Cairo, Nile Cruise Luxor Aswan and Lake Nasser cruise
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This travel package Cairo and Nile
cruises is designed for The Nile Cruise fans who wish to explore every monument
located in Southern Egypt between Luxor and Aswan, and even to the South of
Aswan including visiting the breathtaking temple of Abu Simble. This is because the guest will spend eight
whole nights on board of a luxurious Nile Cruise sailing from Luxor passing by
Aswan until reaching Abu Simble, the last attraction located in Southernmost
Egypt.
The most significant feature of this travel package is that
it enables the guest to visit monuments located in Lake Nasser that are not
accessible by any other ways. The trip will consist of spending two nights in
Cairo in the beginning to visit all what the Egyptian capital has to offer to
guests. Afterwards, you will embark the super deluxe Nile Cruise ship to sail
from Luxor to Aswan visiting all the major highlights in these two amazing
cities plus located between them.
The next phase of the trip will consist of spending four
nights in a Nile Cruise ship sailing from Aswan to the South direction passing
by the Nasser Lake to visit the marvelous monuments on your way that are only
accessible by boat and reach Abu Simble at the end.
The last step of your trip will be going back to Cairo to
spend a day at your leisure before your final departure on the next day.
Going on a Nile Cruise is one of the most recommended
activities to be done in Egypt. The ships are luxuriously equipped, the food is
great, the scenery down the Nile is amazing, and the guest gets the chance to
visit all the highlights located in Southern Egypt.
One great feature of this travel package is that it enables
the guest to discover all the major attractions of Egypt being escorted with
the best experienced highly qualified and educated Egyptologists.
Everything in this travel package is faultlessly designed to
suit the needs and the requirements of travelers coming from various
backgrounds and different regions from all over the world.
This trip is carefully designed to suit the needs and the
requirements of any traveler who loves luxury and comfort.
Day 1 : Cairo
Upon arrival in Cairo, the guest
will meet the Select Egypt Travel representative who will be your best friend
for the coming five days.
We only deal with local highly educated and experienced
company representatives who have fluent English and wonderful communication
skills.
After the "meet
and greet", the guest will be transferred to his hotel, his home away from home, using the best comfortable
wheelchair accessible air-conditioned minivans.
The guest will check in the hotel in a few minutes to enable
him/her to rest and refresh for an amazing tour of Cairo in the next day.
The rooms in the hotel are designed to suit and the needs and
requirements of all travelers having all sorts of facilities -
Overnight in the hotel
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Day 2 : Cairo
The guest will enjoy a delicious
breakfast to energize his power for his tour in Cairo .
Your first visit of
the day will be to the Pyramids of Giza, the most popular monument in the whole
world, built by the pharaohs from the period starting from 2590 BC to 2480 BC.
You will have the chance to explore the wonders of the Great Pyramid, the
largest Pyramid ever constructed in Egypt which was built by King Cheops in
2589 BC, and it is the only remaining item in the list of the Greek Old Seven
wonders of the world. You will discover the beauty of the lion's body and the
human headed sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in history of mankind.
The next stop of the
day will be at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities hosting the largest
collection of Pharaonic displays in the whole world including the startling
treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun and the Royal mummies' hall. This is besides
many other exhibitions form different Pharaonic periods.
Your tour of the
Museum will be accompanied by the perfect illustration of different stages of
the Egyptian history .
Your last visit of
the day will be to Khan El Khalili, the largest and most famous touristic
market in the world. This bazar, built in 1382 during the Mamluk reign, is the
best place to shop for Egyptian gifs and souvenirs to take home from Cairo.
At the end of the day
you will be transferred to your hotel for a free evening to explore Cairo on
your own style or relax for the tours in the coming day
You will have a
marvelous chance in the evening to go on an optional tour to the sound and
light show in the pyramids, which will be an amazing opportunity to listen to a
wonderful demonstration of the ancient Egyptian history and the story behind
the pyramids building. Languages of the show may vary according to the
schedule -Overnight in the hotel grand nile cruise tour
Day 3 : Cairo - Luxor (Nile
Cruise)
After having tasty breakfast, the
guest will check out the hotel in Cairo.
Transfer using the
most comfortable air-conditioned minivan to the Cairo international airport to
take the flight going to Luxor .
Arrival in Aswan and embark your luxurious deluxe Nile
Cruise ship which will be your home away from home for the coming four nights.
You will start your
visits by exploring the Karnak Temple, the largest religious Pharaonic
structure ever built in the world. The kings of the Pharaohs staring from the
11th dynasty (2055 – 1985 BC) began adding their mark, one after the other, to
this huge complex of Pharaonic temples. The Karnak temple includes the
breathtaking hypostyle hall of the god Amun built by Ramses II in 1244 BC, the
sacred lake of god Amun, and many more attractions.
