8 day Marsa Alam and Nile cruise Holiday package

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Enjoy 8 day Marsa Alam Holiday package Includes 3 Nights all-inclusive 5-star Hotel and 4 Nights Nile Cruises , All our hotels, and Nile cruises are handpicked and our holiday experiences are designed around you, Enjoy Free trip snorkeling Trip to dolphin house or Hamata island

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Day 1- Arrival day in Cairo

El Gouna tours representative will meet & assist you at Marsa Alam International Airport, Transfer to all-inclusive 5-star by private air-conditioned vehicle, Overnight

Day 2- Karnak temple-Luxor temple


Pick up from your hotel in Marsa Alam and drive to Luxor with Private Car.
Embarkation& Lunch on board of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the Eastbank of the Nile Including

Karnak karnak Egypt 360 temple
Karnak karnak Egypt 360 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 karnak Egypt 360 was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso)
Day 3- Valley of Kings


Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of the Nile Including:

The valley of the Kings:
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It 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 Know as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what 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.
13:00 sail to Esna lock& lunch will be during the sail
18:00 arrive, Esna Lock, Sail to Edfu& Dinner
Overnight o board of the Cruise in Edfu

Day 4- Edfu and kom ombo
Breakfast on board the Cruise
07:00 Visit the temple of Edfu

Edfu temple :



Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of 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.

09:30 Sail to Kom combo
12:30 lunch on board of the Nile cruise during the sail
15:30 arrive Kom ombo, visit the temple of Kom Ombo

Kom Ombo temple :


The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)

17:30 Continue sailing to Aswan, Dinner will be during the sail
21:00 arrive Aswan and overnight on board the Cruise.

 Day 5-Aswan

Breakfast on Board the Cruise
08:00 Proceed with Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, 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 of the Cruise
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
 

Day 6-Abu simble


Breakfast on board the cruise.
Optional Tour to Visit Abu Simbel

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.

Dinner & overnight on board of the cruise in Aswan.
 

Day 7-Marsa Alam


Free day in Marsa Alam resort to enjoy the sea and relax.


Day 8 International departure


International departure

Check out - transfer to Cairo Marsa Alam airport for final departure. 

Highlights

  • 3 Nights All Inclusive Resort
  • 4 Nights Nile cruise
  • Abu Simbel
  • Isis temple
  • Aswan Dam
  • the unfinished obelisk
  • kom Ombo temple
  • Edfu
  • Luxor temple
  • The valley of Kings
  • Karnak temples

Inclusions:

  • Pick up service at Marsa Alam.
  • 3 nights at 5* hotel in Marsa Alam all-inclusive 5-star 
  • 4 Nights at 5*  Nile cruise Full board
  • An escorted knowledgable tour guide all over the tour.
  • All your transportation during the tour with a private A.C car
  • Entering fees to all the mentioned sightseeing on the itinerary.
  • Private transfer from Marsa Alam to Aswan
  • Private transfer from Luxor to Marsa Alam
  • Visit Abu Simbel temples included 
  • All Service Charges and taxes.

Exclusions:

  • International Airfare.
  • Egypt entry visa.
  • Tipping
  • Optional Tours

Please remember to bring:

  • Passports
  • Hat
  • Sunglasses
  • Suncream

Route

  1. Luxor
  2. Edfu
  3. Aswan