4 Days Nile Cruise From Cairo

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Have an amazing 4 day Nile Cruise tour from Cairo on the River Nile between Aswan and Luxor, On 5 stars Cruise. you will discover the many archaeological treasures, take the chance to enjoy a wonderful experience accompanied by an expert tour guide.

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► Day 1 Cairo - Aswan Nile Crusie Tours:

Our representative will pick you up from the hotel in Cairo the itinerary for the first day will be as follows: Transfer to Cairo airport for a short flight to Aswan to board your Nile cruise. You will meet your tour guide in Aswan and you will be transferred to embark Nile Cruise before lunch Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and a tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk.

► Phiala temple:
Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.
► The High dam:
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
► The Unfinished Obelisk
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 
12:00 lunch on board the Cruise
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
► Day 2 Abu Simbel and Kom Ombo temples
 Optional Tour to Abu Simbel
Breakfast & Lunch on board the cruise.
Optional tour to the temples of Abu Simbel cost 90 Euro  Extra per perso
► Abu Simbel temples
The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
13:00 sail to Kom Ombo
►  Visit The temple of Kom Ombo
The temple and the associated settlement site are located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and dates mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu 
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
►   Day 3-Edfu and Luxor
Breakfast on board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu
►   Edfu temple  :
Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of the Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
Sail to Luxor through Esna lock
►   Visit Luxor temple
► Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated  with His Military Battle of Kadesh
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

►  Day 4 Disembarkation in Luxor - Transfer to Cairo
Breakfast on board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak
►  The Valley of the Kings :
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

►  The colossi of Memnon:
Massive  pair statues Known as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, are the remains of what was once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
►  The Queen Hatshepsut temple :
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.
►  Karnak  temple
Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak  was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

Disembarkation after Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo, Then you will be transferred to Cairo hotel.

Highlights

  • ►   Enjoying4 days Nile Cruise tours to relax

  • ►   Discover the many archaeological treasures between Luxor and Aswan

  • ►   Visit Egypt`s Top Highlights

  • ►   Phila temple

  • ►   Aswan Dam

  • ►   Edfu

  • ►   Kom Ombo

  • ►   The valley of the Kings

  • ►   Queen Hatshepsut temple

  • ►   Karnak temple

Inclusions:

  • ►   Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure

  • ►   The assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions

  • ►   Transfer El Gouna to Aswan and Luxor to El Gouna

  • ►   All transfers by modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle

  • ►   Accommodation for 3 nights on Super deluxe 5-star cruise Royal Princess on full board

  • ►   All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary

  • ►   Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan

  • ►   English speaking Egyptologist guide during your excursions

Exclusions:

  • ►   Any extras

  • ►   Drinks in the restaurant

Please remember to bring:

  • ►  Hat sunglasses
  • ► Suncream
  • ► Copy of passports
  • ► Breakfast
  • ► We advise you to order a breakfast box from the hotel because of the early departure

Tour Type :

  • ► Private 

► Pick up Time :

  • ► 5:30 am 

► Know Before You go 

  • ► Ask for your breakfast box before the early deparure .The hotel arranges it for you for free.

Booking Method:

  • ►Full Payment during the trip or by Visa Card Online Via our website

 

Route

  1. Cairo
  2. Aswan
  3. Luxor
  4. Cairo