Remarkable Trip To Cairo And Nebyt Dahabiya
Whats included?
Itinerary
9x Breakfast
9x Breakfast
7x Dinner
7x Dinner
9x Lunch
9x Lunch
Accommodation included: 10 nights
Accommodation included: 10 nights
Meet and greet service by...
Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
Assistance for our guest relations...
Assistance for our guest relations during your stay
Entry Visa for Egypt provided...
Entry Visa for Egypt provided upon arrival Cairo Airport
All airport transfer by a...
All airport transfer by a private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle with Free WIFI
Domestic flight Cairo/Aswanโ Luxor/Cairo
Domestic flight Cairo/Aswanโ Luxor/Cairo
All sightseeing tours in Cairo...
All sightseeing tours in Cairo - privately guided tours
All sightseeing tours on the...
All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing Dahabeya group
Entrance fees to all sites...
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated. Tea, Coffee and Soft Drinks during Meals onboard
Lunch at a good quality...
Lunch at a good quality local restaurant /Bottled water during your tours and transfers
All service charges and applicable...
All service charges and applicable taxes included
Entry/Admission - Pyramids of Giza
Entry/Admission - Pyramids of Giza
Entry/Admission - Great Sphinx
Entry/Admission - Great Sphinx
Entry/Admission - Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
Entry/Admission - Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
Entry/Admission - Memphis Historical Site
Entry/Admission - Memphis Historical Site
Entry/Admission - The Museum of...
Entry/Admission - The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Entry/Admission - Khan Al-Khalili
Entry/Admission - Khan Al-Khalili
Entry/Admission - Aswan High Dam
Entry/Admission - Aswan High Dam
Entry/Admission - Unfinished Obelisk
Entry/Admission - Unfinished Obelisk
Entry/Admission - Temple of Philae
Entry/Admission - Temple of Philae
Entry/Admission - Aswan Botanical Garden
Entry/Admission - Aswan Botanical Garden
Entry/Admission - Nubian Village
Entry/Admission - Nubian Village
Entry/Admission - Temple of Kom...
Entry/Admission - Temple of Kom Ombo
Entry/Admission - Gibel Silsila
Entry/Admission - Gibel Silsila
Entry/Admission - Temple of Horus
Entry/Admission - Temple of Horus
Entry/Admission - Temple of Khnum,...
Entry/Admission - Temple of Khnum, Esna
Entry/Admission - Valley of the...
Entry/Admission - Valley of the Kings
Entry/Admission - Colossi of Memnon
Entry/Admission - Colossi of Memnon
Entry/Admission - Temple of Hatshepsut...
Entry/Admission - Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Entry/Admission - Temple of Karnak
Entry/Admission - Temple of Karnak
Entry/Admission - Luxor Temple
Entry/Admission - Luxor Temple
Not included:
International Airfare
International Airfare
Any optional tours
Any optional tours
Personal spending / Tipping Kitty
Personal spending / Tipping Kitty
Start planning your experience
ยAbout experience
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: Arrival in Cairo - Welcome to land of Pharaohs
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock). Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and provide an entry visa for Egypt and then he will escort you to your hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist you to have a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo "Le Riad Hotel de Charme Cairo "
Day 2: Day 2: Visiting the great Pyramids / Sakkara
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Enjoy a marvelous visit to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus which considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The pyramids built by king Khafre and his family are considered as the greatest in Egyptโs history and human history, during the โgolden ageโ of the Old Kingdom.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
The statue of the Great Sphinx is also one of the most famous structures of the ancient Egyptian history. It was built for the purpose of protecting the burial site of the kings in Giza also considered as a living image mainly represent the king which the combination between the mental power and the Physical power.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Saqqara is one of several other notable necropolis sites near Cairo that offer impressive sights and hold great archaeological significance.
The most famous structure there is Djoserโs Step Pyramid. The world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. It is the first pyramid built in Egypt and it is also the first large-scale cut-stone structure in the world
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Memphis Historical Site, Egypt
Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt.
