Day Trip to Temple of Kalabsha and Nubian Museum

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Highlights     

The Temple of Kalabsha (also Temple of Mandulis), an ancient Egyptian temple located just south of the Aswan High Dam, is one of Aswan gems that was constructed in Augustus's reign. Spend a marvelous day trip to the temple and unlock the temple secrets you never knew before in its sanctuary chambers. The temple is 76 meters long and 22 meters wide in dimension. You will also visit the Nubian Museum (also International Museum of Nubia) which was opened in 1997 with a total area up to 50,000 square meters and 3000 pieces of registered antiquities, representing various ages; Geological, Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic.

Itinerary

Tour EgyptTravel representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan to take you on a trip to the Temple of Kalabsha which has been dismantled and re-erected on a hill near the High-Dam site. Kalabsha temple was originally built by Toutmosis II and Amenophis II in Kalabsha, was restored during the Roman conquest, and then finish your tour by the long- awaited Nubian Museum. It displays antiquities that would have been lost under the waters of Lake Nasser. This museum takes its name from the ancient Egyptian Nbu, meaning gold, in reference to the area's famous gold mines. Moreover; you will enjoy scenes from Nubian life demonstrated with a range of life-size displays.

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