Cruising down Africa’s longest river is one of the most popular tourist activities in Egypt. Here’s how to make the most of ...

So where can you go in the next few weeks that isn't going to break the bank but will let you top up your ... It's well worth taking the optional excursion to the Temple of Abu Simbel, dedicated ...

Otherwise you’ll be traipsing up and down flights ... and hotels. It’s so nice that many people from the U.K. retire there. Sound and light show at the temples of Abu Simbel, Egypt.

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of ... Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air ...

This increase has not only raised Egypt’s international standing ... Other major areas include the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, in addition to Abu Simbel Temple, which is ...

Guarded checkpoints are common close ... ll be up at 3am and earlier still for the three-hour coach ride from Aswan to watch the rising sun aglow on Abu Simbel’s awe-inspiring temple facades.

Looking at the news right now — the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, turmoil in Syria — you could be forgiven for thinking the Middle East is somewhere to avoid. Yet while there are parts of the region that ...

More than 10,000 devotees visited BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to celebrate ... to honour and celebrate the anniversary of a temple’s Pran Pratishtha—consecration of deities.

The iconic cultural buildings of the future are not being built in London, Paris or New York but rather in up-and-coming metropolises such as Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen. Both the capital of the United ...

traditional Indian music and dance performances unfolded against the temple’s stunning backdrop, wrapping up the celebratory day. Swami Brahmaviharidas, head of international relations for BAPS said: ...

Now, archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed roughly 1,500 stone blocks that once made up part of Hatshepsut's valley temple, which is located near her funerary temple in the city of Luxor.