7 NIGHTS NILE CRUISE FROM HURGHADA

Itinerary

Day 1: Hurghada - Luxor

Stop At: Excursies Egypte, Sheraton street el bahr el Ahmr, Hurghada 84511 Egypt
DAY 01 -Monday

Pick up time from Hurghada to Luxor at 05:00

Embarkation& Lunch onboard of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the Eastbank of the Nile

Embarkation& Lunch onboard of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the Eastbank of the Nile Including

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)

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 onboard of the Cruise in Luxor
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight on the board of the cruise

Day 2: Day 2

Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
DAY 02 Tuesday

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

Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight on the board of the cruise

Day 3: DAY 03 -WEDNESDAY

Stop At: Temple of Horus at Edfu, Edfu Egypt
DAY 03 -WEDNESDAY

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, dates 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 onboard of the Nile cruise during the sail

15:30 arrive kom ompo, visit the temple of Kom ompo

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

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight on the board of the cruise

Day 4: Aswan

Stop At: High Dam, Aswan Egypt
DAY 04 THURSDAY

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 onboard of the Cruise

Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight on the board of Nile Cruise

Day 5: DAY 05 FRIDAY

Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel Egypt
DAY 05 FRIDAY

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 in Aswan
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight on board in Aswan

Day 6: DAY 06 SATURDAY

Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo Egypt
DAY 06 SATURDAY

1- Breakfast on board

2- Sail to Kom Ombo. (9:00)

3- Visit Kom Ombo Temple. (11:30)

5- Lunch on board.

6- Sail to Edfu. (12:30)

7- Visit Horus Temple. (16:30)

6- Dinner on board.

7- Sail to Esna (18:30)

8- Overnight in Esna.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Esna.

Day 7: DAY 07 SUNDAY

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
DAY 07 SUNDAY

1- Sail to Luxor. (3:00)

2- Breakfast on board.

3- Arrival Luxor. (7:00)

4- Lunch on board.

5- Visit the East Bank.

6- Dinner on board.

7- Overnight in Luxor.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in luxor