Cairo Trip Overview
Fly from Cairo to Aswan for a 4-day cruise on the Nile. Onboard you can relax in luxury and enjoy the sights. Visit Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Philae Temple, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Nile Valley along the way.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Fly from Cairo to Aswan for a 4-day cruise on the Nile. Onboard you can relax in luxury and enjoy the sights. Visit Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Philae Temple, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Nile Valley along the way.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: Fly Cairo to Aswan – Nile Cruise Tour
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from the annual floods of the Nile.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Move on and visit the majestic Philae Temple which was built to the honor of Goddess Isis, the chief deity of the island.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Aswan.
Day 2: Day 2: Kom-Ombo and Edfu Temples
Stop At: Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Kom-ombo where you will visit the double temple of both Sobek, the crocodile god and Horus the falcon god, located on the river bank. The Kom ombo temple was built during the Ptolemaic dynasty, with additions during the roman period. While much of the temple has been destroyed by the Nile flood, the ruins are spectacular, and some 300 crocodile mummies have been discovered in the vicinity and are displayed inside the temples crocodile museum.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
visit Edfu temple, which is dedicated to Horus the falcon headed god. It is considered the best preserved of all Egypt’s temples. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 – 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ancient Egypt. Explore the temples and learn more about the most significant deities from ancient Egypt.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in the boat
Day 3: Day 3: Luxor Nile Cruise Tour
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial. Many kings are buried in this valley. The most known tombs are King Tuthmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramses VI, King Merneptah and Amenhotep II.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmose I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately 1490-1469 B.C). Hatshepsut is the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt. Afterwards you will pass by the colossi of Memnon which are remains of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: – Overnight in Luxor.
Day 4: Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise – Back to Cairo
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak Temples, which is the greatest example of worship in the history, dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Temple of Luxor. It was built by Amenhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
