Dahabiya Nile Cruise Aswan – Luxor 03 Nights /04 days | Day 1 tour Philae Temple| Sail to Kom Ombo
Upon arrival at Aswan pick you up from any place from your choice in Aswan (Airport – Station – Hotel) then met by your personal guide who will accompany you by car with air conditioning to visit:
Temple of Philae
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 cult of Isis continued here until at least AD 550. The boat leaves you near the Kiosk of Nectanebo, the oldest part, and the entrance to the temple is marked by the 18m-high first pylon with reliefs of Ptolemy XII NeosDionysos smiting enemies.
-Check in Dahabyia.
-The first day’s sailing takes you to a small Nile island for a walk in the countryside.
-After lunch on board,continue sailing towards Kom Ombo
- Overnight on board Dahabyia
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day02 \Temple of Kom Ombo |Sail to Gebel el Silsila
After enjoying the breakfast, met by your personal guide who will accompany you by car with air conditioning to visit:
Temple of Kom Ombo
Standing on a promontory at a bend in the Nile, where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank, is the Temple of Kom Ombo, one of the Nile Valley's most beautifully sited temples. Unique in Egypt, it is dedicated to two gods; the local crocodile god Sobek, and Haroeris (from har-wer), meaning Horus the Elder
- After this trip you will be transferred to Dahabyia to continue sailing towards Gebel el-Silsila.
- Overnight on board Dahabyia
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03 | Edfu |Gebel el-Silsila
Enjoying the breakfast
-First Stop at Gebel el-Silsila
Watching from the Dahabiya the rock-cut chapels of Horemheb, Seti I, Ramses II and Merenptah and the sandstone quarries at Gebel el-Silsila.
Then sail continues to Edfu
Upon arrival to Edfu met by your personal guide who will accompany you to visit
Edfu by horse carriage
the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenge the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
- After this trip you will be transferred to Dahabyia to continue sailing towards Esna
- Overnight on board Dahabyia
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day04 | Arrive to Esna | West Bank | Valley of the Kings | Temple of Queen Hatshepsut | Collossi of Memnon|
Arrive to Esna | West Bank | Valley of the Kings | Temple of Queen Hatshepsut | Collossi of Memnon|
After enjoying the breakfast check out from Dahabyia and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you by car with air conditioning to visit:
Valley of the Kings:
The magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. You will visit 3 tombs excluding Tomb of King Tutankhamun.
Move on to enjoy the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut:
It was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately from 1490 to 1469 B.C), the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.
On the way visit: Collossi of Memnon :
The two faceless Colossi of Memnon, originally representing Pharaoh Amenhotep III, rising majestically about 18m from the plain, are the first monuments tourists see when they visit the west bank. These magnificent colossi, each cut from a single block of stone and weighing 1000 tonnes, sat at the eastern entrance to the funerary temple of Amenophis III, the largest on the west bank. Egyptologists are currently excavating the temple and their discoveries can be seen behind the colossi.
Then transfer and drop off in any place from your choice in Luxor (Airport – Station – Hotel)
Meals: Breakfast
Dahabiya Nile Cruise Luxor- Aswan 04 Nights /05 days | Day 01 | Welcome to Luxor | West Bank | Valley of the Kings | Temple of Queen Hatshepsut | Collossi of Memnon| Transfer to Esna
Upon arrival at Luxor pick you up from any place from your choice in Luxor (Airport – Station – Hotel) then met by your personal guide who will accompany you by car with air conditioning to visit:
Valley of the Kings:
The magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. You will visit 3 tombs excluding Tomb of King Tutankhamun.
Move on to enjoy the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
It was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately from 1490 to 1469 B.C), the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.
On the way visit: Collossi of Memnon
The two faceless Colossi of Memnon, originally representing Pharaoh Amenhotep III, rising majestically about 18m from the plain, are the first monuments tourists see when they visit the west bank. These magnificent colossi, each cut from a single block of stone and weighing 1000 tonnes, sat at the eastern entrance to the funerary temple of Amenophis III, the largest on the west bank. Egyptologists are currently excavating the temple and their discoveries can be seen behind the colossi.
-After this trip you will be transferred to Esna to check in Dahabyia
-Overnight on board Dahabyia
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day02 | Edfu
After enjoying the breakfast met by your personal guide who will accompany you by car with air conditioning to visit:
Edfu
the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenge the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
-Then set sail for a small island near Edfu and the boat will stay there for the night.
- Overnight on board Dahabyia
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day03 | Gebal El-Selsela | Sailing to Kom Ombo
After enjoying the breakfast sailing to Gebal El-Selsela
Gebal El-Selsela
Where the cliffs on both sides close to the narrowest point along the length of the entire Nile.
Then Continue sailing to Kom Ombo
- Overnight on board Dahabyia
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04 | Kom Ombo| Sailing to Aswan
After enjoying the breakfast met by your personal guide who will accompany you to visit:
Temple of Kom Ombo
Standing on a promontory at a bend in the Nile, where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank, is the Temple of Kom Ombo, one of the Nile Valley's most beautifully sited temples. Unique in Egypt, it is dedicated to two gods; the local crocodile god Sobek, and Haroeris (from har-wer), meaning Horus the Elder
- After this trip you will be transferred to Dahabyia to continue sailing towards Aswan.
- Overnight on board Dahabyia
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day05 | Arrive to Aswan | Temple of Philae |High Dam
After enjoying the breakfast check out from Dahabyia and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you by car with air conditioning to visit:
Temple of Philae
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 cult of Isis continued here until at least AD 550. The boat leaves you near the Kiosk of Nectanebo, the oldest part, and the entrance to the temple is marked by the 18m-high first pylon with reliefs of Ptolemy XII NeosDionysos smiting enemies.
Next step continue to visit: Aswan High Dam
Egypt's modern example of construction on a monumental scale, the controversial Aswan High Dam, 13km south of Aswan, contains 18 times the amount of material used in the Great Pyramid of Khufu and created Lake Nasser, one of the world's largest artificial lakes.
Then transfer and drop off in any place from your choice in Aswan (Airport – Station – Hotel)
Meals: Breakfast
