Take a 1-week Nile River cruise from Luxor and discover southern Egypt
See the Abu Simbel Temples, Valley of the Kings, Aswan, and more
Learn about the history of ancient Egypt and enjoy a hot air balloon ride
Your lodging, transport, meals and tour guide are included
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Egyptology tour guide
✔ Free Wi-Fi up to 4 GB
✔ Lunch
✔ Breakfast x 6
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ 5 stars Nile cruise for 7 nights luxor to luxor
✔ motor boat
✔ horse and carriage
✔ abu simbel trip
✔ Dinner
✔ pick up and drop off by air conditioning mini bus
✔ hot air balloon
✔ Breakfast
✔ cabin with all facilities
✔ Lunch x 1
✔ taxes and charges
✔ meals start with lunch end with breakfast last day
✔ all sites which mentioned in itinerary
✖ Entrance fees
✖ Tipping
✖ Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Pickup Locations
1. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
2. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
3. Luxor Airport
4. Hilton Hurghada Plaza
5. Cairo Pyramids Hotel
6. Aswan Nubian House
7. Sonesta St. George Hotel - Luxor
8. Pyramisa Isis Island Aswan Resort & Spa
9. Movenpick Resort Aswan
10. Jolie Ville Hotel & Spa Kings Island Luxor
11. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence
12. Steigenberger Nile Palace
13. Long Beach Resort
14. Golden Tulip Flamenco Hotel Flamenco Cairo
15. Pyramisa Hotel Luxor
16. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
17. Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa
18. Giza Pyramids View Inn
19. Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort
Additional Info: We pickup all travelers from any hotel or airport
Itinerary
Luxor Temple , Temple of Karnak
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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). Also, King Thutmose III (1490-1436 BC) set up shrines for visitors of the holy Theban Triad.
Duration: 1.5 hours
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Temple of Karnak
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 the modern era), his wife the goddess Mut and their son the god Khonsu; And each of them has a temple belonging to the Karnak Temples Complex. The temple was named with this name in relation to the city of Karnak, and it is a modern name that is distorted from the Arabic word Khurang, meaning the fortified village, which was given to many temples in the area during this period. While the temple was known in the beginning as "Bar Amun", meaning the temple of Amun or Betamun, and during the Middle Kingdom it was called the name Ibt Sut, which means the most chosen of places (sometimes translated as the chosen spot).
Duration: 2 hours
( Kings Valley, Hatshbsut Temple, Colossi Of Memnon, hot air balloon and start sailing to Edfu )
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Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings, also known as "The Valley of the Kings", is a valley in Egypt that was used for 500 years during the period between the sixteenth and eleventh centuries BC to construct tombs for the pharaohs and nobles of the modern state extending during the eighteenth dynasties to the twentieth dynasty in ancient Egypt. The valley on the west bank of the Nile River facing Thebes (Luxor now) in the heart of the ancient funerary city of Thebes. The Valley of the Kings is divided into two valleys; The Eastern Valley (where most of the royal tombs are located) and the Western Valley. And with the discovery of the last burial chamber in 2006, known as (Cemetery 63), in addition to the discovery of two other entrances to the same chamber during 2008.
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Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
The Temple of Hatshepsut or the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a temple from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and the best remaining temples were built about 3500 years ago in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. It was built by Queen Hatshepsut on the west bank of the Nile opposite to Thebes (the capital of ancient Egypt and the seat of the Amun worship) (Luxor today). The Temple of Hatshepsut is distinguished by its unique architectural design, in comparison to the Egyptian temples that were built on the eastern bank of the Nile at Thebes. The temple consists of three successive floors with open terraces. The temple was built of limestone, and in front of the second floor columns were erected limestone statues of the god Osiris and Queen Hatshepsut in a beautiful distribution. Originally, those statues were colored, and now only some monuments remain of the colors, and some statues are in very good condition, indicating the elegance and beauty of the temple's design.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Colossi of Memnon
Colossus of Memnon, 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 funeral city of Thebes Located west of the Nile in the present-day city of Luxor, the two identical statues depict Amenhotep III (14th century BC) seated, hands spread on his knees and looking eastward (in fact toward the southeast in modern directions) toward 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. The statues were made from blocks of quartzite sandstone that were quarried from Jabal al-Ahmar (near present-day Cairo) and transported 675 km (420 mi) overland to Thebes (Luxor).
