Phiela Temple & High Dam
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Temple of Philae
Our Nesobity Travel Egyptologist Guide will pick you up from Hotel / Airport to Start your journey in Aswan. A day tour to visit the nicest city of Egypt, the town of charm and beauty is the land of Nubia. a water trip to Philae Island located in the middle of the Nile and was dedicated to the goddess Isis. You will be able to visit a complex of Geek-Roman chapels and a Philae temple. The entire complex is moved from its original location on Philae Island to Egilika Island to salvage it from submerging when the dams were built there.
Duration: 2 hours
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Aswan High Dam
after visiting the temple of phiela, we will move to the south to watch the high dam, one of the oldest dam in Africa & the world and watching the generators responsible for generating electricity in Egypt.
Duration: 60 minutes
Abu Simbel Temple & Kom Ombo Temple
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Abu Simbel Temple Complex
our tour guide will pick you up to hit the road to Abu Simbel. to start your private tour to the fascinate colorful temples of Abu Simbel. The two temples were cut by the king Ramses II (1279 B.C) where he dedicated the great temple for himself and the small one for his wife Nefertari.
Ramses II’s Temple: A rock cut temple with four gigantic statues of the king Ramses who is represented seated on the throne of Egypt with his big family. It consists of two great colonnades, eight caverns rooms and a great sanctuary that has a solar phenomenon twice annually. The temple was carved by the king to commemorate his birthday and coronation day. The sun rays penetrating the 180 feet deep into to shine up the face of the king with his accompanied gods except god of darkness.
Nefetari’s Temple: It is an amazing small temple dedicated by the king to his favorite Nubian wife. It consists of a quite big facade with 6 massive statues followed by a colonnade and sanctum.
then back to the cruise.
Duration: 9 hours
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Temple of Kom Ombo
Back to the cruise after visiting Abu Simbel temple to sailing to Kom Ombo City. Lunch on board, whilst sailing to Kom Ombo town. English tea time on the sundeck then a tour to Kom Ombo Temple & Crocodile museum. Temple of Kom Ombo is unique designed architecture located just few steps on the east bank of Nile river, it is divided equally between Sobek “crocodile god” and Horus “falcon god”. There are two long access are leading to two interior sanctuaries. Again, back to the cruise navigating to Edfu. Overnight in Edfu.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Edfu Temple, Luxor Temple, and Sound&Light Show
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Temple of Horus
The guide will accompany you to visit one of the most preserved Greek-Roman achievements in Egypt it is Edfu temple. Edfu temple is dedicated to the cult of Horus (Falcon God 237 B.C). Obviously, you will see the second tallest Pylon (temple’s facade) in Egypt and observe the inscriptions of important legends of struggle between Horus and his uncle Seth “god of evil”. Return to the cruise navigating to Esna where crossing two locks through the Nile and seeing the elevation process from the sundeck is exceptional.
Duration: 2 hours
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Luxor Temple
Once arrived at Luxor, the guide will move with you to visit Luxor temple. Luxor temple which has alive evidences to many civilizations and religions that been practiced inside its walls for thousands of years related to Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic. It was built by Amenhotep III in the 18th Dynasty about 1300 B.C. to prove his rights in the rule of Egypt by representing the story of his divine birth on the walls of divine birth room inside the temple. Also, Ramses II and Tut Ankh Amon put their fingerprints on the completion of the temple since Luxor was the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom era.
Duration: 2 hours
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Luxor Sound and Light Show
its a great time to try a different experience to attend the sound and light show at The temples of Karnak. the spectacle showing the explanation of each monument in The karnak. and the story of the many temples founded inside the karnak Temple.
Duration: 2 hours
Hot Air Balloon, Valley of the kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of memnon, and Karnak Temple
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early pick up to go the west bank to ride the balloon and watch the sightseeing of Luxor from the top. then back to your cruise to start your day tour.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Valley of the Kings
First visit to the Valley of the Kings, the valley contains 63 royal tombs within the New Kingdom era 1500 B.C. The reason of choosing the west bank in the burial, because of the dry environment, adequate Limestone queries and to keep their tombs and the royal mummies obscured from the robbers. The walls of these tombs are containing incredible carvings and inscriptions indicating the religious life of the Pharaohs.
Duration: 2 hours
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Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Then proceed to Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. It is such a unique temple in its architectural style. Where it contains inscriptions of the royal journey to Puntland. And visions of the divine birth of the Queen Hatshepsut. The limestone mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was designed and constructed by the high priest and architecture Senenmut 1503 B.C.
Duration: 2 hours
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Colossi of Memnon
Later you will be listening to the legendary story of Colossi of Memnon in a granary area. These gigantic statues are sculptured from sandstone. After that we will back to the east bank to visit the karnak Temples.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Temple of Karnak
Karnak Temple is one of the biggest Temples in the entire world, here you have the chance to visit the Sacred Lake and the huge Scarab Statue which apparently if you walk around few times it brings you a good luck as may your wishes come true. Karnak Temples were built in dedication to the triad of Thebes God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. then you will be transfer to the airport or your hotel in luxor.
Duration: 2 hours
