Kom Ombo

Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan

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February 17th 2009
We sailed overnight and arrived to Edfu during breakfast. After docking alongside the other boats (side note - the cruise boats dock up against eachother so you usually had to walk through the lobbies of two or three boats to get to yours), we got off to go to Edfu temple. Transportation was included in our tour, so Alaa' arranged a caleche (horse and buggy) on the corniche to get to the temple. ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Kom Ombo

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more