If not a drone, then a balloon(e) - a flight over the Valley of the Kings - Egypt - my trip around Africa

If not a drone, then a balloon - a flight over the Valley of the Kings

Egypt is one of the countries where drones are not allowed. If you try to import the drone, it will be confiscated at the airport. Traveling without aerial shots has become incomplete and unsatisfactory in recent times, so you have to deal differently - you can fly a balloon.

Egyptian travel agencies offer such an attraction, and although it is not a cheap pleasure, you must try it, because the effect is electrifying. And if someone managed to smuggle a drone into Egypt and fly over the Valley of the Kings, then they are an irresponsible madman who could spend many years in an Egyptian prison.

One of the places worth visiting traditionally and from the air is the Valley of the Kings, the Temple and the tomb of Queen Hatshepsut.

Hatshepsut's tomb

This Egyptian temple, despite decades of research, still hides many secrets of the ancient world. The Hatshepsut Temple was built by one of the few women sitting on the Pharaoh's throne.

The temple was built during the reign of Hatshepsut, the pharaoh woman, ruler of Egypt in the eighteenth dynasty, and was called the "Temple of millions of years" and was to be the largest and most beautiful object in all of Egypt. The structure is carved partially in the rock in a high cliff and was supposed to be a tomb for Hatshepsut and her father.

The Temple of Hatshepsut was erected in the Upper city of Luxor, in the ancient city of Thebes in the valley of al Deir el Bahari under the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile. An interesting and little-known way to get to the temple is a hike through a pass that is little known to tourists. From the Valley of the Kings, such a walk takes about 30 minutes. Of course, there is also a variant for the lazy and a taxi ride for a very exorbitant price - $ 20.

In the place of the present temple, there used to be the tomb of the founder of the XI Dynasty - Nebhepetre Mentuhotep. The construction took 15 years and was completed in 1479 BCE.

Luxor Temple

The temple in Luxor is situated near the river Nile, along its bed. It was built by King Amenhotep III and dedicated to Amon-Re, king of all gods and son of Khonos.

In Christian times, the temple was converted into a church. The exterior temple is decorated with columns, open squares, beautiful entrances, halls, wells, and corridors. Two colonnades with a length of 53 meters leading to the smaller courtyard of Amenophis are a characteristic structure that is striking. Each of the columns is 12.8 meters high. But the most spectacular sight is that of the Sphinx Avenue.