Among the most important monuments in the open museum of Meet Raheena - ruins left from ancient Memphis - are the statue of Ramses II at the entrance and the huge statue of Ramses II which lies on the ground. There is also a statue of Alabaster in the image of the Sphinx and some other monuments.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo "Le Riad Hotel de Charme Cairo "
Day 3: Day 3: Cairo Sightseeing
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Egyptian Museum features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
No trip to Cairo would be complete without a visit to Khan Al-Khalili. The bazaar is loud, crowded, colorful, and excitingโfull of all kinds of goods and shiny baubles. The market has several restaurants and cafรฉs spread throughout where you can take a break from shopping. Even if you are not looking to buy, taking a walk through the winding alleys of this labyrinthine district, you are sure to find something that will catch your eye.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo "Le Riad Hotel de Charme Cairo "
Day 4: Day 4: Time to fly to Aswan
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
The construction began on the High Dam in 1960, it was the most heralded part of President Gamal Abdel Nasserโs effort to develop Egypt for all Egyptians.
It was completed in 1971 and the huge reservoir behind it, named for President Nasser, finished filling in 1979.
It is an impressive sight and views south over Lake Nasser and north toward the old Aswan Dam are spectacular.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
The Unfinished Obelisk is a rare opportunity to consider what this process might have been like and just how difficult it was to shape and carve the great stone blocks that makeup Egyptโs many monuments.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Philae Temple, this beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Aswan west bank.
Day 5: Day 5: Visiting historical places in Aswan
Stop At: Aswan Botanical Garden, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
the Botanical Gardens, which is rich of its plants that were imported from all over the world In the year of 1899 Lord Kitchener used this Island to be a place where his campaign can rest, and call it the Lord's house. After his death, this Island belonged to the ministry of agriculture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nubian Village, This is a Village and does not have a web-site, Aswan Egypt
the Nubian Village that is located on West Bank of the River Nile in Aswan and just opposite to Soheil Island and near the Aswan Dam passing by the First Cataract of Aswan, this fantastic tour to the Nubian Village lets you meet and impact with a Nubian family and to learn about their simple lifestyle, culture and traditions
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Near Herdiab Island
Day 6: Day 6: Sailing to Kom Ombo
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Kom Ombo is the third major stop that most of the Nile cruises between Luxor and Aswan make on their journey.
It dates from the Ptolomaic Dynasty and it was only completed under Roman rule. The temple has a dual dedicatation to Sobek, as well as Horus, and the plan of the temple reflects this dual purpose.
Temple of Sobek, the crocodile god, makes an approach by water the far superior way to visit this site.
The pylon entrance to the temples is no longer standing, leaving the hypostyle hall as the main feature that visitors see today. Also on the grounds of the temple is the Crocodile Museum, which has a display over crocodile mummies.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner: BBQ Dinner at Beshir Island
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
At Beshir Island
Day 7: Day 7: Sailing to Gabal el Silsila
Stop At: Gibel Silsila, Edfu Egypt
Is the name given to a rocky gorge between Kom Ombo and Edfu where the River Nile narrows and high sandstone cliffs come right down to the waterโs edge. It is hardly surprising that by Dynasty XVIII, travellers had developed the custom of carving small shrines into the cliffs here, dedicating them to a variety of Nile gods and to the river itself.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Near Edfu
Day 8: Day 8: Visiting Edfu temple
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
The Temple of Horus at Edfu is widely considered to be the most impressive of all of the Nile-side temples
Like at Esna, the temple at Edfu is a late construction. It was built during the Greco-Roman Period, but the builders painstakingly preserved the form of Egyptโs true pharaohs.
The temple is very complete, including a pylon that was built by Cleopatraโs father in the first century BC, which leads into a peristyle court and then a hypostyle hall that precedes the sanctuary of Horus, the ultimate and most important part of the temple. All of this replicates the standard layout of a New Kingdom pylon temple, the ruins of which can be seen at many other sights around Luxor and along the Nile Valley. The Temple of Horus at Edfu is by far the most complete example of this architectural style.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Sail to el Kab village, then you will el Kab temple built by Tuthmose III to the west of the nobles tombs, and Old Kingdom mastaba tombs of Kiamen and Nefershemem of Dynasty IV.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Overnight on el Hegz Island (near Esna).
