The solar alignment occurs on February 22 and October 22 each year, which are days associated with the agricultural and harvest seasons for the ancient Egyptians.

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

A film on the archaeological significance of the huge Egyptian temples of Abu Simbel and their dissection and removal, stone by stone, to higher grounds out of the reach of the waters of the Nile. on ...

The main temple at Abu Simbel, which Ramses ordered to be built near the border of Nubia and Upper Egypt, was dedicated to two sun gods, Amen-Re and Re-Horakhte. Standing 100 feet (33 meters) tall, ...

"Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" presents over 180 artifacts, including the wooden coffin of King Ramses II from the ...

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Local tour operators that offer excursions to the temple include Love Egypt Tours and Memphis Tours ... 4 Day Luxor & Aswan Nile cruise & Abu Simbel by plane from Cairo. Hot deal (29 reviews ...

Though additions to the Temple of Luxor were made by many of ... 4-Days Nile Cruise From Aswan To Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon (2682 reviews) 4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from ...

River cruise operator CroisiEurope has chartered Star of Luxor for a new seven-night itinerary on the River Nile. The ‘Cruise on The Nile: The Land of the Pharaohs’ itinerary is a roundtrip from Luxor ...