Aswan Governorate Trip Overview
Movenpick Prince Abbas Lake Cruise is a 5-star cruise that offers the latest and amenities and comforts. Voted the best cruise Nasser in 2007, it offers you a comfortable home from which to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Nasser and see the magnificent temples and tombs of ancient Nubia.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Cruises
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What to Expect When Visiting Aswan Governorate, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Movenpick Prince Abbas Lake Cruise is a 5-star cruise that offers the latest and amenities and comforts. Voted the best cruise Nasser in 2007, it offers you a comfortable home from which to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Nasser and see the magnificent temples and tombs of ancient Nubia.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Aswan – Aswan visits & embarks on the cruise
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Upon arrival to Aswan city, you will be met by Canary Tours representative who will accompany you and transfer you to your Lake Nasser Nile Cruise for embarkation and check in. Lunch will be on board of the Nile Cruise
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
Later on, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the great city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood. After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by a motor boat till reach Agilika Island, where you will visit Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Greco-Roman period and was dedicated to goddess Isis (mother of god Horus). Finally you will be escorted to visit one of the marvelous sightseeing in Aswan, The Unfinished Obelisk, which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to god Amun Ra. After finishing your day tour, you will get back to your ship and overnight.
Duration: 50 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: lunch – Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight onboard
Day 2: Kalabsha temple – sail to Wadi El Sebou
Stop At: New Kalabsha, Near Aswan, Aswan Egypt
Breakfast on board of your ship. then, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the Temple of Kalabsha. Located within view of the High Dam, Kalabsha Temple is often the first stop for any cruise on Lake Nasser. It was moved to this spot from it’s original location 30 miles to the south after the construction of the dam.. The result is an interesting combination of imagery that includes Egyptian and Roman themes with images of Roman emperors and pharaohs worshipping with the Egyptian gods. The temple was dedicated to the Nubian god Mandulis. Also you will be visited Bait El Wali , Beit el-Wali was rescued from Lake Nasser by a Polish archaeological team financed by a joint Oriental Institute of Chicago/Swiss Institute of Cairo Project. The temple itself was built on a symmetrical cruciform plan.After the visit, you will be back to the Cruise for refreshment & have the Lunch on the board then the Cruise will sail to Wadi El Sebou while passing by the Tropic of Cancer.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch – Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight onboard
Day 3: Visit of Wadi El Sebou & Dakka
Stop At: Temple of Wadi El-Sebua, Abu Simbel Egypt
You will have your breakfast on the board of the ship , then you will go to Wadi El Sebou , The name in Arabic means “Valley of the Lions”, referring to the avenue of sphinxes that leads up to this temple, which was built during the reign of Ramesses II. Though it was moved to its current location only in the1960’s, it was quickly forgotten and neglected , You will be back to the ship to have Lunch while Then the boat will sail to Amada
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Amada, 180 Kilometers South of the High Dam Lake Nasser Temples, Aswan Egypt
the Temple of amada is the oldest of the monuments around Lake Nasser. Dating from the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, the temple predates Ramesses II and Abu Simbel by around two hundred years; however, as is typical of the great pharaoh of Egypt, Ramesses’s mark and that of his son Merenptah can be found inside.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch – Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight onboard
Day 4: Visit of kasr Ibrim & Abu Simbel
Stop At: Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Early sail to Kasr Ibrim. View Kasr Ibrim from Sundeck , The Citadel Of Kasr Ibrim was once a formidable city high above the Nile River, but today it appears as an Island due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Then Sail to Abu Simbel Visit Abu Simbel Temple. Built on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile, the site of Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable ancient sites in Egypt, It contains two temples, carved into a mountainside, that were built by pharaoh Ramesses II (1303-1213 B.C).Abu Simbel today is no longer in the same location as it was in ancient times. “Following the decision to build a new High Dam at Aswan in the early 1960s, the temples were dismantled and relocated in 1968 on the desert plateau 64 meters (about 200 feet) above and 180 meters (600 feet) west of their original site, The area where they were originally located is now flooded.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
In the Evening you will have a fascinating Sound & Light Show at Abu Simbel Temple. The Sound and Light show at Abu Simbel will convey you to the time of the pharaohs. Enchanting you with melodious music, and bringing the ancient world to life around you, the show includes projections into the temples showing how they once looked. The program is presented in a number of languages with the provision of ear pieces. It is an experience not to be missed, one that will make your visit to Abu Simbel the memory of a lifetime.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch – Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight onboard
Day 5: disembarkation From Cruise – Depart to Cairo
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Breakfast on Board of the Cruise and check out, then our representative will transfer you to the Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Not including
