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Egypt - a country of ancient pyramids and modern resorts

20 March 2013 • Travel time: with 27 April 2008 on 04 May 2008
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“When you stand alone on an empty plateau, under

bottomless dome of Asia, in whose blue the pilot

or an angel occasionally dilutes his starch;

when you involuntarily startle, feeling how small you are ..."

(Joseph Brodsky)

About the country, its history and people

A mysterious country, shrouded in a train of ancient legends, the land of the pharaohs, in memory of which only majestic pyramids and multiple historical values ​ ​ u200bu200bhave remained in the museums of the world, an unknown world that thousands of tourists aspire to touch every day - this is Egypt! Sun, summer and refreshing sea breeze all year round, the purest Red Sea and beautiful coral reefs, magnificent hotels and beaches, an endless amount of entertainment, the ancient Pyramids and the majestic Sphinx, the famous Cairo and the lunar landscapes of the Sinai Peninsula, trips along the Nile, Hurghada, Sharm El - Sheikh and unique oriental exotic - this is also Egypt!

Egypt is a country of two continents, because.


located in the northeastern part of Africa and on the Sinai Peninsula. The country covers an area of ​ ​ just over 1 million square meters. km. The population is about 82 million. The ethnic composition is 98% Arabs, as well as Nubians, Bejas, Berbers, etc. Average life expectancy is 69.8 years for men, 75.1 years for women. The official language is Egyptian Arabic. English is widely spoken in tourist areas.

Egypt arose on the territory where one of the most powerful and mysterious civilizations once existed, the history of which is calculated for thousands of years. In 3000 BC. e. Pharaoh Mines united the Egyptian lands and created a state that Egyptologists today call the Early Kingdom.

The Nile River is one of the largest rivers in the world (6671 km). This great river became the cradle of civilization in the region. About 96% of the country's territory is occupied by deserts, 4% falls on the Delta and the Nile River Valley.

Most of the country is within the tropical climate, only in the north of Egypt there is a subtropical climate. Summer is very hot and dry, the air temperature sometimes reaches 50 degrees in the shade. The swimming season on the Red Sea lasts all year round, the average water temperature in summer is +26-+28, in winter about +20. Evenings in winter can be chilly, it is recommended to take warm clothes with you. The most unfavorable month for visiting the country is February, during this “period of winds” the winds are actively blowing, this can cause inconvenience. The best time to visit Egypt is spring and autumn.

Resort town Hurghada

For the first time I am flying abroad, and not just anywhere else, but to Africa. All attention is riveted on the window: the pictures change one after another - green forests, plowed brown fields cut by numerous sparkling rivers and streams, dotted with villages and cities, dark gray ribbons of the highway - this is my native Ukraine.


How beautiful she is, multifaceted even from a height. And here is the dark blue expanse of our (and not only our) Black Sea. But the Turkish coast also appeared: the picture has changed, now there is a brown mountain range below us, sometimes villages flash by. There are almost no rivers and green landscape. The Mediterranean Sea appeared and almost immediately an island appeared under us, I recognize Cyprus by its outlines, we fly over it very quickly, now there is a sparkling sea under us, often there are white objects, most likely ships. And here it is, Africa, meets us. Below us is a very large city, cut through by the river, we guess that this is Cairo. Then the colors change dramatically - below us is a hilly deserted light yellow Sahara Desert - the largest desert on Earth with an area of ​ ​ ​ ​ about 8.6 million km² (about 30% of Africa's area). It's like we've landed on another planet.

And suddenly, after these dull, lifeless landscapes, the turquoise Red Sea flashed, we began to descend, below us, among the yellow desert, a black straight line of the highway was clearly visible. But my attention is completely riveted to the sea. How beautiful it is, this multi-colored turquoise Red Sea!

I arrive at the airport in Hurghada. We pass border and customs controls. We know that a visa is opened right at the airport and you need to pay 15 dollars. I give an important full Egyptian a 20-dollar bill, for which he sticks a stamp in my passport and that's it. I remind him of the cost of the visa, but he closes his folder, gets up and leaves. He thinks he deserves his baksheesh. But a gang of porters immediately attacks, vying with each other offering their services. And carry to the exit just a couple of meters, where a representative of the host travel agency is waiting for us.

