Question 1

Day 1

Accepted Answer

Luxor
Stop: 45 minutes

Let's Discover Egypt representative will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor, Luxor airport Or Railway station - Then Transfer to board your 5 stars Nile cruise before lunch - Lunch on board - Then visit the East Bank Karnak and Luxor Temples. Dinner on board - Folkloric Show - Overnight in Luxor Meals: Lunch, Dinner Note: If your arrival time to Luxor or Pick up time is so early ( Recommended ), so we will start the tour direct upon arrival since the cruise check-in time at 12:00 PM, and we don't want our guests waste their time waiting at the lobby for check-in and also to avoid the sun heat.
Karnak Open Air Museum
Stop: 90 minutes - Admission excluded
After lunch enjoy your tour to Luxor East Bank by visiting Karnak temples, Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons and Obelisks, all dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad (Amun, Mut, and Khonso) Then drive to enjoy Luxor temple.

Luxor Temple
Stop: 60 minutes - Admission excluded
After Karnak Temples, you will visit Luxor Temple, largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third,18th dynasty and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and decorated by scenes of his Military Battle of Kadesh. Dinner onboard - Folkloric Show Overnight in Luxor.

Question 2

Day 2

Accepted Answer

Hot Air Balloons Luxor
Stop: 40 minutes - Admission included
In the early morning we will pick you up for an incredible memorable trip of Hot Air Balloon ride over the west bank of Luxor and enjoy an aerial view of the city landscape and famous landmarks. Enjoy the open-air museum city (Luxor) over the great temples and mountains below (40 to 55 minutes ride) - Breakfast Box

Colossi of Memnon
Stop: 15 minutes
After the Balloon ride you will have a photo stop by Colossi of Memnon, two magnificent twin statues image of pharaoh Amenhotep III and two smaller statues carved by his feet (one being his wife and the other his mother), stands graciously in the horizon of the magnificent Luxor horizons. The two statues, each measuring 60 feet tall, stands in the entrance of Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple. They are famously named by the name of Colossi of Memnon due to a phenomenon produced by one of the statues after an earthquake. Originally built in the Theban Necropolis in the west of the Nile River in the modern city of Luxor, the Colossi of Memnon, two colossal statues made of quartzite sandstone, which archaeologists believe was quarried at El-Gabal el-Ahmar, located near modern Cairo and then transported 420 miles overland to the ancient city of Thebes, remain after thousands of years. Then drive to Hatsheput temple.
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari
Stop: 60 minutes - Admission excluded
Visit The Queen Hatshepsut temple, discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew. Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, the temple of Hatshepsut merges with sheer limestone cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument, then drive to the Valley of the kings.
Valley of the Kings
Stop: 2 hours - Admission excluded
Arrive to The Valley of the Kings, which called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, it is a majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, Glance around the complex and see the tombs and resting places of remarkable Egyptian kings such as Merneptah, Ramesses III, and Ramesses VI. Get back to the cruise and be ready for the cruise navigation by afternoon heading to Edfu city Through Esna Lock, Lunch onboard - relax on the sundeck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while you are enjoying your afternoon tea on the sundeck - Cross Esna Lock Dinner on board and Overnight in Edfu City.

Question 3

Day 3

Accepted Answer

Visit Edfu Temple & Kom Ombo Temple

Temple of Horus
Stop: 90 minutes - Admission excluded
Breakfast onboard, then visit Edfu temple, the most Preserved temple in Egypt, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, the construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dates to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third (237 B.C), the descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth (Probably performed annually as a religious Drama. Return to the cruise, relax on the sundeck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while sailing to Kom Ombo City, lunch on board and afternoon tea on the sundeck.

Temple of Kom Ombo
Stop: 60 minutes - Admission excluded
Almost 5 hours of sailing to Kom Ombo city while you are enjoying your tea time on the sundeck. Arrive to Kom Ombo city then visit The temple of Kom Ombo The temple and the associated settlement site located 45 KM, north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the god Sobek Raa the crocodile God and the god Horus the elder, Kom Ombo temple was built 180 B.C by the Ptolemaic dynasty during the Roman invasion, what's so special about the temple of Kom Ombo that it stands right on the river bank between Edfu and Aswan which makes it a wonderful stop station for Nile cruises. Sail Aswan - Dinner on board - Galabyia Party. Overnight in Aswan city.

Question 4

Day 4

Accepted Answer

swan Day Tour
Aswan High Dam
Stop: 30 minutes - Admission excluded
After Breakfast onboard, start your day tour by visiting the High Dam, achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electricity. Prepare yourself for a particularly overwhelming sightseeing experience, Aswan High Dam is truly impressive. The Dam is 3600 meters long, 980 meters thick at base and 111 meters tall (at its highest point). The water of Lake Nasser, the world's largest man-made lake, have amassed behind it. It provides irrigation water and electricity for the whole of Egypt. Located 13 km south of Aswan, then drive to visit Philae temple.

Temple of Philae
Stop: 90 minutes - Admission excluded
Proceed to visit Philae Temple, the Greco Roman temple dedicated to Goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. This beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently. Philae rose to prominence during the Ptolomaic Dynasty as the center of the cult of the Goddess Isis. This complex was one of the last remaining places where the ancient religion survived after the arrival of Christianity in Egypt, officially closing only in 551 AD. Early Christians then used the main temple on the island as a church. - Drive back to your Nile cruise. Lunch onboard - Dinner onboard - Folkloric show - Optional tour to the Nubian Village Overnight in Aswan.

Question 5

Day 5

Accepted Answer

Check out & Visit Abu Simbel Temple - This Tour Will Finished Around 2.00 PM
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Stop: 9 hours - Admission excluded
Around 4:30 AM, Check- out, then we will pick you up to visit Abu Simbel Temple (sharing a small group), to visit one of the most impressive places in Egypt, the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramesses 2nd and his beloved Queen Nefertari. The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood, The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramsses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramses II. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the God Horus so in a symbolic way. Drive back to Aswan, then transfer to Aswan Airport, railway station, or your hotel in Aswan. - Lunch Not included - Breakfast Box

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