Sadly, we’re at our final temple on the tour. Karnak Temple is the largest of all the temples. This is due to almost every ruler adding a piece while they were in power. I think one of the coolest parts of the temple is that there is a walkway from Karnak to Luxor Temple, about 3km, that is lined with a sphinx on either side of the walkway in one metre...
During the entire Egypt portion of the trip we’ve been approached by vendors at all the monuments looking to sell us little statues and carvings. Our guide told us that in most cases, the items they’re trying to sell us are likely made in China and we should try to avoid them. The little town just outside the Valley of the Kings happens to be a...
After the balloon ride, we met up with the rest of the group and proceeded to the Valley of the Kings, which was 5 minutes away. The Valley contains the tombs for 65 pharoah’s including the most famous, King Tutankhamun (King Tut). There was no photography allowed in and around the Valley so there’s nothing really visual to show from here. I did learn...
This morning we got up at 4am and we were out the door at 4:30am with box breakfasts in hand. We took a bus to a boat, crossed the river and boarded another bus. The balloons were launching very close to the Valley of the Kings. When we arrived, there were 4 balloons getting setup to take flight. Ours had a basket with 8 sections in it so I think it could hold 24...
Today we checked out of the cruise ship, but not until after lunch. Because we missed our included lunch on our first day, they gave us a late check out and a four course lunch. Turns out, we were the only ones left in the boat. Everyone else had left after breakfast. So after our breakfast, we went on a 1 hour felucca cruise around the area. Felucca’s are...