Discover ancient Egypt on this lively Nile cruise, with plenty of evening activities. See Luxor highlights, including the Howard Carter House where the archaeologist lived; glide over Luxor’s ancient monuments in a hot air balloon; cruise to Kom Ombo and Edfu; then see Aswan signatures, including the Abu Simbel Temples. Your package includes full-board cruise, guiding, transfers and balloon flight: entrance fees and other meals are at your expense.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Egyptology tour guide
✔ Cabin with all facilities.
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Luxor Sky
✔ Free Wi-Fi up to 4 GB
✔ 3-nights at 5 stars cruise
✔ Sharing a small group to Abu Simbel with English Speaking tour guide.
✔ Horse and Carriage
✔ All sites which mentioned in the program.
✔ Motot Boat
✔ Transport by air-conditioned coach
✔ All local taxes and services.
✔ Meet and assist by English-speaking representatives.
✔ Meals start with lunch end with breakfast.
✖ Any thing not mentioned in the itinerary
✖ Entrance fees
✖ Drinks
✖ Tipping
Pickup Locations
1. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
2. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
3. Luxor Airport
4. Giza Pyramids Inn
5. Hilton Hurghada Plaza
6. Aswan Nubian House
7. Sonesta St. George Hotel - Luxor
8. Movenpick Resort Aswan
9. Jolie Ville Hotel & Spa Kings Island Luxor
10. Steigenberger Nile Palace
11. Long Beach Resort
12. Dusit Thani Lakeview Cairo
13. Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa
14. Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort
Additional Info: We pickup all travelers from any hotel or airport in Luxor
Itinerary
Luxor West Bank visit Valley of the kings & Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon
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Valley of the Kings
Our Tour guide will pick you up to visit Valley of the kings , The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley and West Valley.
Duration: 2 hours
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Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Continue driving and get to the beautiful queen Hatsheput temple the first lady in history used the gloves and discover her splendid temple and her attractive story. Amun spoiled Hatshepsut, famous for (Hatshepsut), the most famous queens who ruled Egypt, and the most powerful of them; Her rule was a milestone not only in the history of the Eighteenth Dynasty, but in the entire ancient history of Egypt.
Hatshepsut is the fifth king of the ancient Egyptian eighteenth dynasty, and Egyptologists consider her to be one of the most successful kings of the ancient Egyptians.
Her name means: concubine of Amun, preferred over the ladies, or concubine of Amun, the Dora of the princesses
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Colossi of Memnon
At the end of the tour visit the two giant status of memnon. The Colossi of Memnon statue, meaning a colossal colossus, known locally as (Al-Kulsat or Salamat), is two huge statues, built around the year 1350 BC, which are all that remains of a temple built in memory of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty, located in the funerary city of Thebes, located west of the Nile River from the present-day city of Luxor. The two identical statues depicted Amenhotep III (who lived in the fourteenth century B.C.) sitting, his hands spread out on his knees and looking towards the east (actually towards the south East according to recent trends) towards the river. Two short figures are carved on the front of the throne, along with his legs: his wife Tiye and his mother Death M and Ya. The side panels depict the Nile god Habi.
Duration: 30 minutes
Luxor East Bank visit Luxor Temple & Temple of Karnak and Balloon
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Early Morning pick up to marine where we going to take motor boat to the west bank of luxor enjoy the life trip hot air balloon.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Temple of Karnak
Start our next tour and discover the biggest temple in whole the world karnak temple, Karnak, or the Karnak Temple Complex, which is known as the Karnak Temple, is a group of temples, buildings and columns, where the expansion and construction processes continued since the Pharaonic era, specifically the kings of the Middle Kingdom, until the Roman era in Luxor in Egypt on the eastern coast. The temple was built for the divine triad Amun (Amun Ra in modern times), his wife the goddess Mut and their son the god Khonsu; And each of them has a temple belonging to the Karnak Temples Complex. Sometimes tourists and non-specialists only mean Karnak Temple, the temple belongs to Amun Amun-Ra.