Your next visit this evening will be to the Luxor Temple.
Dedicated to the holy Theban triad, the gods Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, it is one
of the finest examples of the Pharaonic architecture. Although the construction
work of the temple was mainly completed by Amenhotep III (1390 – 1352 BC) and Ramses
II (1279 1213 BC), many kings who came afterwards have added their marks to
this great complex including Alexander the Great. The Luxor temple was buried
under sand and dust for years until it was discovered in 1881.
Enjoy the evening
touring Luxor on your own style or you can go to the marvelous sound and light
show at the Karnak Temple, to enjoy a fascinating illustration of the history
of the Temple of Karnak and the entire
Egyptian history and watch the amazing light show. Languages of the show may
vary according to the schedule
Overnight in the Nile
Cruise grand nile cruise tour
Day 4: Nile Cruise
Your first visit of the day will
be the Valley of the Kings, the necropolis of the Pharaonic New Kingdom.
Starting from 17th dynasty, the Pharaonic Kings tried to hide their royal tombs
from robbers.
This was why they began to dig their tombs deep inside a
Theban mountain that has a natural pyramid structure. These tombs have the
finest colored decorations with the famous tomb of Tut Ankh Amun discovered by
Howard Carter in 1922 and may other royal tombs belonging to the kings of the
18th and the 19th dynasty.
Your next stop will
be the amazing the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. This temple was constructed
by the 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut (1473 – 1458 BC) as a unique structure
rising from the desert in the shape of imposing terraces. This temple was used
as a monastery in the Christian era. This is why it is famous for the name
"El Deir Al Bahry", or the Western Monastery.
Your last stop of the day will be at the gigantic Colossi of
Memnon. These two 18 meters high statues are the only remaining items of the
mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. During the roman era, music was heard coming
out of one of the statues that were attributed, by the Greeks, as the legendary
figure of Memnon greeting his mother Eos in one of the Greek myths.
Enjoy the evening in Luxor.
Sail down the Nile to Esna at night
Overnight in the Nile
Cruise
Day 5 : Nile Cruise
After breakfast, you will have
the chance to visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. This temple is the largest and
best preserved Ptolemaic temple in Egypt. The building work of the temple
started during the reign of Ptolemy III in 237 BC and the construction
continued until 80 BC. The temple includes wonderfully decorated walls and
stone capitals.
Your next stop will be to visit the amazing Temple Of Kom
Ombo dedicated to two gods; Horus, the falcon god, and Sobek, the crocodile
god. The Greco-Roman temple is famous for its matchless location overlooking
the Nile. Construction work of the temple started in the 2nd century BC by
Ptolemy VI and was completed during the reign of Ptolemy XII during the 1st
century AD.
Enjoy the evening in the Nile Cruise Sail to Aswan and
overnight in the Nile Cruise.
Day 6 : Nile Cruise
Arrival in Aswan and start your
visits with one of the most beautiful temples constructed in Egypt, the Temple
of Philae. This fabulous temple dedicated to the goddess Isis was constructed
as one of the finest examples of the combined architecture of ancient Egyptians
and the Greco-Romans styles.
This temple, due to
the construction of the High Dam was all covered with water until it was
relocated in its present day location in the Agilika Island by the UNESCO
project that took 8 years from 1972 to 1980 to be completed
Your next visit of the day will be to the High Dam, built by
the former Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser in the 1960s to reserve the
Nile Water that was lost every year in the artificial Nasser Lake.
The High Dam, that was viewed as an architectural miracle at
the time, also generates a lot of the electricity consumed in Egypt
The guest afterwards will go to visit the famous unfinished
obelisk, a gigantic granite obelisk dating back to the Pharaohs New Kingdom. If
this huge obelisk was completed it would have weighed more than 1197 tons. This
will be a marvelous chance to understand how the ancient Egyptians were capable
of building such gigantic structures.
Embark the best
deluxe luxurious Nile Cruise, which will be your home for the coming four
nights. You will have a nice comfortable cabin with all sorts of facilities
Enjoy the evening touring Aswan on your own style or you can
go to the marvelous sound and light show at the Philae Temple, to enjoy a
fascinating illustration of the history of the Temple of Philae and the entire Egyptian history and watch the
amazing light show.
Languages of the show may vary according to the schedule .
Overnight in the Nile
Cruise
Day 7 : Nile Cruise - Aswan - Lake Nasser Cruise
After having the best breakfast,
we check out the Nile Cruise after having a fabulous Cruise sailing down the
Nile
Then it's time to have some fun sailing down the Nile in the
old styled Felucca to visit the Botanical
Garden , Also named the Plants Island, the Kitchener's Island is one of
the most wonderful places in Aswan.
