8 Day Nile Cruise from Luxor | Grand Princess

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Van USD 1'000

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Enjoy 8 days-7 Nights Nile Cruise between Luxor and Aswan on Grand Princess Nile Cruise Egypt, Nile cruise is the best option to travel between Aswan and Luxor and to discover the ancient wonders of Egypt, It is really an unforgettable experience. Discover Egypt on our deluxe Nile Cruise

Van USD 1'000

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DAY 01 (Monday)

Embarkation& Lunch onboard of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the Eastbank of the Nile Including

Karnak temple

Karnak 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 was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

Karnak temple

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 Kades

Luxor temple

Dinner &Overnight onboard of the Cruise in Luxor

DAY 02 (Tuesday)

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of the Nile Including

The valley of the Kings

Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It 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.

valley of Kings

The colossi of Memnon

Massive pair statues Know as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third.

Colossi Of Memnon

The Queen Hatshepsut temple

Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

13:00 sail to Esna lock& lunch will be during the sail

18:00 arrive, Esna Lock, Sail to Edfu& Dinner

Overnight o board of the Cruise in Edfu

DAY 03 (WEDNESDAY)

Breakfast on board the Cruise

07:00 Visit the temple of Edfu

Edfu temple

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

Edfu temple

09:30 Sail to Kom combo

12:30 lunch onboard of the Nile cruise during the sail

15:30 arrive kom ombo, visit the temple of Kom ombo

Kom Ombo temple

The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)

kom ombo temple

17:30 Continue sailing to Aswan, Dinner will be during the sail

21:00 arrive Aswan and overnight on board the Cruise

DAY 04 (THURSDAY)

Breakfast on Board the Cruise

08:00 Proceed with Visits of Aswan including the temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk

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.

Phiala temple

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.

High dam

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.

The Unfinished obelisk

12:00 lunch onboard of the Cruise

Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

DAY 05 (FRIDAY)

Breakfast on board the Cruise

Optional Tour to Visit Abu Simbel Abu Simbel  Temple

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

Abu simble temples

Dinner & Overnight on board in Aswan

DAY 06 (SATURDAY)

1- Breakfast on board
2- Sail to Kom Ombo. (9:00)
3- Visit Kom Ombo Temple. (11:30)
5- Lunch on board.
6- Sail to Edfu. (12:30)
7- Visit Horus Temple. (16:30)
6- Dinner on board.
7- Sail to Esna (18:30)
8- Overnight in Esna.

DAY 07 (SUNDAY)

1- Sail to Luxor. (3:00)
2- Breakfast on board.
3- Arrival Luxor. (7:00)
4- Lunch on board.
5- Visit the East Bank.
6- Dinner on board.
7- Overnight in Luxor.

DAY 08 (MONDAY)

1- Breakfast on Board.
2- Disembarkation after Breakfast

 



Prices are quoted in USA Dollars per person per trip and valid until 30th April 2019, except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays

                                

December 2018- October 2019  670 $  P.p  in Double Cabin

 

New year-New year 28/12/2018 till 03/01/2019 - 1355 $ P.p in Double Cabin

 

Christmas-22/12/2018 till 27/12/2018   1355  $ P.p in Double Cabin

 

Easter-From 15/04/2019 till 25/04/2019 870  $ in Double Cabin       



Children Policy
0 - 5.99 Free of Charge
6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person.

Payment Policy
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Nile cruise, spaces will be secured upon receiving a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or the Western Union

Tipping
It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it.

 

Hoogtepunten

  • The valley of Kings
  • Karnak temple
  • Luxor temple
  • Edfu temple
  • Kom ompo temple
  • The High Dam
  • Phila temple
  • Abu simbel

Included

  • Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure 
  • An assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions 
  • All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
  • Accommodation on board 5-star cruise on full board basis
  • All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary sharing Nile cruise group
  • Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan
  • English-speaking tour guide during your excursions
  • All service charges and taxes

Excluded:

  • Any extras and personal spending
  • Tipping

Route

  1. Luxor