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Departs every Monday and Saturday from Luxor, Tuesday from Aswan (itinerary operates in reverse).
Package includes:
• Arrival transfer in Luxor / Aswan
• 4-night Nile Cruise on full board basis
• All sightseeing and entrance fees whilst on cruise (Karnak & Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, Temple of Hatshepsut, Edfu, Kom Ombo, High Dam, Philae Temple and Felucca Ride in Aswan)
• Departure transfer in Aswan / Luxor
Package excludes:
• Airfares and airport taxes (domestib flight Cairo-Luxor and Aswan-Cairo /or vv required)
• Travel insurance, visa cost and tips
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ITINERARY
DAY 1: LUXOR – NILE CRUISER – KARNAK & LUXOR TEMPLES
Transfer to your Nile Cruiser. Visit the Karnak Temple, a complex dedicated to Amun Ra. Its impressive features are probably the most overwhelming of all the Egyptian monuments. Visit the Luxor Temple discovered beneath the shifting desert sands.
Overnight: Nile Cruiser (LD)
DAY 2: LUXOR – WEST BANK – VALLEY OF THE KINGS – ESNA
Travel by coach to the West Bank and visit Thebes Necropolis and the Valley of Kings, a vast City of the Dead for generations of Pharaohs, where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife. Very few of the rock-cut tombs escaped grave robbers during ancient times. The most famous of the sixty-two tombs is the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amun unearthed by Howard Carter. At Deir al-Bahri, the Temple of Hatshepsut was built for the only woman who ruled Egypt. See the Colossi of Memnon; it is all that remains of the Temple of Amenophis, destroyed by the annual flooding of the Nile. Cruise to Esna, cross the lock and continue onto Edfu.
Overnight: Nile Cruiser (BLD)
DAY 3: EDFU – KOM OMBO - ASWAN
Take a horse-drawn carriage through Edfu to the famous and best preserved ancient Greek-built temple. Horus Temple dedicated to the falcon God was built on a rise to escape the annual flooding of the Nile. Cruise to Kom Ombo; visit the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris, dedicated to the crocodile god and the falcon-headed god.
Overnight: Nile Cruiser (BLD)
DAY 4: HIGH DAM – PHILAE TEMPLE – FELUCCA RIDE
Visit the High Dam, a huge rock-fill dam, which captures the world’s longest river. Travel by motorboat to Agilika Island and visit the reassembled Philae Temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. The temple has a majestic aura, particularly at sunset when it turns to gold. In the afternoon, enjoy a Felucca ride to view the lush Botanic Gardens on Kitcheners Island, Elephantine Island, and Aga Khan’s Mausoleum on the west bank (view only, no visit).
Overnight: Nile Cruiser (BLD)
DAY 5: ASWAN
Disembark after breakfast. Transfer to Aswan Airport (cost of flight not included). (B)
* 4 night Nile cruise departs Aswan on Tuesday; therefore the cruise itinerary will operate in reverse. |
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