Duration: 2 hours
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Luxor Temple
After the wonderful tour you going to visit luxor temple, The Luxor Temple is a large complex of ancient Egyptian temples located on the eastern bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor today known as (Thebes ancient). Founded in 1400 BC. The Luxor Temple was built to worship Amun-Ra, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu. They are the gods, which are also called the Theban Triad (Theban Triad). Luxor Temple was built during the reign of the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty and the Nineteenth Dynasty. The most important buildings in the temple are those that were built by Kings Amenhotep III (1397-1360 BC) and Ramses II (1290-1223 BC) (who added to the temple the open courtyard, the edifice, and the obelisks). King Thutmose III (1490-1436 BC) also resided
Duration: 1.5 hours
Temple of Horus Edfu & Komombo
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Temple of Horus
Morning touch the egyptian culture and enjoy your tour by traditional horse and carriage to edfu temple, The Temple of Edfu, or the Temple of Horus, is the second temple of ancient Egypt in size, after the Temple of Karnak, located in the city of Edfu in Upper Egypt on the west bank of the Nile, which was known during the Hellenistic period in colloquial Greek as (Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις) and in Latin (Apollonopolis Magna), representing the temple One of the last attempts of the Ptolemies to build temples in line with their ancestors' style and grandeur. The Temple of Horus took about 180 years to build.
The temple is dedicated to the main god Horus, who was identified as Apollo according to the Greek interpretation. It is one of the best preserved attractions in Egypt. The temple was built during the rule of the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. M. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information about language, mythology, and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt
Duration: 2 hours
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Temple of Kom Ombo
Back to cruise and continue sailing to visit Komombo Temple The temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI to worship the gods Sobek and Horus. The temple area has recently been restored and renewed. This temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI Philomator, but its decoration was only completed in the Roman era during the time of Emperor Tiberius, and we see in this temple also the same features that we find in other Ptolemaic Egyptian temples in terms of design, architecture and decoration. However, this temple has a special feature that resulted in local worship in the place, where people worshiped two local deities, namely Sobek and Horus with the head of a falcon, and despite the difference between these two deities in origin and character, they lived side by side for long centuries without mixing or pairing us Together
Duration: 2 hours
Great Abu Simbel Temple & Philae and Aswan Dam
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Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Around 5 am it is time for visiting the Great Abu simbel temples,Abu Simbel is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Lake Nasser, about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is one of the "monuments of Nubia" listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. And that starts from the direction of the flow of the river from Abu Simbel to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin temples were originally carved from the mountains during the reign of King Ramses II in the thirteenth century BC, as a permanent monument to him and Queen Nefertari, to commemorate his victory in the Battle of Kadesh. However, in 1960 the facility complex was completely moved to another location, on an artificial hill made of a dome structure, and over the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
It was necessary to relocate the temples to avoid them being submerged during the construction of Lake Nasser
Duration: 7 hours
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Temple of Philae
Take the motor boat to get to philae island temple, One of Nubia's most important monument sites, the Temples of Philae, 12 kilometers south of Aswan, was an ancient pilgrimage center for the cult of Isis and dazzled travelers with its power for centuries. This sacred site was venerated from the Pharaonic era up to the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods with each ruler adding their own stamp onto the stones here. Saved from a watery grave by UNESCO's rescue project, which transferred the monuments block by block from Philae Island to Agilika Island, today, the temples continue to work their charm on all who visit
Duration: 2 hours
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Aswan High Dam
Drive over to visit the famous high dam of Aswan, The High Dam is a water dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt. It was established during the reign of Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Soviets helped build it. The dam helped a lot in controlling the flow of water and mitigating the effects of the Nile flood. Used to generate electricity in Egypt. The length of the dam is 3600 meters, the width of the base is 980 meters, the width of the summit is 40 meters, and the height is 111 meters. The volume of the body of the dam is 43 million cubic meters of cement, iron and other materials, and it can pass through the dam a flow of water up to 11,000 cubic meters of water per second. Construction of the dam began in 1960 and the total cost was estimated at one billion dollars, one-third written off by the Soviet Union. 400 Soviet experts worked on building the dam and completed its construction in 1968. The last 12 generators were installed in 1970 and the dam was officially opened in 1971.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
