Nile Cruise :: Lake Nasser

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DAY 1: ASWAN - BEIT EL WALI
Arrive Aswan, transfer to Cruiser. The cruise on Lake Nasser, from Aswan to Abu Simbel or vice versa, is the perfect holiday for the discerning traveller who wants to experience something completely new and different. Embarkation in Aswan. After lunch, visit the Kalabsha Temple with its Pharaonic aspect, remodelled into the Greco-Roman style and dedicated to the god Mandoulis. Visit the Hemi-speos of Beit El Wali, erected by Ramesses II at the start of his reign and the Kiosk of Kertassi, erected to honour the goddess Isis.
Overnight: Cruiser (LD)

DAY 2: BEIT EL WALI - WADI EL SEBOUA
Cruise to Wadi El Seboua and cross the Tropic of Cancer.
Overnight: Cruiser (BLD)

DAY 3: WADI EL SEBOUA - AMADA - PENOUT
Visit to the Temple of Wadi El Seboua, dedicated by Ramesses II to the two gods Amun Ra and Ra Harmakis. Continue to the Temple of Dakka, dedicated to the god Thoth of “Divine Wisdom, Lord of Time and Science and Master of Literature”. Visit the Greco-Roman Temple of Meharakka. Cruise to Amada; visit the Temple of Amada of the XVIIIth dynasty, built during the reign of Thotmosis III, Amenophis III and Thotmosis IV. Continue to the Hemi-speos of Derr dedicated by Ramesses II to the rising sun. Afternoon visit to the Tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia.
Overnight: Cruiser (BLD)

DAY 4: PENOUT - KASR IBRIM - ABU SIMBEL
Cruise to Kasr Ibrim. View the Citadel of Kasr Ibrim (from the sundeck), only remnant from the Nubian distant past, found in its original location. Continue to Abu Simbel; visit the Abu Simbel Temples, preserved due to the international campaign for the salvage of the Nubian monuments. These are the temples of Ramesses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. Optional Sound and Light show at Abu Simbel available.
Overnight: Cruiser (BLD)

DAY 5: ABU SIMBEL - ASWAN
Disembark after breakfast. Transfer to Abu Simbel Airport for flight to Aswan (cost of flight not included). (B)