"el karnak .... mish mumkin ya habibi!" Top 5 Page for this destination Al Karnak by ukirsari

Al Karnak Travel Guide: 172 reviews and 550 photos

sacred lake of el karnak (c) ukirsari - Al Karnak

our ‘opening’ karnak visit is beyond imagination! meet the trafficker … oh so mish mumkin! but thank god since it’s nothing compared to the karnak’s historical site itself. the hypostyle hall so breathtaking, as the huge “war-machine monuments” of pharaoh ramses ii. and the sphinxes ram-headed along the pavilion looks greeting us … they must be there long long time ago and already greetings to the guests since the middle kingdom of egypt era.

@rie and nick at colored hypostyle hall, karnak

we are holding their hands whenever an egyptian guy greetings them before the ticket box of karnak temple.
“hello, guys!” starting conversation from the egyptian.
“oh, hi” from my sweetheart and “assalaam-mualekum!” added from my side.
“guys, do you want to have hashish or cannabis?”
“huhhhhhhh???!!!” we replied surprisingly. “oh, do we look that stupid or innocent so he offer us this weird souvenir?” i am asking to my sweetheart and he can not stop his laugh.
“oh, habibi [oh my dear, my beloved ones],” i shout angrily to the ‘souvenir’ seller. “mish mumkin!!!” [that’s impossible].

hypostyle halls

before sunset at al karnak (c) ukirsari

for me, the most beautiful scene from el karnak temple is the hypostyle halls. but not to be missed also the avenue of ram headed sphinxies, the sacred lake and the gigantic king ramses II statues. compared to luxor temple which is more beautiful during the light show, i like el karnak with daylight.

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In a nutshell:another great destination next to luxor

Last visit to Al Karnak: Dec 2004
Intro Updated Dec 16, 2008
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@rie in a cab (c) nick ingram - Al Karnak

easy peasy with taxi Transportation (1)

karnak is not so far from luxor. just 3 km away. so, choose a cab will not be expensive. approximately LE30 per trip. more travel advice

luxor city scene (c) nick ingram - Al Karnak

>> take luxor as a "basecamp" :) Hotels (1)

there's no need to stay overnight at karnak since situated 3 km away from luxor. more detail in my luxor page. thanks :) more travel advice

fragment from karnak (c) nick ingram - Al Karnak

undiscovered section Things to Do (9)

i found my fave god osiris here, as nick found his fave god horus. this section is unexplored --as other sections-- but... more travel advice

karnak's sacred lake (c) ukirsari - Al Karnak

karnak’s sacred lake Things to Do (9)

about 120 metres long and 80 metres wide. according to herodotus [a roman journalist from old centuries ;)] notes, said... more travel advice

Comments (6)

kenmerk Feb 20, 2006 at 6:27 PM Report Abuse

Its quite a place, just watch out for them habibis... ;o))))
yellowbell Feb 15, 2006 at 10:15 PM Report Abuse

Hi @rie, so that's the bf you're planning to bring to Vigan. I really love those hieroglyphs. Gosh, you really like ancient temples!
CandS Dec 5, 2005 at 2:57 AM Report Abuse

Nice page! We were there in October... I loved Egypt, it's such an amazing place! :)
traveldave Oct 20, 2005 at 4:19 PM Report Abuse

It must be an amazing experience to see those ancient temples. I hope to go to Egypt someday.
easyoar Sep 21, 2005 at 2:14 PM Report Abuse

Hi @rie! Looks like you two had a fun time!
coceng Jul 5, 2005 at 9:06 AM Report Abuse

Hi Ukirsari, gambar-gambar di sini buat diri ini enggak lupa akan diri ini jugak pernah ke situk deh...:) Coba belajar Bahasa Indonesia lo...:) Regards.