We get out, sit in a minibus, look back at the airport building, which reminds me of a large headquarters tent.

The minibus delivers the tourists of our flight to different hotels, my last one, because I have time to quickly get acquainted with the resort town of Hurghada. And here is my hotel "Sun & See" ***, located on the second line, the beach is across the road, but how happy I am that there is a whole week of rest ahead!

Only after moving into the room, I throw things, hastily change clothes and - to the sea. After a couple of hours in the lobby of the hotel, we met with our guide, who turned out to be our former compatriot who married an Egyptian, and offered a whole range of excursions. The more you sign up for at once, the cheaper it is in general. Tempting! I immediately say goodbye to the cash reserve, there is only nothing left for 7 days (and this is without an excursion to Cairo)! Nothing - I'll live and bring guests!

Immediately the first study tour of Hurghada.


Originating at the beginning of the 20th century from a settlement of British oil explorers on the Red Sea, Hurghada began its transformation from a military district into a prosperous holiday destination only after the conclusion of the Camp David agreement between Egypt and Israel. In the summer of 1983, Hurghada declared itself a newly opened resort city. In December 1984, another hotel "Giftun Village" was opened, and after it, a construction hotel boom began in the city. The population in a very short period, thanks to the booming tourism, has reached 86 thousand people.

It is known that in Egypt, in addition to Sunni Muslims, approximately 13% of Coptic Christians. We visit the Coptic Orthodox Church and then the central mosque of the city.

Please note that there are many men in uniform everywhere, often with machine guns.

On this occasion, he and two local assistants brought costumes, masks, fins and offered free master classes. I readily accepted his offer and, after a short briefing, I plunged under the water. I must say that the underwater world of the Red Sea with its coral reefs, striped fish simply fascinated me. It is a pity that my camera is not designed for underwater photography and I could not capture the beauty I saw!

Excursion to the city of light Luxor

Early in the morning, taking dry rations with us instead of breakfast, we go on an excursion to ancient Luxor. Having passed along the Red Sea coast, we go deep into the desert. There are light brown mountains around, no villages, no plants (except for camel thorns), and the camels themselves met with a couple of natives only once. Very unusual. We drive up to the first civilized place where there is a restaurant. Here we eat our dry rations.

There are souvenir shops here, where goods are much cheaper than in hotel shops. Our bus joins a caravan of similar buses and, escorted by police cars, will continue on its way to Luxor.

Then we drive in a column, since our bus is the first in this modern caravan and the road is clearly visible. On the left, signs of civilization appeared in the form of a railway track and a tiny building of the local station, around which there was not a soul. We are surprised to learn that the line is active, but trains rarely run. We drove parallel to it for some time, but we never saw the train.


Suddenly, the landscape began to change dramatically, unfinished houses without windows and roofs began to appear, as well as fields that struck us with a dark green color - we drove into the narrow valley of the majestic Nile - the breadwinner and benefactor of all Egyptians.

The guide explained to us that the Egyptians build their houses all their lives, building on floor after floor as the family is added, and the houses are not specially completed so as not to pay taxes, since you can live without a roof over your head, since rains are very rare here, and snow and never at all, always hot. The fellahs wave their hoes in the fields - probably the same way their ancestors dug up this land two, and four, and six thousand years ago. We drive past the city of Ken along one of the many irrigation canals.

And here we are in Luxor, stopping at the bridge over the Nile, the water of which flows slowly. How can you convey the feelings that overwhelm you from the sight of this mighty river and from the realization that you are here!

So, we begin our acquaintance with Luxor - one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt.

The modern city with a population of almost half a million people is located on the site of Thebes, the former capital of Ancient Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms, and therefore has the fame of "the largest open-air museum. " Here, in Thebes, the pharaohs ruled in one of the richest periods in the history of the country. Grandiose victories and economic prosperity allowed them to build grandiose buildings. Many were dedicated to the god Amon, the supreme god of Egypt at that time. Here, in Thebes, the famous pharaohs lived and ruled: Ramesses, Thutmose, Seth, Amenophis, Tutankhamun ...Luxor is conventionally divided into 2 parts: "City of the Living" and "City of the Dead". The first is a residential area on the east bank of the Nile. Local hotels are located here, most of which are located between the railway station and the Luxor Temple.

But first we are taken to the necropolis - the "City of the Dead", which is traditionally located on the western shore.


