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I am calmly drifting far above the hustle below. Luxor The dusty streets were silent, broken only by the sporadic bursts from the burners of the hot air balloons. Our pilot, captain Mahmoud, gently turns us around so we get an unbeatable God’s eye view reaching from the lush green corridor of the Nile To the craggy hills where the renowned Valley of the Kings lies hidden. I spin around to confront a mesmerizing display of a dozen balloons outlined against the glowing amber hue of the sunrise, glistening as it ascends above the skyline. When Mahmoud brings the balloon down toward the earth again, the support team springs into motion, grabbing onto the basket to facilitate a smooth landing. They call out to one another as they gather the fabric during its deflation, ensuring it doesn’t sustain damage from the uneven terrain of the arid landscape below. Read more: The top activities to enjoy in Luxor The captain says to me, "Observe the Egyptians at w...

An underwater archaeological mission in the Nile River near Aswan, Egypt, recovered a handful of long-lost artifacts. In the 1960s, as construction of the Aswan High Dam led to flooding in the area, UNESCO attempted to salvage relics but was unsuccessful when water inundated the land alongside the river. A number of recently discovered ancient carvings depicting pharaohs along with inscriptions may help illuminate the period from which they originated. A group of underwater archaeologists discovered fragments of old Egyptian relics that had been lying at the seabed. Nile River Since the region became inundated during the 1960s and 1970s. In the course of an underwater archaeological expedition project, Egypt The main river hosted numerous ancient rock carvings containing multiple inscriptions alongside illustrations of different scenes. Egyptian Pharaohs. According to a translation provided by the nation’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, they believ...