Itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Aswan from Cairo + Check-in our magnificent 5* deluxe Nile Cruise
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and then, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight to Aswan. Upon your arrival, you will join our tour guide to visit:
The Aswan Dam, or more specifically since the 1980s, the Aswan High Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt. It was studied in detail by Reginald Engelbach in 1922
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: 1 Night Accommodation onboard of a 5* deluxe Nile Cruise on full-board basis
Day 2: Kom Ombo Day Tour
Stop At: Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period.
Duration: 2 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: A visit to Edfu Temple
Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Several of the inscriptions found at the temple of Edfu describe what is known as the “Sacred Drama.” The story describes the conflict between Horus, the deity of the fertile Egyptian lands near the Nile, and Seth, the deity of the surrounding Egyptian desert, as Horus seeks revenge for the murder of his father, Osiris
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: 1 Night Accommodation on board of a 5* deluxe Nile Cruise on a full-board basis
Day 4: Luxor Day Tour + Catch a flight to Cairo
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak in the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000–1700 BCE) and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom.
After finishing your tour, we will transfer you to Luxor Airport to catch your flight to Cairo and then, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo
Duration: 2 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.