23 Jul 2024
The tour was a personal highlight for me on our trip to Egypt. The two temples in Abydos and Dendera must be seen, especially since hardly any tourist strays there!
However, our tour guide Achmed only completed the ride. I myself brought a lot of expertise, so Achmed no longer perceived me as an ordinary tourist, but raised the leadership to a completely different level, so that I could discuss individual temple representations with him as a colleague. What was particularly interesting to me was that his interpretations, which differ from me, often have Muslim backgrounds, which are perfectly justified and occasionally brought a plausible alternative to my knowledge. In this sense, we explored the temples together and had to be careful not to turn a planned hour's stay into three hours. Of particular note is Achmed's infectious enthusiasm for the antiquities as well as his humor and openness.
In Dendera we visited a local restaurant together on his tip. The food there was the best and least expensive we got on our trip to Egypt.