. We went early so to view the temple at night and see the sun rise. At first we were hesitant -- the whole ...
Abu Simbel
We woke up in the middle of the night to join the convoy to Abu Simbel. Luckily I slept most of the way since the drive is mostly just desert. When we arrived our guide explained how they moved this structure to avoid flooding. After the dam the original ...
Into the Sudan!
Just before we reached Wadi Halfa the boat turned and all the passengers that were lined up to pray were having problems finding the constantly shifting direction of ...
Egypt, Inshalla
... but think perhaps Sudan’s current state might be different had it had the benefit of tourist dollars an attraction like Abu Simbel would bring. Anyway, my favourite aspect of Abu Simbel was the centre of the main temple, which depicted Ramesses II ...
Marathon day
... on the bus and checked out by 4am and headed to the airport. We flew to Aswan, stayed on the plane and then continued to Abu Simbel to the see the Temple built by Ramses II. He is the one who lived until 97 years old, had 200 children and when we ...
Abu Simbel!!
... look untouched. You must wear long trousers in Abu Simbel and good shoes, due to there are many scorpions about. The sound and light of the Abu Simbel temple is the best in Egypt... Its worth going that extra bit South, or your missing out!!! ...
It's Good to be the King
... Ramses has multiple hands and the horse also multiple legs, was perhaps to depict his fast motion. All the temples in Egypt has some degree of defacement, sometimes due to other religious beliefs by Christian Romans or Islamic Arabs, or graffiti ...
Workmanship at its best
One of the Optional excursions was to go to Abu Simbel. It cost $250aussie which was a lot but we thought we are only going to be here once. It was worth the money. It was so far away that we had to fly there, hence why it cost so much. It was built ...
Aswan, Abu Simbel
I know i keep saying it but its really hot!! Down south now and its 10 degrees hotter than Luxor. We're going right down south tomorrow so going to get worse!! Drive down was interesting, everyone drives in armed convoys leaving at 6am to avoid the ...
Running Low on Resources
... into the bus at 4am. The reason is we needed to get through a series of road check points by particular times on our way to Abu Simbel to see the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and the Temple of Hathor. İ soon learned that the cruise ship I saw last ...
Aswan, Abu Simbel and Nubian village
... mind come back to it's natural state was one of the many gifts Egypt gave me. The next day we awoke early and headed for Abu Simbel. We joined a convoy, as apparently it is safer to have all the foreigners in one place at one time. We had armed guards ...
The journey from Abu Simbel to the Felucca ride
What i found was that it is best to visit the smaller temple, the temple of Nefertari (aka Hathor) first as most of the tourist go see the temple of Ramses the II first. Its just less traffic that way, as by the time you get inside the ...
The Sahara Road Trip
... of coaches with a police escort and our very own armed guard with his AK-47 on the coach as we travelled 3 hours each way to Abu Simbil. Saw my very first herd of wild camels just standing around in the desert watching us go by but apart from that it was ...
Abu Simbel and the start of the Nile Cruise
Set off at 04.00 in a huge convoy of buses from Aswan and into the desert toward Abu Simbel some three and a half hours away. This was a drive in the dark desert with only Jupiter and Venus rising through the Scorpius constellation to our left that was ...
Ferry Hell!
I had the best night's sleep so far. I enjoyed being in as tomorrow would be a very different proposition. Nevertheless, I got up at 6.30am and went for a walk by the river Nile. I picked a bunch of flowers for Nick and Diane. They were leaving the truck ...
Way too early...
... how the Egyptians "relocated this temple..brick by brick to preserve it from the rising waters. http://www.worldgreatestsites.com/abu-simbel-temple_egypt.htm We started home about 2 hours later, with the sun lighting the way, we were amazed ...