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5 days 4 nights
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An absolute gem of a vacation! Sailing along with the stunning Lake Nasser, often not discovered by many tourists and a perfect opportunity to discover Egypt’s history and culture in this beautiful region. From the modern architecture of Aswan High Dam to temples along the shores of Lake Nasser dating back to ancient Nubian times and Gods and finishing your Egyptian journey at the monumental Temple of Abu Simbel, built by order of the great Pharaoh Ramses 11 and incredibly moved by skilled archeologists to save it from the Nile floods. Join us on this ‘once in a lifetime’ experience!
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Upon arrival in the City of Aswan, you will meet our Travel representative, who will accompany you for your transfer to the Lake Nasser Nile Cruise for embarkation and check-in.
Lunch on board the Nile Cruise, then later, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the great city of Aswan. Here you will visit the enormous Aswan High Dam erected by order of the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 to protect Egypt from the Nile flooding. After that, enjoying sailing with the picturesque Nile River by
motorboat until arriving at Agilika Island to visit the Temple of Philae, erected during the Greco-Roman period and dedicated to the Goddess Isis (mother of the god Horus).
Finally, visit one of the marvels of Aswan. The Unfinished Obelisk was dedicated to the God Amun Ra and made out of red granite. After that you will return to cruise ship for an overnight stay.
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
Day Highlights:
A visit to Philae Temple
A visit to the Unfinished Obelisk
A visit to Aswan High Dam
Breakfast will be served onboard your ship. You will then join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the first stop on Lake Nasser to visit the Temple of Kalabsha, located within view of the High Dam. Kalabsha Temple was cleverly moved to this spot from its original location 30 miles to the south to ensure its preservation after the Dam’s construction. The temple is dedicated to the Nubian God Mandulis. Also, a fascinating visit to the temple of Beit El Wali, which rescued by the Polish archaeological team financed by a joint Swiss Institute of Cairo Project/Oriental Institute of Chicago. The temple was built on a symmetrical cruciform scheme and consisted of a hall, a transverse antechamber with two columns, and a sanctuary. The temple is mainly hewn from the surrounding rock, except for the front wall of the deep hall with its central doorway. After that, you will return to the Cruise for refreshments and have lunch on board. The Cruise will continue sailing to Wadi El Sebou while passing by the Tropic of Cancer.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Highlights:
A visit to Kalabsha Temple
A visit to Beit El Wali Temple
Breakfast on the board the ship, then a guided tour to the unusual Temple of Wadi El Sebou. It means Valley of the Lions. It refers to the Avenue of Sphinxes that leads up to the temple. It was built during the reign of Ramesses II; it moved to its current location in the1960’s but sadly was quickly forgotten and neglected. Back to the ship to have lunch, the boat will sail to the Temple of Amada, interestingly the oldest of the monuments in the area. The temple dating from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom and predates Ramesses II and Abu Simbel by about two hundred years. Nevertheless, as is typical of the great pharaoh of Egypt, Ramesses’s left his mark on the temple with his son Merenptah’s images found inside.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Highlights:
A visit to Wadi El Sebou Temple
A visit to Amada Temple
Early sail to Kasr Ibrim with lovely views of Kasr Ibrim from the sundeck. The Kasr Ibrim Citadel was once a formidable City sitting high above the Nile River; it appears today as an island due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Then sail to Abu Simbel to visit one of the grandest temples in Egypt, that of Abu Simbel Temple. It was built on the West Bank of the Nile River, and between the two cataracts of the Nile, the Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable and enormous ancient sites in Egypt. It consists of two temples carved into a mountainside and built by order of the great Pharaoh Ramesses II. Abu Simbel is no longer in the exact location as it was in ancient times. Following a decision to build a new High Dam at Aswan in the 1960s, the Temples were dismantled and relocated in 1968 to the desert plateau 64 meters (about 200 feet) above 180 meters west of their original site.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Day Highlights:
A photo stop at Kasr Ibrim
A visit to Abu Simbel Temples
Optional: Attend Sound And Light Show at Abu Simbel
Breakfast on Board of the Cruise, then check out your cabin. Then transfer you to the Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo.
Meals Included: Breakfast
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