Egypt Events, Festivals & Special Travel Experiences

Colossi Of Memnon Facts If you have been to Luxor before, you are probably familiar with the two magnificent statues of King Amenhotep III that sit on the West Bank of Luxor. If you haven’t, then let us tell you about one of Luxor’s main attractions and the mysterious story behind it. What is the Colossi of […]

Battle Of Kadesh What Is “The Battle Of Kadesh”? The battle of Kadesh occurred between King of Egypt Ramses the Great’s forces and the Hittites’ forces, led by King Muwatli II, within the city of Kadesh, located on the western bank of the Orontes River in Damascus. This battle took place in the fifth year […]

Cleopatra, Queen Of The Nile & The Last Pharaoh Of Egypt Who Is Cleopatra? Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in the world. You might know her from the famous play by William Shakespeare or the various movies made with her name, which narrate her epic love story with Antony. But what is […]

The Egyptian Book Of The Dead The ancient Egyptians were highly religious people. They believed in Gods and life after death. They pursued their own ways to reach paradise, or, as they called it, “the Field of Reeds,” so they made a guidebook, or as we call it, “the Book of Dead.” Who created the […]

Alexander The Great Who Was Alexander The Great? The King of ancient Greece’s Kingdom of Macedonia, the establisher of one of the largest empires in history, a Pharaoh of Egypt, a ruthless military commander who never lost a battle, a brilliant boy who was tutored by Aristotle—he is the one and only Alexander the Great. […]

Temple Of Beit El-Wali Who Built Beit El Wali Temple? The Great Ramses II was one of the greatest builders in ancient Egypt. He was also famous for his battles to conquer lands. During his reign, he wanted to control Nubia, so he built a series of temples on the Nubian lands. One of these temples […]

Temple Of Amada The Temple of Amada is a small temple yet the oldest monument around  Lake Nasser and Nubia. It was one of the temples that was moved during the construction of the High Dam of Aswan. The reliefs of this temple are the best preserved in Nubia. As it was used as a […]

Lake Nasser The Largest Artificial Lake In The World. The Mystery Of Lake Nasser, The Home Of Fish And Crocodile This lake is the result of an Egyptian miracle in the 20th Century: the High Dam, a giant project in the modern era and maybe the most critical project in Egyptians’ lives. The High Dam was built […]

Queen Nefertari Queen Nefertari was Ramses II‘s first royal wife. ‘The Beautiful Campaign’ is the meaning of her name. “The Beloved of Mut’s Goddess” was her second name, and she was also known as Nefertari Meritmut. Néfertari is regarded as a great Egyptian Queen and Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut due to her influence on ancient Egyptian […]

Aswan High Dam Egypt The Aswan High Dam is an embankment dam in Aswan, Egypt that spans the Nile River. Built between 1960 and 1970, it was a marvel of engineering that significantly impacted Egypt’s economy and culture. It is now considered a significant tourist attraction in Egypt. However, like any invention, it has benefits […]

22 Best Sightseeing Attractions That A Tourist Must Visit In Egypt The whole world is waiting to be COVID-19-free so they can live their lives normally again and travel. Everybody is feeling frustrated and in desperate need of a change of scenery. The first thing that will help with that is traveling. Egypt is a […]

Kalabsh Nubian Temple In Aswan Where Is The Location Of Kalabsh Temple? The Temple of Kalabsha is a Nubian temple named after the village of Kalabsha, which was called Bab Al Kalabsha (Kalabsha Gate). That was the temple’s original location, about 50 Km south of Aswan; the temple was moved to a different location, 20 […]