Itinerary
Day 1: Phiela Temple & High Dam
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan 1, Aswan 1240271 Egypt
Our Nesobity Travel Egyptologist Guide will pick you up from Hotel / Airport to Start your journey in Aswan. A day tour to visit the nicest city of Egypt, the town of charm and beauty is the land of Nubia. a water trip to Philae Island located in the middle of the Nile and was dedicated to the goddess Isis. You will be able to visit a complex of Geek-Roman chapels and a Philae temple. The entire complex is moved from its original location on Philae Island to Egilika Island to salvage it from submerging when the dams were built there.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
after visiting the temple of phiela, we will move to the south to watch the high dam, one of the oldest dam in Africa & the world and watching the generators responsible for generating electricity in Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Overnight Stay in 5 Stars Nile Cruise
Day 2: Abu Simbel Temple & Kom Ombo Temple
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
our tour guide will pick you up to hit the road to Abu Simbel. to start your private tour to the fascinate colorful temples of Abu Simbel. The two temples were cut by the king Ramses II (1279 B.C) where he dedicated the great temple for himself and the small one for his wife Nefertari.
Ramses II’s Temple: A rock cut temple with four gigantic statues of the king Ramses who is represented seated on the throne of Egypt with his big family. It consists of two great colonnades, eight caverns rooms and a great sanctuary that has a solar phenomenon twice annually. The temple was carved by the king to commemorate his birthday and coronation day. The sun rays penetrating the 180 feet deep into to shine up the face of the king with his accompanied gods except god of darkness.
Nefetari’s Temple: It is an amazing small temple dedicated by the king to his favorite Nubian wife. It consists of a quite big facade with 6 massive statues followed by a colonnade and sanctum.
then back to the cruise.
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Back to the cruise after visiting Abu Simbel temple to sailing to Kom Ombo City. Lunch on board, whilst sailing to Kom Ombo town. English tea time on the sundeck then a tour to Kom Ombo Temple & Crocodile museum. Temple of Kom Ombo is unique designed architecture located just few steps on the east bank of Nile river, it is divided equally between Sobek “crocodile god” and Horus “falcon god”. There are two long access are leading to two interior sanctuaries. Again, back to the cruise navigating to Edfu. Overnight in Edfu.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight Stay in 5 Stars Nile Cruise
Day 3: Edfu Temple, Luxor Temple, and Sound&Light Show
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
The guide will accompany you to visit one of the most preserved Greek-Roman achievements in Egypt it is Edfu temple. Edfu temple is dedicated to the cult of Horus (Falcon God 237 B.C). Obviously, you will see the second tallest Pylon (temple’s facade) in Egypt and observe the inscriptions of important legends of struggle between Horus and his uncle Seth “god of evil”. Return to the cruise navigating to Esna where crossing two locks through the Nile and seeing the elevation process from the sundeck is exceptional.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Once arrived at Luxor, the guide will move with you to visit Luxor temple. Luxor temple which has alive evidences to many civilizations and religions that been practiced inside its walls for thousands of years related to Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic. It was built by Amenhotep III in the 18th Dynasty about 1300 B.C. to prove his rights in the rule of Egypt by representing the story of his divine birth on the walls of divine birth room inside the temple. Also, Ramses II and Tut Ankh Amon put their fingerprints on the completion of the temple since Luxor was the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom era.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Sound and Light Show, Karnak Temple, Luxor 0095 Egypt
its a great time to try a different experience to attend the sound and light show at The temples of Karnak. the spectacle showing the explanation of each monument in The karnak. and the story of the many temples founded inside the karnak Temple.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight Stay in 5 Stars Nile Cruise
Day 4: Hot Air Balloon, Valley of the kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of memnon, and Karnak Temple
Stop At: Hot Air Balloon Location, PJMC+652, Luxor City, Al Qarna, Luxor Governorate 85955, Egypt
early pick up to go the west bank to ride the balloon and watch the sightseeing of Luxor from the top. then back to your cruise to start your day tour.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
First visit to the Valley of the Kings, the valley contains 63 royal tombs within the New Kingdom era 1500 B.C. The reason of choosing the west bank in the burial, because of the dry environment, adequate Limestone queries and to keep their tombs and the royal mummies obscured from the robbers. The walls of these tombs are containing incredible carvings and inscriptions indicating the religious life of the Pharaohs.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Then proceed to Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. It is such a unique temple in its architectural style. Where it contains inscriptions of the royal journey to Puntland. And visions of the divine birth of the Queen Hatshepsut. The limestone mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was designed and constructed by the high priest and architecture Senenmut 1503 B.C.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
Later you will be listening to the legendary story of Colossi of Memnon in a granary area. These gigantic statues are sculptured from sandstone. After that we will back to the east bank to visit the karnak Temples.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak Temple is one of the biggest Temples in the entire world, here you have the chance to visit the Sacred Lake and the huge Scarab Statue which apparently if you walk around few times it brings you a good luck as may your wishes come true. Karnak Temples were built in dedication to the triad of Thebes God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. then you will be transfer to the airport or your hotel in luxor.
Duration: 2 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.