blue shadow 3 nights nile cruise from aswan

In the morning, our Egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel or any place in Aswan to start your tour with visits to Aswan attractions:

• The High Dam

The Aswan Dam, Egypt, is one of the most important engineering mega constructions of the 20th century. It was built to alleviate the annual floods and occasional droughts experienced by Egypt. It was built on January 11, 1960, and completed on July 21, 1970.

• The Unfinished Obelisk

The unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh of Egypt, is located in the granite quarries in Aswan in Egypt, where the pharaohs quarried blocks for the construction of temples, statues, obelisks, and pyramids. The interest of the site, the granite quarries, focuses on the area of the gigantic block of stone in the quarry, the unfinished obelisk of Hatshepsut, cut on all sides but one, three of its faces are separated.

• Philae Temple

The temple was rearranged on the island of Agilkia, which was on the island of Elephantine. The building of this temple consists of the mamisi, which is located in the middle, and the mobile one behind it. There are also two towers to the north and south. To the left of the small edifice is the main temple of the goddess Isis.

Early departure to Abu Simbel from Aswan

• The Temple of Abu Simbel

The Temple was built by King Ramses II in 1200 BC as a commemoration of his victory in the battle of Kadesh in 1274. The Temple is divided into two temples: the large one dedicated to King Ramses II and the other dedicated to his wife Nefertari. It is celebrated in the Temple the festival of the Sun on February 22 and October 22 (the date of birth and coronation of the king).

• Temple of Kom

The Temple of Kom Ombo was built in the Greco-Roman period from 205 to 180 BC at the time of King Ptolemy V with later additions during the Roman period. It is divided into two temples with two entrances, two hypostyle halls and two sanctuaries. It was dedicated to the god Sobek (the crocodile god) and the god ''Hor-wer'' which means Horus the great.

Breakfast, on the cruise:

• The Temple of Edfu

The Temple of Edfu is considered the best preserved temple of the Greco-Roman period in Egypt. On the walls of this temple we can see the scenes of the myth of the god Horus and how he defeated the god Set (the god of evil in ancient Egypt) when he avenged the murder of Osiris (the father of Horus).

• Karnak Temple

The oldest structures at Karnak come from the Middle Empire: the white chapel of Sesostris I (1965-1920 BC), reconstructed in the open-air museum, and the foundations of what was the most sacred part of the 12th dynasty temple of Amun in the sanctuary of the sacred boat and the Courtyard of the Middle Empire (behind the sixth pylon).

Breakfast on the Nile Cruise: 

• Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings is located in the city of Luxor, on the West of the Nile River. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This large necropolis, near Luxor, contains more than 60 tombs of pharaohs and nobles of the New Kingdom, one of the most prosperous periods in the history of ancient Egypt.
Among the finds are the chambers of Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II. It even has an analog of the wives and relatives of the pharaohs, called the Valley of the Queens.

• Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut The funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known as Deir el Bahari, name meaning "monastery of the north" and designed by its architect in the royal court, Senenmut, is "the wonder of wonders" of ancient Egypt: it stands on the west bank of the Nile and is partially excavated in the mountain behind which lies the Valley of the Kings.

• Colossi of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon are twin statues representing Amenhotep III in a seated position. His hands rest on his knees and his gaze is directed towards the east, in the direction of the Nile River and the rising sun. The statues are carved in blocks of quartzite, brought especially from Giza and the quarries of Gebel el-Silsila, north of Aswan, including the stone bases.

• Lunch Time

Have lunch in one of the restaurants overlooking the Nile River.

Finally, Transfer to the airport or train station.