Being covered with botanical
gardens, the island is an amazing place to relax and walk under the trees. In
the 1890s, Horatio Kitchener was rewarded by this island because of his
successful campaign leading the Egyptian army in Sudan. His love of plants and
flowers was truly reflected in this island that he lived in for the rest of his
life.
After this amazing
Nile journey, you will be transferred to embark your second Deluxe Nile Cruise
Ship that you will be staying in for another four nights exploring the
monuments located in in Lake Nasser in Sothern Egypt -You will start your
visits with the Temple of Kalabsha, built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in the 1st century AD on the ruins
of a much older complex.
The temple was relocated 51 kilometers away from its
original location in the 1970s after the construction of the high dam
Your next visit will be to explore the Temple of Beit El
Wali, which is a wonderful Pharaonic temple built by the famous builder and
leader, Ramses II. The temple, containing wall caving demonstrating the
achievements of Ramses II in Nubia, was also relocated away from its position.
Your last visit of
the day will be to the Kiosk of Qertassi, a Roman small kiosk which was
relocated with the Kalabsha Temple and contains a fine Hathour headed columns.
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 8 : Lake Nasser Cruise
After the amazing open Buffet
breakfast, you will start the visits of the day
The first step of the day will be to sail and visit the
temple of Wadi Al Sebua , the notable temple containing a magnificent avenue of
sphinx built by Ramses II for the worship of the gods Amun Ra and Ra-Harakhty.
- The second visit of the day will
be to The Temple of Dekka, which was originally built by the Ethiopian King,
Arkamani, in the 3rd century AD. The Romans and the Ptolemies have also
constructed some additions tot the temple dedicated to the god Throth. The
temple like all the monuments situated in the area was relocated after the
construction of the High Dam
Your last visit of the
day will be to The Temple of Maharraka, a small but splendid temple built
during the Roman period with an impressive hypostyle hall
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 9 : Lake Nasser Cruise
After the energizing breakfast,
you will be sailing to start your tour of the day
The first step we will be exploring The Temple of Amada,
dedicated for the worship of the gods Amun Ra and Ra-Harakhty and built by
Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep. This wonderful construction is the most ancient
surviving Nubian temple in Egypt
Your next visit will be to the temple of Derr, built by
Ramses II and was transformed into a church during the Christian era. The
temple, despite being ruined over the years, still contains amazingly colored
wall paintings.
The next stop will be at The tomb of Pennout, which belongs
to the viceroy of Nubia under the rule of Ramses VI (1143 – 1136 BC). The tomb contains
remarkable scenes of the deceased with his family.
Your last trip of the day will be to sail and visit Qaser
Ibrim, this is the one of the few monuments that remained in its place after
the construction of the High Dam. It was believed that there was an impressive
fortress in this location dating back to 1000 years BC. During the Roman era,
the walls of this fortress included seven impressive temples.
You will explore
Qaser Ibrim from the ship as it is not accessible anymore for visitors -
Overnight in the Nile
Cruise
Day 10 : Lake Nasser Cruise – Abu Simble
You will start the day with the amazing
breakfast and get ready for the best monument of the whole Cruise
It is the time to explore a monument that is considered to
be one of the most astonishing sites in Egypt.
The visit of the day will be to the Abu Simble Temple, which
is a startling temple built to honor Ramses II. Abu Simble great temple and the
smaller temple of Hathour were hewn out of a stone cliff.
This huge breathtaking monument was built for the worship of
the gods Amun, Ptah, Ra-Hakharty. The most fascinating feature of Abu Simble is
the four colossi of Ramses which are 33 meters high.
The whole complex was relocated by the UNESCO in 1970s after
the construction of the High Dam.
The evening free at
leisure in the Nile Cruise Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 11 : Aswan
After having the best breakfast,
we check out the Nile Cruise after having a fabulous Cruise sailing down the
Nile in Lake Nasser
Afterwards you will be transferred to the Abu Simble airport
to take the flight going to Cairo
Arrive in Cairo and have a free evening enjoying Cairo in
your own style or go on the optional trip to a dinner Nile Cruise, to enjoy the
delouse open buffet dinner and watch the show consisting of a an oriental
performance, a belly dancer, a live singer, and a Tanoora dance performance
Day 12 : Cairo Final departure
It is time for your amazing delicious
breakfast
You will meet the representative of Select Egypt Travel to
assist you to be transferred, using your wonderful cozy air-conditioned
minivan, to the Cairo airport
Your final departure after spending a marvelous memorable
tour in Egypt that you will remember for the rest of your life.
PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE :1450$
