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located next to the mortuary temple of mentuhotep ii unfortunately the temple was the site of the massacre of 62 people mostly tourists by extremists that took place in 1997 what we see today is basically a reconstruction of the temple that was started in the early 20th century the superbly detailed relief sculpture within hatshepsut s temple recites the tale of the divine birth of a female pharaoh the first of its kind the text and pictorial cycle also tell of an expedition to the land of punt an exotic country on the red sea coast interestingly enough there is a tree in front of hatshepsut s temple claimed to have been brought from punt by hatshepsut s expedition which is depicted on the temple walls unfortunately many of the statues and ornamentation have since been stolen or destroyed at order of hatshepsut s stepson thutmose iii after her death in later time the temple became a christian monastery and therefore it bears its alternative name deir el bahari northern monastery the temple was built into towering pink cliffs back to back with the valley of the kings behind the theban hills the entrance to the temple complex is quite far so use the train provided especially if you visit the place during hot weather temple of hatshepsut and its towering pink cliffs what we see today is a reconstructed temple the tree brought from punt by hatshepsut s expedition view towards the river nile some of the preserved decorated walls seen here anubis a jackal headed god some images of hatshepsut were destroyed by her successors hatshepsut look at the rich colored walls and roof this is the shuttle train looking faraway imagining what life looked like centuries years back rows of columns and statues at the temple of hatshepsut alabaster factory after hatshepsut tour our guide took us to an alabaster factory run by luxor villagers we noticed that he was welcome here and got free tea and cigarettes i believe that tour guides definitely get commission here which in turn means higher prices for you in this factory they do a fake demonstration in front of you a guy grinding alabaster the old fashion way serve a hot tea to prolong your sipping time and to increase your guilt level they said that there is no obligatory purchase here etc we did buy here at half the price originally offered fortunately not much but it is still 2 3 times much more expensive than the same stuff we later noticed in cairo s khan el khalili we also bought 3 pieces fridge magnets in one of the shops in karnak temple and again it s 2 3 times more expensive remember luxor is much dependent on tourist industry especially in this climate of low tourist and that this is just business as one of the tripadvisor member has said i feel deep sympathy for the people of luxor their desperation is clear for everyone to see but their way of dealing with the lack of income is counterproductive and makes things much worse so avoid these similar places perfume factory papyrus museum carpet factory or alabaster factory if you can or unless you are pre equipped with high haggling skills resist guilt level and know the prices one of the luxor alabaster factory inside of the alabaster factory grinding alabaster the old fashioned way the valley of the kings the valley of the kings is a valley where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century bc tombs were constructed for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the new kingdom at first glance there seems to be nothing to see in the valley hidden behind the theban hills if not because of modern day pathways to access the tombs the area looks lifeless towering above the valley is a mountain whose shape may have reminded the ancient egyptians of a pyramid the tombs are tunnelled deep into the hillside some reach hundreds of meters there are 62 numbered tombs by initial kv in the valley ranging from a simple pit kv 54 to a tomb with over 121 chambers and corridors kv 5 most were found already looted and ravaged unlike the west valley the east valley contains most of the tombs and is the most commonly visited by tourists tourist access to the valley is through a single gate entrance complex where a simple information hall tourist market and ticketing office are clustered the ticket is valid only for 3 tombs a tomb keeper would punch your ticket against the access so please go pre armed with information on which tombs are found to be most interesting no camera is allowed inside the tomb i ve seen at least two occasions were tourists caught by the guard for taking pictures please be aware that some tombs may be closed for preservation precautions unfortunately although it is almost a compulsory stop on most organized tours and the best known of all tombs tomb of tutankhamun is an anti climax a separate ticket is to be bought for tomb of tutankhamun check theban maping projects for a detailed description images and map plan of every single tomb in this valley tombs map plan http www thebanmappingproject com sites our guide selected for us three tombs he thought of most interesting and now pity i can t really remember except two and that i found it worth visiting kv 14 tomb of tausert and setnakht and kv 17 tomb of seti i the other most interesting tomb is kv 9 tomb of rameses v and vi kv 14 a joint tomb a joint tomb used originally by tausert and then reused and extended by setnakht it has two burial chambers the later extensions making the tomb one of the largest of the royal tombs at over 112 metres kv17 is one of the best decorated tombs in the valley but now is almost always closed to the public due to damage the longest tomb in the valley at 137 19 metres kv 9 ramses vi took over the unfinished tomb of his predecessor so he was getting a head start in construction of his own reaches 83m into the hillside and its wall richly decorated with complex illustration of the book of the dead a kind of guide to the afterlife note we visited in april and it got very hot in the valley do bring hat umbrella sunglasses and water they provide several shades though amid hot weather enjoying a visit to the valley of the kings tombs of tausert and sethnakht with its descending corridor and nice murals source wikipedia tomb of seti i depicting the book of the dead a kind of guide to the afterlife wikipedia tomb of ramses vi once we finished our business in the west bank our last stop would be karnak temple on the east bank we opted to take a lunch break and start the tour at 3pm to catch up our flight back to cairo at 6pm and to avoid sunblasting walking tour in the temple fortunately enough nefertiti hotel allowed us to use one of the rooms to take a rest karnak temple it is worth visiting karnak twice once in the evening for the excellent sound and light show and second time during the day when we can see the vast scope of the complex and look at its detailed inscriptions reliefs or murals entrance is by a processional avenue guarded by ram headed sphinxes which leading to the first pylon and then the great court two granite colossi of ramses ii guard the second pylon leading to the great hypostyle hall famous for its 134 gigantic columns with diameter up to 3 meters and 10 meters high further ahead are more pylons gateways leading to the oldest section of the complex the most striking feature is the 29m obelisk of hatshepsut one of the three remaining obelisks in the entire egypt the key difference between karnak