Fri, Oct 22: Valley of the Kings, Egypt There are 63 royal tombs at the Valley of the Kings, though only some are open to the public at a time. The general entry ticket lets you into three tombs of your choice. The Seti I tomb, and King Tutankhamun tomb require a separate ticket. The…
Thu, Oct 21: Luxor, Egypt The Luxor Museum is small, has a couple mummies, and stone pieces. This was an optional tour before leaving on our Nile River Cruise. It’s a short car ride from the ship. Is the Luxor Museum worth visiting? Yes, unlike the larger and far busier museum in Cairo, the Luxor…
Thu, Oct 21: Luxor, Egypt Boarded the Nile cruise ship, Alyssa, for four nights. I’m not a huge fan of cruise ships, it’s like being stuck in a hotel on the water. It turned out ok, as the alternative was being stuck in a bus driving in the desert. Alyssa Nile Cruise Ship Details The…
Thu, Oct 21: Luxor, Egypt Karnak Temple is a massive site in Luxor. There are lots of stone sculptures there, alabaster rooms, and evidence of power saw over-cuts and core drill holes.
Thu, Oct 21: Luxor, Egypt I signed up for the optional sunrise hot air balloon ride over Luxor. It was a $150 and ran from 4:00 AM – 8:00 AM. There were other crazy people who signed up, too. What is the Luxor Hot Air Balloon Ride? The hot air balloon ride run by a…
Oct 20 • Abydos, Egypt Hidden behind the Temple of Seti I in Abydos lies one of the strangest structures in Egypt. The Osirion (also spelled Osireion) is a massive megalithic stone structure built from enormous limestone blocks and positioned far below the surrounding temple complex. With special access through an UnchartedX private tour, we…
Wed, Oct 20: Abydos, Egypt Temple of Seti I. Home of massive stone columns, the “king’s list”, and the helicopter hieroglyph.
Tue, Oct 19: Luxor, Egypt Back in Luxor for a sunset visit to Luxor Temple. See what we did in this Ben UnchartedX livestream.
Tue, Oct 19: Dendera, Egypt Temple of Hathor in Dendera. It’s famous for a stone relief called, the Dendera Lightbulb. Nice, fat columns here, with some original faded colors, even on the ceiling.
Mon, Oct 18: Luxor, Egypt Flew on EgyptAir from Cairo to Luxor, a one hour flight.