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Note That the below Itinerary is only a sample Itinarery.
It can be tailored, changed or order reversed depending on the
requested package and / or Nile Cruise Chain.
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| Arrive in Aswan. Our representative will meet you at Aswan International Airport and help you with formalities. This representative will answer questions, brief you on the immediate arrangements, and escort you to your hotel. The remainder of the day is free. |
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Breakfast. Visit the High Dam. The High dam, 364 feet (111 m) high, with a crest length of 12,562 feet (3,830 m) and a volume of 57,940,000 cubic yards (44,300,000 cubic m), impounds a reservoir, Lake Nasser, that has a gross capacity of 5.97 trillion cubic feet (169 billion cubic m). The Lake Nasser is Just beyond the High Dam and backs up the Nile about 200 miles (320 km) in Egypt and almost 100 miles (160 km) farther upstream (south) in The Sudan which make it one of the largest artificial lakes in the world.
We continue our tour to Philae Temple which was dismantled and reassembled (on Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae Island) in the wake of the High Dam. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. It's various shrines and sanctuaries, which include The Vestibule of Nectanebos I which is used as the entrance to the island, the Temple of the Emperor Hadrian, a Temple of Hathor, Trajan's Kiosk (Pharaohs Bed), a birth house and two pylons celebrate all the deities involved in the Isis and Osiris myth. The Victorian world fell in love with the romance of the Temple. But at night you can also visit the Sound and Light Show, a magical experience as floodlit buildings are silhouetted against the volcanic rocks and water surrounding them. So today, Philae is more fun then every before.
we end our tour by visiting the unfinished obelisk. The Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry still lies where a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran Obelisk, originally at Karnak but now in Rome, it would have weighed over 2.3 million pounds and would have been the worlds largest piece of stone ever handled. However, a crack in the stone occurred, which caused it to be abandoned. Tools left by it's builders have given us much insight into how such work was performed. The site has recently been renovated and equipped with tourist facilities. Nearby is the Fatimid Cemetery. Overnight at hotel. |
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Breakfast. Felucca ride to visit the Botanical Gardens. We end our tour by Observing The Agha Khan Mausoleum (No Entry). This is the Mausoleum of the spiritual leader of the Ismailis, a Shi''ite sect (as were the Fatimid) based principally in India but with followers around the world. It is a very elegant pink granite structure of late 1950 origin, which also resembles the Fatimid tombs in Cairo.
In the Evening we will enjoy the spelended Sound and Light show at Philea Temple. Overnight at hotel. |
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| Breakfast. End of program. Our representative will meet you and escort you to Aswan International Airport to take your flight back to your home country. |
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