Apr 3, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
In the morning, we sailed on to Kom Ombo. Kom Ombo was a very pleasant surprise. We had never heard of it before our trip. It was unusual in being divided into temples for two gods – the crocodile god Sobek, who represents fertility; and Horus, the sky god who...
Apr 3, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
After arriving in Aswan, we took a boat to the Philae Temple. The Philae Temple is located on an island. The whole temple was moved block-by-block from another island which was flooded upon construction of the Aswan High Dam. Philae is said to be one of the burial...
Apr 1, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
We left early to get to the Giza pyramids before most of the crowds. We were excited with the anticipation of achieving a lifelong dream, and seeing the last remaining of the ancient seven wonders of the world. The city of Cairo encroaches onto the pyramid site. The...
Mar 31, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
We had two days in Cairo between the Alexandria and Egypt/Jordan tours. So we booked a private tour to visit Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur. First we visited the pyramid of Djoser, the Saqqara stepped pyramid. It is claimed to be the oldest building in the world, but...
Mar 31, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
We had a couple of days on our own in Cairo between the Alexandria and Egypt/Jordan G Adventures tours. We were lucky to have the same brilliant guide, Manar, for the next tour. We started the tour with a walking tour around the Islamic and Coptic district. Then we...
Mar 31, 2023 | Egypt, Middle East
After landing in Cairo, we joined our first tour to Alexandria. On the way to Alexandria, we stopped at Wadi Natrun monastery where we had a private tour led by the monk “Mercury”. This is a Coptic Christian monastery and is said to be the origin monastery...
