Nile Cruise Tours Itinerary :
Day 1: Check in & Luxor (West Bank Tour) :
Upon Arrival to Luxor airport or Luxor railway station Our guide will wait you outside holding a sign with your name or our company’s sign, then picking you up by the air conditioned private vehicle to visit including Valley of the kings where you will see the well preserved tombs belonging to the kings of the new kingdom including the great ruler Ramses II and the child King Tut Ankh Amon,The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut it's called "the Holy of Helios"..it is one the best architecture buildings ..it consist of three levels connected with each other by ramps and has different scenes on its walls depicting the divine birth of the Queen and her Commercial expedition to Punt Land. The temple is mainly dedicated to worship the supreme god Amon-Ra ,and the 2 Colossi of Memnon which are two massive statues representing King Amenhotep III in a seating Position). Then going for the Nile Cruise embarkation to have lunch, enjoy folkloric show, having dinner and stay on board and start sailing towards Edfu and stay overnight on board sailing
Day 2:Edfu - Kom Ombo Sightseeing Tour :
After arrival to Edfu having breakfast. Then you will go to witness the most complete and well-preserved temple in Egypt flanked by beautiful granite statues of the falcon god Horus. The Ptolemaic temple was dedicated to the falcon god "Horus". The reliefs that cover the walls, columns, and doorways of the temple constitute an extremely important source of information about ancient Egyptian religious and political thought. Among the most interesting of these reliefs tell the story of Horus exacting his revenge on Seth for the murder of his father, Osiris, an event that was re-enacted annually in the temple. Other reliefs recount the stages of the temple’s construction, and provide dates for the completion of different building elements. Ending our tour to Edfu temple and going back to the cruise, and proceed to sail to Kom-Ombo while having lunch. Upon reaching the area you will go to visit the unusual double built temple which is dedicated to the Falcon god "Horris"(the southern part) and the crocodile god "Sobek"(the northern part). It was built during the Ptolemaic era. The scene on the inner face of the rear wall of the temple is of particular interest, and probably represents a set of surgical instruments. going back to the cruise, having the dinner and proceed to sail to Aswan overnight.
Day 3: Sail to Aswan -Abu Simbel Tour (Optional) /: Aswan Sightseeing / Disembarkation :
After breakfast ,Disembarkation . you will be transferred to visit Aswan's High Dam which is one of the most important achievements of the last century in Egypt . It provides Egypt with the water and electricity and secures the country from the destructive inundation of the Nile River . Then you will visit the Temple of Isis at Philae which its construction started during the reign of Ptolemy II and completed by the Roman emperors. And it was dedicated to goddess Isis which was considered the mother of god and she is the mother god Horus and the consort of God Osiris. Afternoon, going to Aswan International airport to take the flight or the sleeper train from Aswan railway station back to Cairo.
Program Includes
• Egyptology tour guide.
• Air Conditioned private vehicle.
• Days Tours
• Airport Transfers or Railway Station Transfers in Luxor and Aswan on Day 1 and Day 5
• 1 Hour Felucca Ride in Aswan
• Bottled Mineral Water every day tour
• Tourism Police Permission for arranging the tours
• Taxes
Program Excludes
• Optional Tour to Abu Simbel
• All Entrance fees
• Meals & Drinks during day tours
• Tipping
• Personal Expenses
• Anything not mentioned above
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