EGYPT DIY TRIP NOV 22-DEC 11, 2023 [Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel], Intro Part 3

 SUNRISE HOTAIR BALLOON RIDE, LUXOR WESTBANK

Our balloon getting fired up

we are up in the air...

sunrise

VALLEY OF QUEENS
NEFERTARI TOMB [2nd visit thanks to Luxor premium pass]

KHUKHA TOMBS

HUTSHEPSUT

TOMBS OF NOBLES

HAIRCUT UNDER TREE SCENE

LOW ROOF

OPENING OF MOUTH RITUAL BY PRIEST IN LEOPARD SKIN

PRIEST IN LEOPARD SKIN PERFORMING PURIFICATION OF PHAROAH BY WATER

TOMB OF RAMOSE....AMAZING RAISED RELIEFS

VANQUISHED RULERS BRINGING EXOTIC ANIMALS TO THE PHAROAH...

VOTIVE OFFERINGS

DEIR EL MEDINA

Bloodred sunrise

Dendera

crypt up the ladder... the guardian opened it for us [paid him 10egp later] 

awesome raised relief

EDFU, KOM OMBO On the drive to ASWAN

The highlight pics will need another post, I'm leaving my review of our driver for Luxor part here

LUXOR DRIVER

We engaged Hamdi for 5 days, found him very bossy, twice he opened our sandwich package left in the car and rummaged the contents, causing filling to spill. he was with another client for 3 days and we managed on our own with careem on east bank after we were dropped at 1st destination.

he cribbed at our 6am pickup times.... said his son can't see him sleeping

for abydos dendera trip he texted saying he'll come at 7.30 am as he has to drop his dad at airport.... this was after we had released him at 1 the previous afternoon, said his boss kept him working till 10!

the driver he fixed for Philae, obelisk highdam did not turn up and we managed the day on our own.

after all these he asked for extra tips, charged another 10usd for our drop at abu simbel sound and light show.

Intro will be over by the next post:

https://adventuretrav.blogspot.com/2023/12/egypt-diy-trip-nov-22-dec-11-2023-cairo_20.html