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Popular Things To Do | Miscellaneous Things To Do Tips | All Tips (295) You can visit the unfinished obelisk in the quarry at Aswan. It isn't far from the centre of town and easily do-able in an hour.
Obelisk was carved out of the solid granite rock by the ancient Egyptians and would have been taken down to the Nile for transport to Thebes etc. The obelisk is huge and you will marvel at how it was carved with the tools that were available at the time.
The obelisk was not cut out completely, as a crack was found in the granite - it is amazing.
There are quite a few steps up to the obelisk, which less able people may find difficult to manage. I went with a group of pensioners and they were fine.
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abu simbel is a must see if time permits whilst in egypt. the workmanship involved in the creation of these two temples is amazing. Leave a Comment Directions: close to the sudanese border. travel is only allowed in a police- escorted convoy so you and 2,000 other people get there at the same time. if you stay in abu simbel, make sure you still go early as it hit 35 degrees celcius by 7.30AM!!!!
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go and visit philae temple. our trip to abu simbel included this and we were glad we went. we basically had the place to ourselves and, surrounded by water on a beautiful day, made it seem even more special. Leave a Comment Directions: maybe an hour out of aswan, if my memory serves me correctly. a short boat trip to the island.
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our lunch, falafel, at falucca, reshly made by our boat captain. Leave a Comment
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