NILE TOUR IN 9 DAYS

Arrival in Aswan. Welcome & assistance by our local representative. Transfer to your hotel check-in. Free morning. visit to Aswan, the dam, the temple of Philae, the temple of Isis.

Philae Temple

Philae Temple This temple dedicated to the goddess Isis, which was flooded by the waters of the Nile, is considered the temple of love and was divided and reassembled in a new location on the island of Egilika, about 500 meters from its original location on the island of Philae. Its buildings include the Temple of Hathor, and the visitor can watch the sound and light show at night, which is presented in several languages.

It is located on a small island, and can only be reached by boat, as it is surrounded by water on all sides.

The Philae Temple is a gem in the crown of the river Nile that stands majestically on Agilkia Island, southern Egypt.

The Aswan High Dam

Egypt is famous for one of the greatest engineering works it is the Aswan Dam, it is a very important architectural and historical achievement for the history of the country, it is the more modern and largest of the two dams that were built on the Nile, at the height of the first there are small sequences of waterfalls. The Dam takes its name from the nearby city of Aswan, which is about 17 km away.

Return to the hotel.

Optional: felucca ride.

-Overnight in Aswan hotel.

– Included Meals : Breakfast.

Breakfast (to take away if you choose the Abu Simbel option).

Option: Abu Simbel by plane or by road. In the afternoon, check-in on the felucca. and navigation to Luxor.

Lunch on board the felucca and navigation to Kom Ombo.

Mooring on the sandy island.

Dinner and overnight aboard the felucca.

-Overnight aboard the felucca

– Included Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner.

Breakfast. Navigation towards Kom Ombo. Stop for lunch and a possible swim. Arrival at Kom Ombo in the evening. Dinner and overnight aboard the felucca.

-Overnight aboard the felucca

-Included Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner.

Breakfast and discover Felucca, visit the Kom ombo temple, dedicated to the crocodile god of Nubian.

The Temple of Kom Ombo

Kom Ombo Temple is located in Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate in southern Egypt. The temple was founded during the reign of Ptolemy VI to worship the gods Sobek and Horus. The walls of this temple were decorated with intimate Egyptian decoration, characterized by the accuracy of its workmanship, the good harmony and the beauty of the balance between the characters of its scenes and the surrounding hieroglyphic inscriptions which complement these scenes.

Then join in convoy on the way to Luxor you will visit the great temple of Horus (god of extension)

Temple of Edfu ( by horse caredge)

The Temple of Horus in Edfu, an ancient place dedicated to the cult of the son of Osiris and Isis, the falcon god, is one of the best preserved temples in all of Egypt.

The Temple of Horus, also known as Edfu, is located in the center of the city of the same name.

Located 100 km from Luxor and 130 km from Aswan, it is an obligatory point of passage due to its extraordinary historical and architectural importance during a cruise on the Nile.

then you will be transferred from Edfu to your hotel in the city of Luxor. We’ll meet at the hotel.

Afternoon walk to Karnak & Luxor temples dedicated to Amoun-Ra the king of the gods.

• Overnight in Luxor hotel.
• Included Meals : Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner.

Breakfast. Visit the West Bank, the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in El Deir El Bahari,

The Valley of the Kings

also known as the “Valley of the Gates of the Kings” in Egypt, it was used for 500 years in the period between the 16th and 11th centuries BC. to build tombs for the pharaohs and nobles of the modern state.

The Temple of Hatshepsut

The Temple of Hatshepsut or Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is an Eighteenth Dynasty temple of Egypt and the best remaining temples were built about 3,500 years ago in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt

The Colossi of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon are two huge statues that were built around the year 1350 BC, and are all that remains of a temple in memory of the pharaoh (Amenhotep III), located in western Thebes, Egypt.

They belong to King Amenhotep III, one of the kings of the 18th dynasty, which is the strongest ruling family in the history of ancient Egypt.

Transfer to the train station to catch the train sitting on your way to Cairo.

-Overnight on train.

-Included Meals : Breakfast , Dinner.

Day 8:Cairo (no meals)

Welcome & assistance by our team. Hotel check-in. Our city tour begins with Salah El Din Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque: 

The Citadel is one of Cairo’s main attractions and probably the most popular Islamic moment in Cairo.

Salah El-Din built it in 1176 AD, it was the place of most Egypt’s rulers for 700 years between the 9th and 12th century. Mohammed Ali was the last ruler in the citadel.

Muhammad Ali Mosque

The Muhammad Ali Mosque is located within the Citadel of Salah al-Din, and was built by Muhammad Ali in 1848.

This mosque was called the Alabaster Mosque, referring to the marble slabs that covered its interior walls.

It was also called Alabaster Mosque which is one of the types of marble used in construction, also There is inside this Moeshea the tomb of Muhammad Ali.

Then move to visit (The Egyptian Museum)

The Egyptian Museum is the oldest museum in the world entirely dedicated to Egyptian culture, which is why there is a private guide who talks and explains the fundamental stages of its formation, from the birth of the collection to the present day.

Among the museum’s unparalleled antiquities is the Narmer painting, which immortalizes the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under one king, and is among the museum’s priceless artifacts.

In addition to a large group of statues of the great Kings, Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure, the builders of the Pyramids of Giza.

Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)

The hanging church is considered as the oldest Coptic church in Egypt, known as the the hanging church or the Virgin Mary church. Located at old Coptic Cairo.

It was called the Suspended Church because it was built on two of the ancient towers of the Roman fort. (Fortress of Babylon), and the Hanging Church is the oldest surviving church in Egypt. Therefore the church is a very important and absolutely unmissable stop on the tourist itinerary focused on the places linked to the Holy Family, which characterize the capital of Egypt. The internal decorations feature icons in Greek Orthodox style and have thirteen pillars, which respectively represent Christ and the twelve apostles.

Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus

Explore old Cairo with its famous old churches The Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, also known as Abu Serga.

It is the ancient church built on the site where the Holy Family resided during their escape journey, Its current location is what is known as the Complex of Religions in Old Cairo, within the Fortress of Babylon. Like many other early Christian churches, the Abu Serga church and its underground cave were designed according to the layout of a basilica, thus together consisting of three parts: the porch.

The nave and the sanctuary (the cave is under the sanctuary). The church is notable for its unique architectural and artistic elements which reflect the spirit of Coptic church architecture in Egypt. These include the pulpit, font, ivory and wood inlaid templons, and unique religious decoration of saints and apostles.

-Overnight in Cairo hotel.

Our tour ends today after breakfast. Transfer to Cairo airport.