We took an organized tour from Cairo by night train to Aswan, then by cruise boat to Luxor and finally to Hurghada. From Aswan we also took the bus to the Abu Simbel temple complex.
After a short night we went from Cairo to the pyramids of Giza. After a drink on a roof terrace, with a view of the pyramids, we went to the Sphinx. Finally we went by bus, with lunch on the way, to Sakkara, where the step pyramid of Djoser is located.
After a long night of sleep we visited the Citadel of Cairo with the Mohammed Ali Mosque. After lunch on a Nile boat we went to the (ancient) Egyptian Museum. There we saw, among other things, the treasures of Tutankhamun.
After the museum we went to the train station to take the night train to Aswan. Was a 13 hour journey.
First we visited the temple of goddess Philea. This temple is located on an island.
The next morning we got up very early to take the bus to the Abu Simbel temple complex, a ride of almost 4 hours. A very impressive temple complex.
At the end of the day we walked to the Kom Ombo temple in Aswan. The double temple is dedicated to the falcon god Haroëris (Horus) on the one hand and the crocodile god Sobek on the other. Mummified crocodiles were also exhibited here. The boat sailed to Edfu in the evening.
The next morning we got up early to visit the temple of Horus in Edfu. This was a very beautiful and well preserved temple. After we got back on the boat, we sailed on to Luxor. We passed a lock in the Nile.
From the cruise boat in Luxor we visited the Valley of the Kings. The most famous tomb (DK62) is that of Tutankhamun, discovered by Howard Carter. Here we were allowed to visit three burial chambers. On the way back we visited an Alabaster hewer. At the end of the day we arrived at a very nice hotel.
The next day we visited the Karnak temple complex. The Obelisk of Thutmose I is located there. It was still very quiet here. It is a large and impressive complex.
Afterwards we gave a demonstration of how Papyrus paper is made.
After this we drove to the Luxor temple. This temple was founded by Amenhotep III. Here is a beautiful statue of a seated Ramses II. On the forecourt there is a lonely obelisk of which there were originally two. The second now stands on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. On a straight line between Luxor and Karnak are the remains of many Dromos statues, half lion with a human head. The next morning we said goodbye to Luxor.
We then went by bus to Hurghada, on the Red Sea. We enjoyed the beautiful weather and the beach there for 5 days. We could even snorkel there, which we did twice.
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