Private Tour: Kalabsha Temple on Lake Nasser From Aswan
On the
banks of Lake Nasser lies Kalabsha Temple, an often overlooked jewel of
Aswan. myegypttravel.com Egyptologist guide is waiting to take you on a
private tour to the ...
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On
the banks of Lake Nasser lies Kalabsha Temple, an often overlooked
jewel of Aswan. myegypttravel.com Egyptologist guide is waiting to take
you on a private tour to the temple to help you unlock its secrets. For
two years from 1961, Kalabsha Temple was dismantled into 15,000 pieces
and moved block by block to its current location on the banks of Lake
Nasser. It was just one of 18 temples and monuments moved in order to
preserve them from the rising Nile water created by the construction of
Aswan's High Dam. 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 art work 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 private tour
from Aswan includes a qualified Egyptologist guide, entrance fees and
transportation from your Aswan hotel.
Schedule Details:
Departs:
Daily
Departure Time:
* 9:00am (later departures are available until 1:00pm if required, please advise at time of booking)
Departure Point:
Tour departs from Aswan hotels.
Return details:
Tour returns to original point of departure
Hotel Pickup:
Tour departs from Aswan hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking.
Inclusions:
* Gratuities (recommended)
* Food and drinks, unless specified
Schedule Details:
Departs:
Daily
Departure Time:
* 9:00am (later departures are available until 1:00pm if required, please advise at time of booking)
Departure Point:
Tour departs from Aswan hotels.
Return details:
Tour returns to original point of departure
Hotel Pickup:
Tour departs from Aswan hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking.
Inclusions:
* Private Qualified Egyptologist guide
* Entrance fees
* Hotel/port pickup and drop off
* Transport by private air conditioned minibus
Exclusions:* Gratuities (recommended)
* Food and drinks, unless specified
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