Day 9: Day 9: Sailing to Esna
Stop At: Temple of Khnum, Esna, Esna City, Esna 83811 Egypt
The city of Esna is home to a few of the most famous ancient Egyptian temples including the Temple of Esna, also known as Temple of Khnum.Dedicated to the ram-headed god Khnum (the god of creation) the Temple of Esna construction started during King Tuthmosis III reign during the 18th Dynasty but the temple completed construction during the Ptolemaic period and the Roman period between 40 to 250 A.D.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise" overnight in Luxor West Bank.
Day 10: Day 10 : Welcome to the Valley of the Kings
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
The Valley of the Kings is where the modern myth of Egypt began with Howard Carterโs discovery of Tutankhamunโs tomb, complete with all of the treasures with which he had been buried, in 1922. The fame of that discovers ushered in a new era of Egyptian tourism as the treasures of Tutankhamun toured the world and generated new, widespread interest in the history of Ancient Egypt. The valley is not very impressive at first glance.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
These two gigantic, 59-foots tall statues are the first sight that greets visitors who take the ferry across from the East Bank. They were made famous in antiquity by a mysterious sound emitted from one of them each sunrise. Scientists now think that this sound was caused by air passing through pores in the stone as it was warmed in the sunlight, but there is no way to confirm this since the sound stopped centuries ago.
Regardless of its cause, the sound was the source of the statuesโ name as it caused the Greeks to believe that the statues were of the immortal Memnon.
In reality the statues are of Amenhotep III and his wife, Tiye, and they used to guard the entrance to a great temple complex that some believe might have rivaled Karnak in size. Amenhotep III, who ruled during the New Kingdom around the peak of Egyptโs historic power, is regarded as one of the most prolific builders of Ancient Egypt. This temple would have been the most significant of his building projects, but little remains of it today.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Hatshepsut was the Egyptian King Thutmose I and his wife queen Ahmose only child, she was one of the greatest queens and the second who ruled ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She was the second confirmed female pharaoh who ruled Egypt, the first one was sobekneferu. Hatsheosut take over the rule of Egypt in 1478 BC.
She built hundreds of buildings throughout the Nile Valley and there was a huge amount of statuary produced with her likeness. By far the most famous building attributed to Hatshepsut is her mortuary temple, known as Deir Al-Bahiri or Hatshepsut Temple. The unique collonaded design of this temple is still admired by art historians as unrivaled until the rise of Classical Greece.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
When visiting Karnak, you are paying a visit to the heart of Egypt during the New Kingdom. This huge temple complex was the center of the ancient faith while power was concentrated at Thebes (modern day Luxor) and its significance is reflected in its enormous size. In addition to its religious significance, it also served as a treasury, administrative center, and palace for the New Kingdom pharaohs. It is considered as the largest temple complex ever constructed anywhere in the world.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
This temple might be the greatest testament to why Luxor has earned its nickname, โThe Worldโs Largest Outdoor Museumโ.
It's one of the best-preserved of all of the ancient monuments with large amounts of structure, statuary and relief carvings still intact, making it one of the most impressive visits in the Luxor area and all of Egypt.
Amenhotep III, one of the great builders of ancient Egypt, constructed the temple during his New Kingdom reign, which lasted from 1390 to 1352 BC. In its current form, however, the temple appears to be one of the many projects the Ramesses II commissioned during his long reign.
Duration: 1 minute
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise" overnight in Luxor West Bank.
Day 11: Day 11: Final Departure
Pass By: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Breakfast and disembarkation then transfer to Luxor Airport for your final departure via Cairo Airport.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Day 1: Arrival in Cairo - Welcome to land of Pharaohs
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock). Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and provide an entry visa for Egypt and then he will escort you to your hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist you to have a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo "Le Riad Hotel de Charme Cairo "
Day 2: Day 2: Visiting the great Pyramids / Sakkara
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Enjoy a marvelous visit to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus which considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The pyramids built by king Khafre and his family are considered as the greatest in Egyptโs history and human history, during the โgolden ageโ of the Old Kingdom.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
The statue of the Great Sphinx is also one of the most famous structures of the ancient Egyptian history. It was built for the purpose of protecting the burial site of the kings in Giza also considered as a living image mainly represent the king which the combination between the mental power and the Physical power.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Saqqara is one of several other notable necropolis sites near Cairo that offer impressive sights and hold great archaeological significance.
