3 Days Nile Cruise Dahabiya From Aswan To Luxor – 25 October

Itinerary

Day 1: Aswan Tours, Kom Ombo temple

Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo Egypt
We will pick you up from any Hotel in Aswan.
Sail towards Kom Ombo and visit The Town of Kom Ombo is the ancient site of Ombos, which is from the ancient Egyptian word ‘nut’, which means ‘City of Gold’. the Temple of Kom Ombo dating back to the Ptolemaic period, the construction period is somewhere between 200 BC and the beginning of the Christian calendar.
Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris. Today, the temple of Kom Ombo is an important point of the route along the Nile attracting attention because of its unique architecture. You can take a walk around the town and visit the local markets.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Star Nile Dahabiya

Day 2: Edfu and El-Silsila Tours

Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
In Edfu, we visit the temple of Horus. In terms of size, the Horus temple is second after Karnak, while it's considered the best-preserved temple in Egypt together with the temple of Hator at Dendérah. A visit to the temple of Horus is a true delight and rarely you will find examples of the ancient world as big, and as impressive and intact as this one. This temple of Horus was built during a period of 200 years and was finally completed in the reign of Ptolemy XII, father of the famous Cleopatra, 57 BC. Dedicated to Horus he Egyptian God, it is related to the temple of Dendérah because of the supposed marriage between Horus and Hathor, who lived in Dendérah and traveled to Edfu every year to be with her husband.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Gibel Silsila, Edfu Egypt
Sail towards the Gebel el Silsila, ( Gebel = mountain ) which is the Arabic name of a region including both banks of the Nile. This is the point where the river is at its narrowest, flanked on both sides by majestic hills of Sandstone. The deity of the Gebel el Silsila was the crocodile god Sobek. Visit of the quarries and the " Spéos of Horemheb " ( and we know now its not from him but from the beginning of the 18Dynasy until Thutmose 1 and a part of Tutankhamun, a covered ) gallery opening into a small shrine whose bottom is formed by a niche containing seven sitting divine statues, including Horemheb.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Star Nile Dahabiya

Day 3: Luxor and Esna Tours

Stop At: Temple of Khnum, Esna, Esna City, Isna 83811 Egypt
Sail towards Esna located about 50 kilometers south of Luxor. The Greek name of the city was Latopolis, named after the Nile perch ( Lates niloticus ) sacred to the goddess Neith, patroness of the area. Until the early 20th Century, Esnah was an important stop on the camel-caravan route between Sudan and Cairo and between the Western Desert oases and the Nile Valley. Visit the temple of Khnum, which is below the level of the house is a pit. Most of the ruins are still unexplored because they are still below the present houses. Near the temple of Khnum on the stone quay along the cornish are carved cartridges of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
We will drop you off in Luxor.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.