Duration: 30 minutes
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hot air balloon trip
Duration: 45 minutes
Temples of Edfu & Kom Ombo
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Temple of Horus
be Ready To Visit The ancient Egyptians called it Geb and the Greeks and Romans called it Apollinopolis, Magna, that is the greater city of Apollo. In the days of the Pharaohs, Edfu was the capital of the second region in Upper Egypt. Archaeological excavations since the end of the nineteenth century revealed their importance in the early ages of the history of ancient Egypt, especially the cemetery that dates back to the era of the Old Kingdom in the third millennium BC and found tombs - terraces built with milk. Specialized linguists read the name of one of the first family kings, Oujib, engraved on a rock, near the city. [1] Edfu was placed under the protection of the falcon deity Horus, king of the city
Duration: 2 hours
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Temple of Kom Ombo
This temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI Philomotor, but its decorations were not done until the Roman era during the reign of Emperor Tiberius. We also see in this temple the same characteristics that we find in other Egyptian Ptolemaic temples in terms of design, architecture and decoration, but this temple has a special feature that resulted from Local worship in the place, where people worshiped two local gods, Sobek and the head of Horus, although these two gods differed in their origins and character, they lived side by side for centuries without mixing or pairing with each other, and therefore there are no two holy walls adjacent to each other. Only the sanctuaries in this temple, but also on the axis of each of these two saints there are side gates to each other, in the outer wall and in the walls of the two halls of columns and beyond, and therefore the temple is divided into two parts, each dedicated to the worship of one of these deities.
Duration: 2 hours
Abu Simbel temple complex
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Abu Simbel Temple Complex
The construction of the temple complex began around 1244 BC and continued for about 21 years, until 1223 BC. Known as the "Ramses Temple" liked by Amun ", and it is one of the six rocks of temples in Nubia that were erected during the reign of Ramses II. Its purpose is to influence the neighboring countries in southern Egypt, and also to enhance the position of the Egyptian religion in the region. Historians say that the design Abu Simbel expresses something of Ramses II's pride, and the mentioned Abu Simbel differs from the Abu Simbel displacement, which is an extension of the tourist Abu Simbel, but it is about 366 km south of Aswan.As time passed, the temples were deserted and thus were covered in sand. Then, during the 6th century BC, sand covered the statues of the main temple to the knees. The temple was forgotten until 1813, when Swiss orientalist GL Burkhardt found the promenade of the main temple.
Duration: 7 hours
Temple of Philae & Aswan High Dam
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Temple of Philae
arrive to Aswan the beautiful city famous by the Nubian culture where we going to pick you up to start our first tour down to the Nile where we going to take motor boat to visit the splendid philae temple.move to visit the beautiful Aswan high dam.at night it is great chance to be in Aswan to visit the local famous market.check in Nile cruise.over night cruise
Duration: 2 hours
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Aswan High Dam
The Aswan High Dam, or the High Dam, is a water dam on the Nile in southern Egypt. It was built during the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Soviets helped build it. The dam greatly helped control water flow and mitigate 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 size of the dam is 43 million cubic meters of cement, iron and other materials. A water flow of 11,000 cubic meters of water per second may pass through the dam. Construction of the dam began in 1960 and the total cost was estimated at one billion dollars, one third of which was written off by the Soviet Union. The dam worked on 400 Soviet experts and completed its construction in 1968. The last 12 electric generators were installed in 1970 and the dam was officially opened in 1971.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Back to Luxor by Cruise
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Luxor
Enjoy Nile River Cruise To Luxor
Nile cruise
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Nile River
Enjoy Sailing Nile Cruise to Luxor
End of Service
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Luxor
Upon Arrival to Luxor your Tour will End
Additional info
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