The most famous structure there is Djoserโs Step Pyramid. The world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. It is the first pyramid built in Egypt and it is also the first large-scale cut-stone structure in the world
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Memphis Historical Site, Egypt
Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt.
Among the most important monuments in the open museum of Meet Raheena - ruins left from ancient Memphis - are the statue of Ramses II at the entrance and the huge statue of Ramses II which lies on the ground. There is also a statue of Alabaster in the image of the Sphinx and some other monuments.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo "Le Riad Hotel de Charme Cairo "
Day 3: Day 3: Cairo Sightseeing
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Egyptian Museum features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
No trip to Cairo would be complete without a visit to Khan Al-Khalili. The bazaar is loud, crowded, colorful, and excitingโfull of all kinds of goods and shiny baubles. The market has several restaurants and cafรฉs spread throughout where you can take a break from shopping. Even if you are not looking to buy, taking a walk through the winding alleys of this labyrinthine district, you are sure to find something that will catch your eye.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo "Le Riad Hotel de Charme Cairo "
Day 4: Day 4: Time to fly to Aswan
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
The construction began on the High Dam in 1960, it was the most heralded part of President Gamal Abdel Nasserโs effort to develop Egypt for all Egyptians.
It was completed in 1971 and the huge reservoir behind it, named for President Nasser, finished filling in 1979.
It is an impressive sight and views south over Lake Nasser and north toward the old Aswan Dam are spectacular.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
The Unfinished Obelisk is a rare opportunity to consider what this process might have been like and just how difficult it was to shape and carve the great stone blocks that makeup Egyptโs many monuments.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Philae Temple, this beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Aswan west bank.
Day 5: Day 5: Visiting historical places in Aswan
Stop At: Aswan Botanical Garden, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
the Botanical Gardens, which is rich of its plants that were imported from all over the world In the year of 1899 Lord Kitchener used this Island to be a place where his campaign can rest, and call it the Lord's house. After his death, this Island belonged to the ministry of agriculture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nubian Village, This is a Village and does not have a web-site, Aswan Egypt
the Nubian Village that is located on West Bank of the River Nile in Aswan and just opposite to Soheil Island and near the Aswan Dam passing by the First Cataract of Aswan, this fantastic tour to the Nubian Village lets you meet and impact with a Nubian family and to learn about their simple lifestyle, culture and traditions
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Near Herdiab Island
Day 6: Day 6: Sailing to Kom Ombo
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Kom Ombo is the third major stop that most of the Nile cruises between Luxor and Aswan make on their journey.
It dates from the Ptolomaic Dynasty and it was only completed under Roman rule. The temple has a dual dedicatation to Sobek, as well as Horus, and the plan of the temple reflects this dual purpose.
Temple of Sobek, the crocodile god, makes an approach by water the far superior way to visit this site.
The pylon entrance to the temples is no longer standing, leaving the hypostyle hall as the main feature that visitors see today. Also on the grounds of the temple is the Crocodile Museum, which has a display over crocodile mummies.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner: BBQ Dinner at Beshir Island
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
At Beshir Island
Day 7: Day 7: Sailing to Gabal el Silsila
Stop At: Gibel Silsila, Edfu Egypt
Is the name given to a rocky gorge between Kom Ombo and Edfu where the River Nile narrows and high sandstone cliffs come right down to the waterโs edge. It is hardly surprising that by Dynasty XVIII, travellers had developed the custom of carving small shrines into the cliffs here, dedicating them to a variety of Nile gods and to the river itself.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Near Edfu
Day 8: Day 8: Visiting Edfu temple
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
The Temple of Horus at Edfu is widely considered to be the most impressive of all of the Nile-side temples
Like at Esna, the temple at Edfu is a late construction. It was built during the Greco-Roman Period, but the builders painstakingly preserved the form of Egyptโs true pharaohs.
