Palm trees near the entrance to the temple of Abu Simbel in south Egypt

A set of 3 palm trees located near the entrance to the Abu Simbel temple in south Egypt. The location of the Abu Simbel temple is so remote without anything nearby that after a journey of 3 hours on a deserted highway, when you actually get near the temple, everything seems good. These are trees near the parking lot and near the entrance to the temple, where you can see the upper levels of the stalls that have been set over there; and being able to see trees and greenery after this long road trip seems a great view. There are 3 ways to get to Abu Simbel, through the road trip, or through a flight from Aswan, or through a river (lake) cruise from Aswan on a nice and comfortable cruise ship. The road trip works out the fastest, since there is none of the time related to boarding or getting off a flight, and it takes a bit less than 3 hours point to point (there is no stopping of the convoy in between).

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