The entrance to it is blocked by the ruins of two huge stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, usually referred to as the "Colossi of Memnon", and even further behind them is located, inscribed in the base of a tall rock, the multi-column temple of Queen Hatshepsut - the only female pharaoh in the history of Egypt.

In the Valley of the Kings, a winding wide gorge, stretching between high yellow rocks. we visit several tombs of the pharaohs, inside of which it is empty, because they are completely looted, and in total 42 tombs were found. They are not as grandiose as the pyramids, but there is an explanation for this. After the fall of Ancient Egypt, "expeditions" continued for the treasures of the ancient kings. As a result, the tombs of the pharaohs have survived to this day in a looted state, except for one - the young Tutankhamen, the treasures can now be seen in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and the tomb itself is located in Luxor.

After visiting the "City of the Dead" on a water tram, we cross the Nile to the eastern "living" coast of Luxor. We touch the Nile water. Various tourist boats are moored along the eastern shore, including very large ones, because the abundance of monuments of ancient Egyptian architecture ensures that hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Luxor a year, and for most trips along the Nile, Luxor is the starting point.

The main sights of the eastern shore await us - the temple of Amon-Ra in Karnak and the Luxor temple itself. Luxor temple - the ruins of the central temple of Amon-Ra, on the right bank of the Nile, in the southern part of Thebes, within the modern city of Luxor. The temple of the gods Amun, Mut and Khonsu is the most complete embodiment of the architectural features of the New Kingdom (XVI-XI centuries BC.

) It is distinguished by the grandiosity of the idea, the monumentality and solemnity of details, a large number of columns.


Karnak is an Egyptian village two and a half kilometers north of Luxor, on the site of ancient Egyptian Thebes. It occupies about half of the territory of the great temple of Amun - Ipet, which began to be built in the 20th century BC. e. and served as the main state sanctuary throughout the history of the New Kingdom. This temple - the largest in area in the entire ancient world - was connected to the Luxor temple on the banks of the Nile by a paved avenue of sphinxes.

In Karnak, on the shore of a ritual lake, we go around a pedestal with a statue of a scarab seven times clockwise. They say that if you make a wish at this moment, it will certainly come true. So, I can confirm: it will come true! I trivially wished to come to Egypt again - and it happened.

A visit to Luxor was not complete without a visit to a perfume factory, where, after a lecture and tasting of various perfumes, accompanied by a traditional tea party, it was proposed to purchase the samples you liked. They also did not bypass and visited one of the "alabaster" factories, where they got acquainted with the process of making onyx products. They are quite beautiful and varied, we were offered to buy products from this small factory.

Jeep safari - walk through the desert and visit the Bedouin village

Thanks to the morning unplanned diving, I completely forgot about the desert excursion with a visit to the village of the Bedouin desert inhabitants. Thanks to the hotel employee who asked the jeep with tourists who came to pick me up to wait a bit for me, who had forgotten about everything in the underwater kingdom.

He ran to the beach and, learning that I was currently mastering the underwater world, asked one of the assistant coaches to urgently get me from the bottom of the sea. So I, quickly throwing off my underwater vestments and changing clothes on the beach, ran straight into the minibus.

Outside the city, the desert begins and we turn off the road and drive in jeeps along the sand, sometimes burrowing into the sand, and sometimes taking off in a jump. We make a stop and we are offered to look in one direction. We see the gleam of water, we assume that there is a lake. We go there, but there is only sand around. So I saw and learned what a mirage is.

We drive up to the Bedouin village, get acquainted with their simple, almost primitive way of life. The huts are flimsy, but if there are a lot of carpets inside, then this is the hut of the local sheikh.


Near one of the huts is a shop with various herbs and amulets made from animal bones. This is a kind of local pharmacy and gift shop where we are asked to buy something.

Near the dwellings behind the fences, goats and other living creatures. In a clearing, women bake cakes on stones, we taste them. They are insipid in taste, somewhat tasteless, which is not surprising, since only flour and water are used for their preparation.

In the middle of the village is the main wealth of the Bedouins - a well. The village will stand as long as there is water in it, and when the last drop leaves, the Bedouins will leave this place and will roam until water is found underground with the help of camels. Not far from it stands a stunted tree, but it is loved and carefully guarded by all the inhabitants of the village. Yes, probably only the inhabitants of the desert can appreciate any smallest plant.

