Aswan Trip Overview
Explore the Ancient Egypt the land of Pharaohs 4 days Nile Cruise Aswan Luxor, amazing tours by our Egyptologist.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Aswan, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Explore the Ancient Egypt the land of Pharaohs 4 days Nile Cruise Aswan Luxor, amazing tours by our Egyptologist.
Itinerary
Day 1: Philae temple | High dam | Unfinished obelisk
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Visit of Philae temple was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex. Egypt’s ancient center for the cult of Isis, the Temples of Philae were venerated from the Pharaonic era through the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods with each ruler making their own additions to the stones here. This sacred site has dazzled travelers since the first Nile cruises set off from Cairo and is one of Nubia’s most important monument sites.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
Aswan High Dam prelude, 1954–1960 — The Aswan Dam, or more specifically since the 1960s, the Aswan High Dam, is the world’s largest, embankment dam, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Nile Cruise 5 *
Day 2: Aswan Edfu Kom Ombo Abu Simbel (Optional)
Stop At: Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Possibility to participate the trip to Abu Simbel in the early morning (optional excursion), Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo and visit Kom Ombo Temple, a twin temple of the two gods, Sobek and Haerosis. The tour then sails to Edfu, and dinner served on board.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period in Koinē Greek: and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca.
Duration: 2 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Nile Cruise 5*
Day 3: SIGHTSEEING IN LUXOR
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Breakfast and then visit the extremely well preserved cult Temple of Horus. Afternoon tea served while sailing to Luxor, visit Karnak Temple and the Luxor Temple on the East bank of the Nile River.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Visit Luxor temple on the east bank of the River Nile. The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it is known as ipet resyt, “the southern sanctuary”
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Nile Cruise 5 *
Day 4: SIGHTSEEING IN LUXOR
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Enjoy breakfast on the ship before disembarking to Tours then go to the West Bank, where visitors will see the royal cemetery for sixty two Pharaohs. The Valley of the Kings.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru, is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Since 1350 BCE, they have stood in the Theban Necropolis, located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
