{"id":4298,"date":"2023-10-13T12:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/?p=4298"},"modified":"2023-10-13T12:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:44:09","slug":"yalla-egypt-the-ancient-at-high-speed-from-the-sinai-peninsula-to-abu-simbel-from-the-reign-of-pharaoh-khufu-to-the-camp-david-accords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/yalla-egypt-the-ancient-at-high-speed-from-the-sinai-peninsula-to-abu-simbel-from-the-reign-of-pharaoh-khufu-to-the-camp-david-accords\/","title":{"rendered":"Ya\u2019lla Egypt! The Ancient at High Speed: From the Sinai Peninsula to Abu Simbel, from the reign of Pharaoh Khufu to the Camp David Accords"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4306\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GEM-Pyramid.jpg\" alt=\"the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Exactly <\/em>fifty years before the recent outbreak of war in Israel-Palestine, which the world witnessed over the weekend, a similarly shocking attack on Israel dramatically altered the landscape of the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>It was 1973, and it was <em>Yom Kippur<\/em>, the holiest day of the Jewish year. The president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, ordered his military forces across ceasefire lines to overtake the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula. Sadat was prepared to <em>&#8220;sacrifice a million Egyptian soldiers&#8221; <\/em>over territory lost less than a decade before.<\/p>\n<p>The blasphemous attack stunned the Jews. Even the top brass of the United States was taken by surprise; Defense Secretary Robert Gates was actually <em>\u201cbriefing an American arms negotiator on the improbability of armed conflict in the region\u201d <\/em>when <em>\u201che heard the news\u2026on the radio.\u201d <\/em>Thus began a month of bloodshed known as the October War, or the Yom Kippur War.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the Camp David Accords \u2013 the product of secret negotiations led by the United States \u2013 required that Israel cede the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, which Egypt maintains to this day. The Peninsula, a stretch of land connecting North Africa &amp; the Mediterranean to Asia &amp; the Red Sea, is now a thriving tourist destination, featuring scuba diving and beach resorts in addition to ancient marvels like Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine\u2019s monastery.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps more importantly, the Accords marked the first instance of an Arab country recognizing Israel as a legitimate state \u2013 a consequential position that Egypt holds despite strident opposition in the Arab world. Ya\u2019lla Tours, the first tour company in Israel to serve Egypt, commemorates half a century of peace between Israel and her oldest neighbor. In fact, our Ya\u2019lla patriarchs call these ancient nations home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cairo-Still-1-from-Rick-Steves-Egypt-Yesterday-and-Today.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cairo-Still-2-from-Rick-Steves-Egypt-Yesterday-and-Today.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Stills from <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/riverview\/relatedvideo?q=youtube%2Bstevens%2Begypt&amp;mid=E88882285EB154435686E88882285EB154435686\"><em>Rick Steves\u2019 Egypt: Yesterday and Today<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the tragic attacks on civilians in Israel-Palestine are an unfortunate reminder that peace is still hard won in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century, just as it was in the ancient world. The religious and political passions that animate the Near East today are no less marked than they were thousands of years ago. As we have seen, Israel \u2013 a nation of unparalleled historical significance \u2013 is still fighting for its very existence, fifty years after the casualties and concessions of the October War.<\/p>\n<p>Everyday clashes of East and West, secular and religious, science and art are what make Ya\u2019lla destinations so worthy of experiencing firsthand. Looking ahead to the holiday season and to 2024, our priority is still the highest standard of safety and comfort for our travelers; we will continue to monitor current events and adjust accordingly. As a boutique, custom tour operator, flexibility is integral to our brand.<\/p>\n<p>God willing, the coming months and years will be <em>grand <\/em>ones for Egypt, and for the Ya\u2019lla family. As soon as next month, the highly anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum will finally be open to the public. The G.E.M. sits at a short distance from the only remaining wonder of the ancient world, the Pyramids of Giza, and will be the largest archaeological museum complex in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/King-Tut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Egypt-High-Speed-Rail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The massive museum will accommodate 100,000 artifacts, including the first ever exhibition of the full tomb collection of King Tutankhamun, the Khufu ship, and a colossal statue of Ramses II. And the G.E.M. is just one of the monumental domestic projects undertaken by Egypt\u2019s government under President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, at a three-day conference in the New Capital, the Egyptian Minister of Transport discussed the major high-speed rail under construction, dubbed the \u201cland Suez Canal.\u201d The Minister said that for the first time, a high-speed rail will reach all the way south to Aswan and beyond to ancient Abu Simbel, 280km further south. In the near future, traveling from fast-paced, modern Cairo \u2013 with its shopping, nightlife and crowds \u2013 to the last major port on the Nile \u2013 with its islands, drifting feluccas and traditional Nubian village life \u2013 will be easier, faster, and more affordable than ever.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aswan-Egypt-Feluccas-on-the-Nile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Abu-Simbel-Egypt-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However you get to Aswan and the land of ancient Nubia, be sure to visit the temple of Abu Simbel, a Ya\u2019lla family favorite. The Holy of Holies depicts Rames II among the gods and was designed in such a way that the inner chambers are illuminated just twice a year. Some believe this rare phenomenon was designed by the Egyptians to signal the beginnings of the agricultural and harvest seasons, while others believe it coincides with the birth of Ramses and his ascension to the throne. Either way, this striking phenomenon has been happening for over three thousand years.<\/p>\n<p>Astoundingly, the temple \u2013 cut from sandstone \u2013 was nearly lost under the waters of man-made Lake Nasser in the sixties. Development of the High Dam in Aswan was to cause a great build-up of water, submerging many ancient sites nearby including Abu Simbel. Fortunately, international outcry led to the temple being completely relocated, a feat considered to be one of the greatest works in archaeological engineering.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Abu-Simbel-Sun-Festival-Ministry-of-Tourism-Antiquities-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Abu-Simbel-Sun-Festival-Ministry-of-Tourism-Antiquities.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to remarkable ingenuity, both in antiquity and in the modern world, today Abu Simbel still aligns with the sun precisely the way its architects intended. Every year in February and October, tourists and Egyptians alike flock to the site in the early morning for the biannual Sun Festival, to see the inner statues of Ra (the Egyptian sun god) and Amun (the Egyptian god of gods) illuminated by the morning light. After the spectacle, visitors enjoy <em>koshari <\/em>and take part in traditional Nubian song and dance. <em>Ya\u2019lla!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Exactly fifty years before the recent outbreak of war in Israel-Palestine, which the world witnessed over the weekend, a similarly shocking attack on Israel dramatically altered the landscape of the Cold War. It was 1973, and it was Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. 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