But there is one living creature, without which the Bedouins cannot be imagined - this is a camel. During his lifetime, he serves people not only as a vehicle, but also milk, meat, and skin.

And the camels themselves are very unpretentious: they can do without water for a long time, and eat thorns, they are able to carry not only the rider, but also heavy loads. There are many camels in the village, but during our stay there were a few, the rest were grazing somewhere outside the village. We listen with attention to the stories about these "ships of the desert", we learned a lot about them from the Bedouins. Then we ride camels around the village.

When it began to get dark, we were offered to climb one of the mountains surrounding the village to admire the sunset. We gladly accept their offer. The village is clearly visible from the mountain, and the sunset is impressive.

When the sun hid behind the mountains and we went down the mountain, dinner was waiting for us, accompanied by a concert of local residents. We returned to the hotel late in the evening.


The inhabitants of this village have long been accustomed to tourists, many men work in Hurghada, some have changed from camels to "steel horses", but the guide explained that we saw the Bedouin way of life that is still active today. So they live in their nomadic villages, remote from the places of civilization, throughout the boundless desert.

Sea cruise to coral reefs with fishing

Holidays in Hurghada are nearing completion, only one of the planned excursions is left - a walk with a visit to one of the coral reefs along with fishing. On the boat we leave the coast and go to the open sea. A boat trip on a warm, fine day is a great pleasure in itself, and if you have the opportunity to go fishing, it's super! Sometimes boats are accompanied by dolphins and tourists are happy to watch these smart marine animals, but we were not lucky in this.

Armed with spinning rods and squid for bait, we start fishing. When a joyful cry is heard, we already know that a fish has been caught. Twice I have been so lucky.

And we were waiting for another entertainment - swimming and diving into the sea in masks and fins. The place was not chosen by chance, the corals in this place are shallow, very diverse. Nearby swim very beautiful, mostly striped fish. Time passes quickly, we are called to the boat, where a picnic awaits us from our catch, together with the products prepared earlier. In a good mood, we return from a walk to our hotels, the next day I will say goodbye to Africa and such a gentle and beautiful sea.

A new meeting with Egypt or hello Sinai Peninsula!

Four years have passed and I am again going on a trip across the three seas to Egypt. This time I decided to get acquainted with its smaller, Asian part.

The choice fell on the small resort town of Taba, located near the border with Israel. Taba was on the Egyptian side of the 1949 ceasefire line and returned to Egypt when Israel withdrew from the Sinai in 1957. In 1967, Israel reoccupied the Sinai Peninsula after the Six Day War. Taba is the last of the areas that was transferred to Egypt under the terms of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979. In 1988, an international commission consisting of one representative of Egypt, one representative of Israel and three representatives from third countries ruled that Taba should remain with Egypt.


The plans are not only to relax and continue their acquaintance with Egypt and the northernmost part of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, but also to make excursions to the neighboring states of Israel and Jordan, also visit the Egyptian capital Cairo, visit the famous pyramids in Giza.

I stayed at the hotel “Salah el Deen” *** (now renamed to “Helnan Taba bay” ***), located 7 km from the Egyptian-Israeli border. I was attracted by the fact that it is located almost opposite the island of the Pharaohs (it is a pity that there were no excursions to it during my vacation), one of the attractions of these places. From my number, not only it is clearly visible, but also the Arabian Peninsula located opposite and the country of Saudi Arabia located on it, which is inaccessible to us, and the bright lights of the cities that seem to have grown together like Siamese twins - Israeli Eilat and Jordanian Aqaba, located at the northernmost edge of the Red Sea, shine in the dark.

Finally I will see the famous Egyptian pyramids - the only one of the seven wonders of the world that has survived to this day. At night we go on a trip, and as soon as it starts to get light I peer into the local landscape, although there is not much to see, the light brown mountain slopes turn into a plain of the same color. We are driving along a flat highway in a column of a dozen of the same sightseeing buses as ours. There is very little oncoming traffic, so I start to doze off. My slumber, and someone else's sleep is interrupted by a stop. We are in Suez, before entering the tunnel that connects Asia and Africa under the Suez Canal. Of course, I would prefer to cross this artificial water barrier between the two continents, sailing through the famous man-made Suez Canal. But in this case, there was no choice.

