Boomers Abroad

Description

Tour Kalabsha Temple on Lake Nasser

A trip to the beautiful Kalabsha temple which is located on the shores of Lake Nasser and considered as one of the best temples built in Nubia. Your private Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or cruise ship at 09:00 to start your tour enjoy the beautiful scenery and the detailed explanation of your guide which will give you a different prospective of the temple.

Kalabsha temple was one of 18 temples which were relocated to be saved from the waters of lake Nasser after building the high dam. The temple was cut into 15,000 pieces and moved block by block to its current location. The temple which is dedicated to the Egyptian god Horus and the Nubian god Mandulis was originally built just after the Ptolemy period, the era after Alexander the Great's death (323BC).

The facade of the temple is undecorated suggesting it was never finish by its original builder, the Roman emperor Octavius Augustus. Despite being unfinished, Kalabsha Temple is considered the most complete, and largest free-standing temple in Nubia. The inner walls feature Egyptian artwork including a carving of St George slaying a dragon and Coptic crosses, showing the influence of Christians who used the temple as a church during the Roman persecution. Another piece of artwork which is a feature of the temple is a carving declaring the prohibition of eating pork which is carved in Meroitic. This language remains a mystery to Egyptologists today, with its origin still unknown. Your guide will explain to you about the temple then you will have your own free time to explore the temple by yourself. At the end of the tour you will be returned back to your hotel or cruise ship around 13:00.
Schedule Details

Departs:
Daily

Departure Point:
Tour departs from your hotel in Aswan / Nile Cruise Port
Please advice with the Hotel Name and address at the Time of The Booking

Departure Time:
09:00am - 10.30 am 11.30 AM

Return details:
Tour returns to original point of departure at (13:30)

Hotel Pickup:
Tour departs from your hotel in Aswan. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking

Additional Information (Includes and Excludes Items)

Trip Inclusions:

* Hotel pick ups and drops offs
* Qualified Egyptologist guide
* Transport by air conditioned vehicle

Trip Exclusions:

* Optional gratuities
* Lunch (50EGP per person)
* Entrance fees

Additional Info:

* This tour must be booked at least 96 hours in advance of your travel date
* Confirmation of this tour will be received at time of booking
* Tour is operated in English. Speaking guides, other Language are available, if requested at time of booking
* Minibus transport is wheelchair accessible