Abu Simbel-Templos de Ramsés II y Nefertari
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.53 mi
- Elevation gain
- 98 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 98 ft
- Max elevation
- 671 ft
- TrailRank
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68
5
- Min elevation
- 613 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 34 minutes
- Coordinates
- 299
- Uploaded
- April 11, 2023
- Recorded
- April 2023
near Abu Simbel, Aswan (Egypt)
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Aswan...Day 4
The night has literally been too short aboard the Princess Sarah,
Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan
and the hectic visits of the previous day take their toll.
Visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo and Crocodile Museum
After dinner, we were invited to attend the Fiesta de la Gualabeya, after taking photos in costume at a price of 20 euros, and even being extremely prudent with the schedule, getting up at three in the morning leaves little room for a restful rest. They give us a picnic for breakfast before disembarking, then sharing a bus with a group of Italian tourists. Although officially the heat, or trying to avoid it, is the reason for getting up early, we know, upon insistence, that the road that leads to Abu Simbel closes at night, not allowing the police to circulate, until five in the morning. So after passing through the Aswan Dam, with tanks at each end as a protection measure, around four o'clock we stand at the end of the caravan of vehicles, waiting for the approval of the authorities. Two hours later, we managed to pass the paperwork to undertake the three and a half hour journey through the desert. Wasteland that does not seem such, because the dunes have been replaced by incipient fields of cultivation, which turn green promising abundant harvests without the contribution, previously essential, of the floods of the Nile. Irrigation canals and mobile sprinklers seem to have worked the miracle. Although precious oil is not as abundant in this country as in other nearby ones, I have been defending a plan to urbanize the desert for years. Not with cemented buildings, but with orchards that produce life and delicacies. Taking advantage of wind and solar energy, exported to distant places, would allow obtaining resources to create a network of channels that, carrying the miraculous liquid, could spread unstoppably through the barren moors, creating such a desirable Eden. After a technical stop to visit the bathroom, for one euro, and cafes, with different queues and prices for tourists and aborigines, we arrived at our destination, undergoing dangerous overtaking maneuvers along the way, where continuous lines and changes in elevation did not prevent such feats. . The parking lot boils with life, drawing complex maneuvers with the bulky buses to occupy the free spaces, in spaces so reduced, that the least skilled would not be able to execute a chotis. I suppose you know the history of this set, which is not a temple because it contains two, which was moved to save it from the voracity of the waters when building the Aswan Dam, which, cut up and relocated with the collaboration, among others, of Spain, we received in return as a thank you gift, the Temple of Debob in 1968 which is in Madrid. As Mr.Malak says, for them a trifle, such are the archaeological treasures that they have, for us as the majority say, of incalculable value and that we know how to appreciate. In an excellent state of preservation in its original location, excavated directly into the rock wall, it has now been recreated, to preserve the illusion, also under what resembles a mountain. The first vision of the complex is impressive, because in addition to the two Temples, of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, Lake Nasser embellishes it even more if possible, lending itself to incomparable plays of light, between water and, from the sun, rays. It was designed to avoid punitive military incursions, which almost every year the pharaoh on duty had to undertake against the Nubians, to avoid rebellions. Being Nubian Nefertari, Ramses II thought of achieving this objective, bringing his figures closer to said people, to be venerated and to instill a certain fear, when contemplating their imposing and colossal effigies, surrounded by powerful gods. Inside its walls, you can admire scenes of the Solar Boat and war chariots. The long queues to enter each temple and the crowds leave us with a certain bad taste in our mouths, since we have only been there for a couple of hours. To return to the car park we find that they have lengthened the journey, closing the access fence through which we entered, seeing us forced to take a disconcerting little walk between stalls and market, shaking our heads at each step, before tempting offers of "one euro" and " come in and see, I do not overwhelm". As a result, we are half an hour late for the appointment with the bus, and the angry looks of the Italians, for fear of missing their flight, make it clear that they are not happy at all. We must again endure the tedious and long journey back to the ship
Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan
to eat and prepare for the next appointment.