Briefly about him. The Suez Canal is a navigable lockless canal in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas.


The canal zone is considered a conditional border between two continents, Africa and Eurasia. The shortest waterway between the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea with access to the Atlantic Ocean (an alternative route is 8 thousand km longer). The Suez Canal was opened to navigation on November 17.1869. Main ports: Port Said and Suez. It is located to the west of the Sinai Peninsula, has a length of 163 kilometers, a depth of 20 meters. The canal is located in Egypt between Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez on the Red Sea. On the east side of the canal opposite Port Said is Port Fuad (bur Fuad), where the Administration of the Suez Canal is located. On the east side of the canal opposite Suez is Port Taufik (bur taufik). The canal allows water transport to pass in both directions between Europe and Asia without going around Africa.

Prior to the opening of the canal, transportation was carried out by unloading ships and by land transportation between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. The Mubarak cable-stayed automobile bridge connecting Africa with Asia has been thrown across the Suez Canal.

After a stop, we enter the Ahmed Hamdi tunnel. The tunnel is located under the bottom of the sea channel, respectively - much lower than the level of the oceans. The tunnel is 1.63 km long and 11.6 m in diameter. The depth relative to the level of the World Ocean is . 53.6 m. Above the ceiling of the deepest point of the tunnel lies 47 meters of rock and sea water. The tunnel has one lane in each direction.

In a few minutes we break out into the light - we are in Africa! Without any special adventures, we are approaching the capital Cairo. But first we are taken to Giza, it is next to this 3-million city - the third most populated city in Egypt - that the famous pyramids are located.

Giza was the northern cemetery of Memphis and became famous during the 4th dynasty after the construction of the great pyramids, although here are the tombs of the pharaohs of the first three dynasties. At present, Giza has grown together with Cairo and is the western (left bank) part of the Cairo metropolis with a population of about 20 million inhabitants. Most of the embassies, including the Russian one, are located here. Also here are the buildings of Cairo University. Another interesting feature of the city is that the Great Pyramids are located just across the street from a noisy freeway and residential high-rise buildings. These worlds are separated by about two hundred meters. Within this radius, the pyramids are surrounded by the city and residential areas. It really is a city of contrasts. Perhaps the only place on earth where our past and present are so harmoniously combined.


An interesting guided tour begins and we examine the Great Sphinx and the Chefren pyramid behind it, several other pyramids, and even descend into one of them. Each pyramid is the tomb of a pharaoh.

The largest of them is the famous pyramid of Cheops. This is the oldest of the seven wonders of the world, moreover, perfectly preserved to our times, unlike the Colossus of Rhodes or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for the fourth dynasty of the Egyptian pharaoh Cheops. The construction of the pyramid lasted about 20 years and was completed in 2560 BC. The giant pyramid, 146.5 meters high, was the largest structure in the world for more than 4 millennia, which is an absolute record that is unlikely to ever be broken. Initially, it was completely covered with smooth stone, which crumbled over time.

There are many scientific and alternative theories about the methods of building a large pyramid, from alien intervention to generally accepted, based on the fact that huge blocks of stone were moved from the quarries by special mechanisms. According to some astronomers, the Great Pyramid is an astronomical observatory of the ancient Egyptians, as the corridors and ventilation ducts accurately point to the stars Tuban, Sirius and Alnitak. Opponents of this theory argue that this is a mere coincidence. During excavations near the pyramid, pits were found with ancient Egyptian boats made of cedar without the use of nails and fasteners. This boat was dismantled into 1224 parts, which were assembled by the restorer Ahmed Youssouf Mustafa, which took him 14 years.

Currently, a museum has been opened on the south side of the pyramid, where you can see this boat (the museum building itself in the photo below looks quite original), as well as buy a lot of souvenirs.

The territory where the pyramids are located is the Libyan Desert, which is one of the regions of the Sahara, and the panorama of the city of Giza opens below.


After visiting the pyramids, we go to the capital of Egypt, Cairo - the largest city in Africa and the Arab world with a population of over 8 million people. Cairo was founded in 969 by a Greek commander from the Middle Eastern Fatimid state named Jauhar al-Sakali, after the conquest of Egypt. He decided to build a fortress in which, if there was a need, people could find shelter and withstand the attack of enemies. And so he ordered to build a walled city, in which, for its protection, he constantly kept one of his most faithful people with part of his army.