The temple is very complete, including a pylon that was built by Cleopatraโs father in the first century BC, which leads into a peristyle court and then a hypostyle hall that precedes the sanctuary of Horus, the ultimate and most important part of the temple. All of this replicates the standard layout of a New Kingdom pylon temple, the ruins of which can be seen at many other sights around Luxor and along the Nile Valley. The Temple of Horus at Edfu is by far the most complete example of this architectural style.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Sail to el Kab village, then you will el Kab temple built by Tuthmose III to the west of the nobles tombs, and Old Kingdom mastaba tombs of Kiamen and Nefershemem of Dynasty IV.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise"
Overnight on el Hegz Island (near Esna).
Day 9: Day 9: Sailing to Esna
Stop At: Temple of Khnum, Esna, Esna City, Esna 83811 Egypt
The city of Esna is home to a few of the most famous ancient Egyptian temples including the Temple of Esna, also known as Temple of Khnum.Dedicated to the ram-headed god Khnum (the god of creation) the Temple of Esna construction started during King Tuthmosis III reign during the 18th Dynasty but the temple completed construction during the Ptolemaic period and the Roman period between 40 to 250 A.D.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise" overnight in Luxor West Bank.
Day 10: Day 10 : Welcome to the Valley of the Kings
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
The Valley of the Kings is where the modern myth of Egypt began with Howard Carterโs discovery of Tutankhamunโs tomb, complete with all of the treasures with which he had been buried, in 1922. The fame of that discovers ushered in a new era of Egyptian tourism as the treasures of Tutankhamun toured the world and generated new, widespread interest in the history of Ancient Egypt. The valley is not very impressive at first glance.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
These two gigantic, 59-foots tall statues are the first sight that greets visitors who take the ferry across from the East Bank. They were made famous in antiquity by a mysterious sound emitted from one of them each sunrise. Scientists now think that this sound was caused by air passing through pores in the stone as it was warmed in the sunlight, but there is no way to confirm this since the sound stopped centuries ago.
Regardless of its cause, the sound was the source of the statuesโ name as it caused the Greeks to believe that the statues were of the immortal Memnon.
In reality the statues are of Amenhotep III and his wife, Tiye, and they used to guard the entrance to a great temple complex that some believe might have rivaled Karnak in size. Amenhotep III, who ruled during the New Kingdom around the peak of Egyptโs historic power, is regarded as one of the most prolific builders of Ancient Egypt. This temple would have been the most significant of his building projects, but little remains of it today.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Hatshepsut was the Egyptian King Thutmose I and his wife queen Ahmose only child, she was one of the greatest queens and the second who ruled ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. She was the second confirmed female pharaoh who ruled Egypt, the first one was sobekneferu. Hatsheosut take over the rule of Egypt in 1478 BC.
She built hundreds of buildings throughout the Nile Valley and there was a huge amount of statuary produced with her likeness. By far the most famous building attributed to Hatshepsut is her mortuary temple, known as Deir Al-Bahiri or Hatshepsut Temple. The unique collonaded design of this temple is still admired by art historians as unrivaled until the rise of Classical Greece.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
When visiting Karnak, you are paying a visit to the heart of Egypt during the New Kingdom. This huge temple complex was the center of the ancient faith while power was concentrated at Thebes (modern day Luxor) and its significance is reflected in its enormous size. In addition to its religious significance, it also served as a treasury, administrative center, and palace for the New Kingdom pharaohs. It is considered as the largest temple complex ever constructed anywhere in the world.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
This temple might be the greatest testament to why Luxor has earned its nickname, โThe Worldโs Largest Outdoor Museumโ.
It's one of the best-preserved of all of the ancient monuments with large amounts of structure, statuary and relief carvings still intact, making it one of the most impressive visits in the Luxor area and all of Egypt.
Amenhotep III, one of the great builders of ancient Egypt, constructed the temple during his New Kingdom reign, which lasted from 1390 to 1352 BC. In its current form, however, the temple appears to be one of the many projects the Ramesses II commissioned during his long reign.
Duration: 1 minute
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation on board "Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise" overnight in Luxor West Bank.
Day 11: Day 11: Final Departure
Pass By: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Breakfast and disembarkation then transfer to Luxor Airport for your final departure via Cairo Airport.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Select a country to define if the visa is required
Who talk about us:
Best cities to travel to
America
Europe
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Paris
Travel to Madrid
Travel to Budapest
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Barcelona
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Vienna
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Berlin
Travel to Copenhagen
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Amsterdam
Travel to Munich