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Cruise Itinerary
5 Days/ 4 Nights Program (Luxor/Aswan)
Day 1
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 Embarkation |
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Overnight in Luxor
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Day 2
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Visit the Ancient
Theban Necropolis in the west bank of Luxor to see :
- The Valley of the Kings where more than 60 of Egypt's Pharaohs have their
resting place carved out of the mountain cliffs .
- Medinet Habu , the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III which is one of the last
great buildings of the Egyptian monumental architecture of the New Kingdom.
- The Colossi of Memnon , the only remains of the funerary Temple of
Amenophis III.
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Visit the fabulous Luxor Temple and the enormous Temple complex of Karnak .
Among its splendours is the Hypostyle Hall , the largest of any temple in the
world covering an area of 5356 sq. meters with its roof blocks supported by 134
colossal columns 70 feet high. |
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Navigation to Esna
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Day 3
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Navigation to Edfu .
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Visit the most well
preserved Temple in Egypt dedicated to the Falcon God Horus. |
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Navigation to Kom
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Visit Kom Ombo Temple
the only double Temple in Egypt shared by the crocodile headed God Sobek and
the falcon headed God Haroeiris. |
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Navigation to Aswan
and overnight. |
Day 4
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Visit the High Dam
(one of the greatest in the world) , the Lyrical Temples of Philae (The Pearl
of the Nile ) rising from the waters of the Nile . |
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Sailing around Aswan
Islands in the traditional felucca (sailing boat) viewing the Agha Khan
Mausoleum and the Botanical Garden (Kitchner Island). |
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Overnight in Aswan.
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Day 5
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Disembarkation after
breakfast. |
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Free at leisure or
have the optional excursion to Abu Simbel to visit the overwhelming Temples of
Ramses II which were cut from their hillside origin in 1960 and repositioned in
their new home above the waterline of the newly created "Lake Nasser"
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N.B.The above program could be changed without any previous notice due
to navigation conditions or any other factors beyond control provided that all
visits will be respected.
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