4 Days Cairo and Nile cruise from Hurghada

4 Days Cairo and Nile cruise from Hurghada. visit Cairo highlights, then fly to Aswan to enjoy Nile Cruise in Aswan and Luxor, then back to Hurghada.

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4 Days Cairo and Nile cruise from Hurghada . visit Cairo highlights, then fly to Aswan to enjoy Nile Cruise in Aswan and Luxor , then back to Hurghada .

Day 1-Hurghada Cairo-Aswan


Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada to transfer you to Hurghada Airport. Take your flight to Cairo where you will be met and assisted by our representative. After that our Egyptologist guide will accompany you to discover the exquisite Pyramids of Cheops , Chephren, and Mykerinus , the Sphinx with a head of a pharaoh and lion's body, which dates back to the reign of King Chephren, and the Valley Temple of the Pyramid of Chephren. Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo. Then you will move on to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen's collection of treasure, gold, and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. fly to Aswan from Cairo arrive at Aswan and transfer to your Nile cruise.

Day 2 -Abu Simbel and Kom Ombo temples


Optional tour to the temples of Abu Simbel cost 90 Euro Extra per person

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. Back to Aswan.

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 on board the Cruise

Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

13:00 sail to Kom Ombo

 Visit The temple of Kom Ombo

The temple and the associated settlement site are located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and dates mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu. Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Day 3-Edfu and Luxor


Breakfast on the board the Nile cruise, Visit the Edfu

Edfu temple  :

Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of the Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated 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.
Sail to Luxor through Esna lock

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

Breakfast on the board the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu

Day 4 Disembarkation in Luxor - Transfer to Cairo


Breakfast on the board the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak karnak Egypt 360

The Valley of the Kings :
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, 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 Known as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, are the remains of what was 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 on the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

Karnak karnak Egypt 360 temple:
Karnak karnak Egypt 360  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 karnak Egypt 360   was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

Disembarkation after Breakfast. Transfer to your hotel in Hurghada - Arrival around 18:00

Inclusions:

  • Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure
  • Flight tickets Hurghada-Cairo/Cairo- Aswan
  • The assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions
  • Transfer Luxor to Hurghada
  • All transfers by modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
  • Accommodation for 3 nights on Super deluxe 5-star cruise on full board
  • All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan
  • English speaking Egyptologist guide during your excursions

Exclusions:

  • Any extras
  • Drinks in the restaurant

Please remember to bring:

  • Passports
  • Camera

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