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The Lake Nasser Cruise is sailing between Abu Simbel and Aswan on which you will spend a wonderful time while enjoying the beauty of the Lake Nasser.
Itineraries
Day 1
Arrival Luxor / Transfer to your cruise and Luxor Tours
Embarkation at your Nile Cruise before lunch [accommodation on Nile cruise on full board start with lunch end with breakfast.
Upon arrival at Luxor airport or railway station, you will find our representative is waiting for you. transfer to your Nile cruise (Check in at 11:00am), then you will visit with your guide The Temple of Karnak which was built over 2000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amon, Mut and Khonsu. In the New Kingdom period, this Temple was the most important one in Egypt. Some of the interesting structures within the complex are the gigantic hypostyle hall, statue of Ramses II, temple of Ramses III and the sacred lake. Then you will visit to the Temple of Luxor which is close to the Nile and parallel with the riverbank. King Amenhotep III who ruled Egypt from 1390 to 1353 BC built this beautiful temple and dedicated it to Amon-Re, king of the gods. Dinner on board, Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner on board
Day 2
Valley of the King, Temple of Hatshepsut, colossi of Memnon
Breakfast on board, visit the Valley of the Kings, which dates back to the period of new kingdom.
Over 60 tombs have so far been excavated in the valley inside which the ancient mummies of the royal family were discovered. Then you will visit the Temple of Hatshepsut named Deir El Bahari, one of the most beautiful royal mortuary temples. After that you will visit Colossi of Memnon. Sail to Esna. Cross the lock. Sail to Edfu, Overnight on Board in Edfu.
During the visit; your tour guide will tell you great information about the history of the site and you will stop many times to take wonderful photos.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3
Kom ombo Temple and Edfu Temple Tour
Breakfast on board, visit the temple of Horus in Edfu with our Egyptologist tour guide. Sailing to Kom-ombo, to visit Kom ombo Temple. Visit the temple shared by the two Gods sobek and haroeris, Kom Ombo and Edfu are both easily accessible from Aswan, by day cruise, felucca, bus or taxi. Arriving by boat at the Temple of Haroeris and Sobek, near Kom Ombo, is recommended: the magnificent Ptolemaic temple is in a dramatic setting on high ground beside the Nile, surrounded by sugarcane fields, Sail to Aswan, Overnight on Board.
During the visit; your tour guide will tell you great information about the history of the site and you will stop many times to take wonderful photos.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on board.
Day 4
Arrival Aswan (Philae Temple, High Dam, and Unfinished Obelisk Tour)
Breakfast on board, visit Philae or Isis Temple with your guide which is dedicated to the cow-headed goddess Hathor. The temple was started by Ptolemy III and continued by Ptolemy IV, but never completed. Then you will visit the High Dam. The Dam which is 7 Km high is one of the biggest dams in the world. It was erected to store the waters of the flood of the Nile in Lake Nasser. Then you will visit the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries of Aswan. This Obelisk still lies where a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran obelisk, originally at Karnak, now in Rome, it would have measured 120-feet and weighed over 1150 tons when complete. The site has recently been renovated and equipped with tourist facilities. Overnight in Aswan.
During the visit; your tour guide will tell you great information about the history of the site and you will stop many times to take wonderful photos.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on board.
Day 5
Kom ombo and Edfu Tour
Breakfast, free at leisure sail to Kom Ombo stop for view of Kom Ombo temple, sail to Edfu. Edfu is a longer trip (105 km from Aswan) but it houses the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt which is essential viewing for archaeological enthusiasts. Dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god, it was built during the reigns of six Ptolemy. The main building, which includes a great Hypostyle Hall, was uncovered by Mariette in the 1860s. There are numerous reliefs, including a depiction of the Feast of the Beautiful Meeting, the annual reunion between Horus and his wife Hathor, and a particularly fine ceiling relief of the goddess Nut in the New Year Chapel. The temple, which rivals those at Luxor in grandeur, also contains a Nilometer, a Court of Offering and a huge pylon at its entrance, Overnight in Edfu
Day 6
temple of God Khnum at Esna
Breakfast, sail to Esna & visit the temple of God Khnum. Sail to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor
Day 7
Arrival Luxor / Luxor Museum
Disembarkation after breakfast, then visit the Luxor Museum, then Transfer to Luxor hotel, airport or railway station.
- Accommodation on Cruise board (Luxor to Aswan) for 6 nights full board.
- The services of an English-speaking Egyptologist/guide (other languages available on request).
- Entrance fees of the mentioned sites.
- All transfers by air conditioned vehicle.
- Pick up from Airport, railway station or hotel and return
- All Service charges and taxes
- International Flights.
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Personal spending
- Extra tickets to tombs in Luxor
- Optional activities
- Extra meals not mentioned
- Tipping
- Any other items not mentioned
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