He named the city al-Kaira (Arabic - "victorious"). Subsequently, the Europeans began to call it Cairo. The Egyptians themselves often call it Masr. For its historical significance and a huge flow of tourists, Cairo was nicknamed the "Arab Rome", but the lifestyle of the Egyptians and the architecture of the city is fundamentally different from real Rome.

Cairo is date palms and neon lights of the city at night, these are ancient bell towers and minarets, these are mirrored skyscrapers and luxurious villas, but ...along with all this beauty, Cairo is also poor shacks, street dirt and echoes of the poor of the majority of the population.

Here we have a papyrus factory planned for the first visit. We are introduced to the most interesting ancient technology for making papyri and are offered to purchase the samples we like. I really liked a few samples and I purchased them with hieroglyphs-names affixed to my order for donation.

The next point is the famous Egyptian Museum, which is the world's largest repository of ancient Egyptian art. At first, the museum was located in a different place. And only in 1902 the current building was built for him in the city center on Tahrir Square. It has over a hundred rooms. It has two floors. Its collection includes about 120 thousand exhibits from all historical periods of ancient Egypt. In addition to the largest collection of papyri and other ancient texts, it also contains a huge number of different statues, sculptures, masks and jewelry.

The museum is very interesting, unfortunately, it is forbidden to take pictures inside, but there are many interesting exhibits in the open air.

Looking at the unique expositions of the museum, you are amazed and admire how it was possible to preserve these relics so well through the millennia.


The final chord of the excursion is a boat trip along the Nile, on the banks of which the capital of Egypt is located. Cairo stands on both banks of the Nile River in northern Egypt, immediately south of where the river flows out of a valley surrounded by desert and breaks into branches to form the Nile Delta, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile with its two main tributaries - the White and Blue Nile - flows through the territory of ten countries: Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt. There is currently a lot of controversy about the longest river in the world - the Nile or the Amazon. It is believed that the Nile is longer than the Amazon, but recently some researchers have questioned this fact. Recent Brazilian and Peruvian studies have suggested that the Amazon is longer.

The length of the Amazon River ranged from 6259 to 6800 km, but now the length of this river is 6992 km after its new source was discovered. It doesn't matter which river is longer, the Nile or the Amazon, they are almost the same length. But it is difficult to underestimate the importance of these rivers for our planet as a whole. The Amazon feeds the lungs of our planet, the largest rainforest in the world, and the Nile carries its waters through one of the most arid territories on the planet.

On the streets of Cairo, there are entire blocks with specially unfinished houses, there is a lot of garbage near them. The elite settled in the very center of the city, it is clean there, chic mansions are guarded by armed police guards. The unique contrast of the city is felt everywhere, for example: both high-class cars and donkeys harnessed to carts loaded with agricultural products drive along the roadway.

At its top is an open observation deck and a revolving cafe and restaurant.

In the cabin of the ship for tourists, a show was arranged where we were introduced to national songs and dances. It was also nice to contemplate the panorama of majestic Cairo and feel the fresh breeze of the majestic Nile.

We liked the walk along the largest river on Earth, and even in such a world-famous city, like the whole one-day cruise to Africa. It is rare when you get a chance to visit two continents in one day, get in touch with ancient history, see and visit the famous pyramids, swim on the Nile, glorified in legends, wander around eternal Cairo.

There was a small incident on the way back to Taba. The tour bus in front of us broke down and stopped to fix the problem. Our drivers stopped for one hour to help.


Taking the opportunity, I went to the side of the highway and decided to wander a bit in the night desert. Having barely taken a few steps, I stumbled upon some kind of thorn, then another. At that time there was no traffic on the highway. In addition to our two buses, there was no one around, some kind of isolation from the world was felt. It was completely dark, quite cool, it became very uncomfortable, even creepy. I can’t imagine how the Bedouins live in such conditions, but they love their desert so much!

My acquaintance with a unique country has come to an end. Casting a farewell glance from an airliner flying home to the airport of the city of Taba, I mentally thank this, at first glance, a desert country, for being able to preserve the monuments of the past and building wonderful resorts for the present and future of mankind.

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