and most of the other temples and sites in egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used construction of temples started in the middle kingdom and continued through to ptolemaic times approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to the buildings enabling it to reach a size complexity and diversity not seen elsewhere visit to karnak concluded our one day visit to this largest open air museum we re lucky enough to visit luxor and still amazed on the level of architectural feats of the ancient egypt to me luxor is a must visit keeping all those tourist traps and hassles a tour to these historical sites will definitely be an eye opening experience thanks to nefertiti hotel and aladdin tour for their excellent service knowledgable guide and hospitality btw luxor airport has a very nice facade don t miss it western tourists still visiting karnak temple although the numbers are far less than before the revolution avenue of ram headed sphinxes that lead to the first pylon of karnak temple the second pylon past the great court statue of ramses ii columns in the hypostyle hall this used to be covered by a roof some columns measure up to 3 m in diameter obelisk of hatshepsut egypt travel 2015 egypt trip day 5 part 1 luxor balloon ride colossi of memnon madinat habu may 21 2015 wahyu hidayat luxor balloon ride seen here over the tombs of the nobles and temple of hatshepsut right is it scary dad fathan asked me before he was going to bed we just wrapped our day in luxor as we returned from karnak sound and light show and prepared for a long day tomorrow starting with a balloon ride this is his first time the hotel staff told us to be ready at 4 20am for the balloon ride but three minutes before the time telephone rang from the receptionist asking us to go to the lobby the receptionist has also prepared 4 breakfast boxes as per our request then one guy asked us to follow him walking down to the river nile passing through an egyptian tourist bazaar there a wooden boat waited for us few minutes later 2 couples two staffs and one cameraman joined us and off we sailed 500m crossing the river nile arriving at the balloon launching pad an open area close to the road to the temple of hatshepsut we saw several balloons were getting prepared one ballon was taking off when our ballon was being warmed soon after our pilot came and provided a short safety briefing focusing on how to respond to crash landing wew this only made fathan more scared a hot air balloon consists of a bag called the envelope that is capable of containing heated air suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket which carries passengers our basket has 16 person capacity divided into 4 boxes separated by a pilot and fuel cylinders area in the middle and a source of heat four propane cylinder with quadruple burners the heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope the pilot manages the flight by a combination of actuating a specific burner and opening a vent he also takes into consideration the prevailing wind the first balloon to take off was sindbad then followed by our salem balloon later while up in the air we found out that the sindbad balloon ventured out close to the nile while ours only maintained a close position to the temple and vicinity in this 45 minutes floating over luxor we could see contrasting images of monotonous color of the desert and green yellow farming area peeked into a private life of the villagers and enjoyed a golden rays of sunrise life is indeed totally different when it s seen from a bird eye view the flight took us from seeing the valley of the kings and nearby temple of hatshepsut then to rammeseum the tombs of the nobles and qurna village the balloon finally made a soft landing on a different landing area and immediately a group of people jumped out of the truck knowing what they ve got to do note on 26 february 2013 a hot air balloon carrying foreign tourists ignited and crashed here killing 19 of the 21 people on board making it the deadliest balloon accident in history since then the industry has been under scrutiny choose only reputable and certified company colossi of memnon our van dropped us in a parking lot near colossi of memnon we were then met by our guide hassan hassan started his story of the two statues in front of us he said that they are the statues of pharaoh amenhotep iii and has stood for the past 3400 years since 1350 bc they were intended to stand guard at the entrance to amenhotep s memorial temple unfortunately with the exception of the colossi however very little remains today of amenhotep s temple due to annual inundations madinat habu madinat habu refers to an area on the west bank luxor however it is well known for its temple the mortuary temple of ramesses iii the temple is an important new kingdom period structure and is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the sea peoples during the reign of ramesses iii what amazing about the temple is its decorative structure including use of colors details of relics and neatness of art workmanship majority of them are still well preserved the complex has three pylons the first pylon leads into an open courtyard lined with colossal statues of ramesses iii as osiris was an egyptian god usually identified as the god of the afterlife the underworld and the dead on one side and uncarved columns on the other the second pylon leads into a peristyle hall again featuring columns in the shape of ramesses this leads up a ramp that leads through a columned portico to the third pylon and then into the large hypostyle hall which has lost its roof as we were in the hypostyle hall a man approached us to follow him to the tombs but we politely and consistently refused him hassan told us a story of what the life looked like in the past including the use of middle area as a festival area where common people could come and meet the king and the inner areas where only nobbles and the king relatives could go in he made fun of the boys by asking them different names of egyptian god and how they are represented on the reliefs anubis a jackal headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife horus usually shown as a falcon or as a human child linked with the sky the sun kingship protection and healing isis goddess of health marriage and wisdom osiris god of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation the sun god and deceased souls ra the foremost egyptian sun god amun king of the gods and god of the wind crossing the river nile early in the morning one of the balloons is being warmed up up to 10 balloons take off from this area warmed up balloon getting prepared for boarding four burners that lift up the balloon take off watching sunrise over the nile balloons floating over luxor farms just after sunrise valley of the queens flying over ramesseum luxor balloons ride tombs of the nobles qurna village peeking into a private life of villagers beautiful contrast balloons at different altitudes field burning at sugarcane farms looks gorgeous lines after lines of village farming areas fathan was a bit scared but tried to enjoy the flight red yellow green khaki colors from above flying low luxor balloon ride colossi of memnon colossi of memnon have stood for the past 3400 years the colossi of memnon are two massive stone statues of pharaoh amenhotep iii madinat habu the mortuary temple of ramesses iii at 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