Riding a carriage through the streets of Aswan
The night has literally been too short aboard the Princess Sarah,
Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan
and the hectic visits of the previous day take their toll.
Visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo and Crocodile Museum
After dinner, we were invited to attend the Fiesta de la Gualabeya, after taking photos in costume at a price of 20 euros, and even being extremely prudent with the schedule, getting up at three in the morning leaves little room for a restful rest. They give us a picnic for breakfast before disembarking, then sharing a bus with a group of Italian tourists. Although officially the heat, or trying to avoid it, is the reason for getting up early, we know, upon insistence, that the road that leads to Abu Simbel closes at night, not allowing the police to circulate, until five in the morning. So after passing through the Aswan Dam, with tanks at each end as a protection measure, around four o'clock we stand at the end of the caravan of vehicles, waiting for the approval of the authorities. Two hours later, we managed to pass the paperwork to undertake the three and a half hour journey through the desert. Wasteland that does not seem such, because the dunes have been replaced by incipient fields of cultivation, which turn green promising abundant harvests without the contribution, previously essential, of the floods of the Nile. Irrigation canals and mobile sprinklers seem to have worked the miracle. Although precious oil is not as abundant in this country as in other nearby ones, I have been defending a plan to urbanize the desert for years. Not with cemented buildings, but with orchards that produce life and delicacies. Taking advantage of wind and solar energy, exported to distant places, would allow obtaining resources to create a network of channels that, carrying the miraculous liquid, could spread unstoppably through the barren moors, creating such a desirable Eden. After a technical stop to visit the bathroom, for one euro, and cafes, with different queues and prices for tourists and aborigines, we arrived at our destination, undergoing dangerous overtaking maneuvers along the way, where continuous lines and changes in elevation did not prevent such feats. . The parking lot boils with life, drawing complex maneuvers with the bulky buses to occupy the free spaces, in spaces so reduced, that the least skilled would not be able to execute a chotis. I suppose you know the history of this set, which is not a temple because it contains two, which was moved to save it from the voracity of the waters when building the Aswan Dam, which, cut up and relocated with the collaboration, among others, of Spain, we received in return as a thank you gift, the Temple of Debob in 1968 which is in Madrid. As Mr.Malak says, for them a trifle, such are the archaeological treasures that they have, for us as the majority say, of incalculable value and that we know how to appreciate. In an excellent state of preservation in its original location, excavated directly into the rock wall, it has now been recreated, to preserve the illusion, also under what resembles a mountain. The first vision of the complex is impressive, because in addition to the two Temples, of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, Lake Nasser embellishes it even more if possible, lending itself to incomparable plays of light, between water and, from the sun, rays. It was designed to avoid punitive military incursions, which almost every year the pharaoh on duty had to undertake against the Nubians, to avoid rebellions. Being Nubian Nefertari, Ramses II thought of achieving this objective, bringing his figures closer to said people, to be venerated and to instill a certain fear, when contemplating their imposing and colossal effigies, surrounded by powerful gods. Inside its walls, you can admire scenes of the Solar Boat and war chariots. The long queues to enter each temple and the crowds leave us with a certain bad taste in our mouths, since we have only been there for a couple of hours. To return to the car park we find that they have lengthened the journey, closing the access fence through which we entered, seeing us forced to take a disconcerting little walk between stalls and market, shaking our heads at each step, before tempting offers of "one euro" and " come in and see, I do not overwhelm". As a result, we are half an hour late for the appointment with the bus, and the angry looks of the Italians, for fear of missing their flight, make it clear that they are not happy at all. We must again endure the tedious and long journey back to the ship
Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan
to eat and prepare for the next appointment.
Riding a carriage through the streets of Aswan
Waypoints
Monument
623 ft
Door
Archaeological site
Lake
Intersection
Car park
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A pesar del largo viaje en autocar, la visita vale la pena.