| |
|
|
Please
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.
|
| |
Nile Cruise (8 Days), Lake Nasser Cruise (5 Days) |
|
|
|
| Day 1 |
|
| 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. |
| Areas |
Aswan |
Meals |
N/A |
|
|
| Day 2 |
|
| Embarkation to your Nile Cruise. Lunch. Introduction to your guide. 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. Afternoon Tea. Dinner. After Dinner Dancing. Overnight in Aswan. |
| Areas |
Aswan |
Meals |
L,D |
|
|
| Day 3 |
|
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. Sail to Komombo. Lunch. Visit the Temple of Komombo which is the home to an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the Elder). Despite being badly damaged, the temple is a beautiful sight as one approaches from either direction on the river, particularly as sunset nears and the colours change. Sail to Edfu.
Afternoon Tea. Oriental Dinner. Galabiya and Costume Party. Overnight in Edfu. |
| Areas |
Edfu,Komombo |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 4 |
|
Breakfast. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. This major Ptolemaic temple of Edfu is the best preserved major temple in Egypt. The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus and was built over a 180-year period from 237 BC to 57 BC. Sail to Esna. Visit the Temple of God Khnum in Esna. The Temple of Khnum at Esna was built in Greco-Roman times by the Ptolemies. The temple remains consist only of the first hypostyle hall of columns. It was dedicated to the ram headed god Khnum. The god Khnum was worshiped at Esna as the Creator. He embodied all things, and was closely associated with the process of conception.
Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Video Presentation on Upper Egypt. Dinner. Disco Party. Overnight in Luxor. |
| Areas |
Edfu,Esna,Luxor |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 5 |
|
Breakfast. Visit the West Bank to see Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings actually has two components - the East Valley and the West Valley. It is the East Valley which most tourists visit and in which most of the tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs can be found. We continue our tour by visiting The Valley of the Queens. There are between 75 and 80 tombs in the Valley of the Queens, or Biban al-Harim. These belong to Queens of the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties.
We end our day tour by visiting the Temple of Hatshepsut. This is one of the most beautiful of the royal mortuary temples. The terraces were different then, with gardens of frankincense trees and other rare plantings brought from Punt, a place that appears in painted reliefs decorating the walls of one of the colonnades. This temple was built by Queen Hatshepsut, stepmother of pharaoh Thutmose III, who became regent for the adolescent Thutmose III when Thutmose II, her brother died. As the first known female monarch, she ruled for about two decades, thus delaying the kingship of Thutmose III.
Lunch. Free time for your Leisure and relaxation. Afternoon Tea. Dinner. After Dinner Dancing. Overnight in Luxor. |
| Areas |
Luxor |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 6 |
|
Breakfast. Visit The Temple of Karnak. It is a city of temples built over 2000 years and dedicated to the Theben triad of Amon, Mut and Khonsu. For the largely uneducated ancient Egyptian population this could only have been the place of the gods. It is the mother of all religious buildings, the largest ever made and a place of pilgrimage for nearly 4,000 years.
We continue our tour by visiting The Temple of Luxor which is close to the Nile and parallel with the riverbank. King Amenhotep III who reigned 1390-53 BC built this beautiful temple and dedicated it to Amon-Re, king of the gods, his consort Mut, and their son Khons.
Lunch. Afternoon Tea. Dinner. After Dinner Dancing. Overnight in Luxor. |
| Areas |
Luxor |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 7 |
|
| Breakfast. Free time for your leisure and relaxation. Sail to Esna, cross the lock and sail to Edfu. Lunch. Afternoon Tea. Dinner. Games Party. Overnight in Edfu. |
| Areas |
Edfu,Esna |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 8 |
|
| Breakfast. Sail to Komombo. Lunch. Afternoon Tea. Sail to Aswan. Dinner. Disco Party. Overnight in Aswan. |
| Areas |
Aswan,Komombo |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 9 |
|
| Breakfast. Disembarkation. Take the internal flight or the ferry boat to Abu simble. Arriving Abu Simbel, embarkation to your Lake Cruise. Lunch on board. Visit the Abu Simbel temples, symbol of the international campaign for the salvage of the Nubian monuments, the temples of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. A welcome cocktail will be served. Compulsory Sound & Light show at Abu Simbel temples, followed by a candlelight dinner on board. |
| Areas |
Abu Simbel,Aswan |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 10 |
|
| For those who would like to watch the spectacular sunrise at Abu Simbel, please enjoy an early morning visit to the temples. Morning at leisure. Lunch will be served while sailing to Kasr Ibrim. Arrival to Kasr Ibrim, sole vestige the distant past of Nubia found in its original location. During the Pharaonic period, this hill was dominated by a citadel and throughout the Medieval era, the summit of the hill was dominated by a cathedral of which we can still admire some Roman arches. Sailing to Amada and a cocktail will be served on the top deck overlooking the lit temples of Amada. Overnight. |
| Areas |
Abu Simbel,Kasr Ibrim |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 11 |
|
| Visit the temple of Amada of the XVIIIth dynasty, built during the reign of Thotmosis III, Amenophis III and Thotmosis IV. The hemi-speos of Derr dedicated by Ramses II to the rising sun and the tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia. A relaxing afternoon sail to Wadi El Seboua. Cocktail and overnight at Wadi El Seboua. |
| Areas |
Amada |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 12 |
|
Morning visit to Wadi El Seboua. The temple of Wadi El Seboua dedicated by Ramses II to the two Gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis. The temple of Dakka, dedicated to the God Thot of Divine wisdom, lord of time and science, master of literature. Visit the Greco-roman temple of Meharakka.
Sail to Aswan and crossing of the Tropic of Cancer. Overnight in Aswan. |
| Areas |
Beit El Wali,Wadi El Seboua |
Meals |
B,L,D |
|
|
| Day 13 |
|
| Disembarkation after breakfast. Visit the Kalabsha temple with its Pharaonic aspect, remodelled into the Greco-Roman style and dedicated to the God Mandoulis. Also visiting the hemi-speos of Beit El Wali, erected by Ramses II in the beginning of his reign and the Kiosk of Kertassi, erected to honour the Goddess Isis. Disembarkation. End of program. |
| Areas |
Aswan,Kalabsha |
Meals |
B |
|
|
| Day 14 |
|
| 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. |
| Areas |
Aswan |
Meals |
B |
|
|
|
|
| |
0.078125
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
Quick Search |
Nile Cruise |
Hotel Vacations |
Recommended Packages |
Our Agreement
Info Center |
About US |
Site Map |
My Shopping Cart |
Contact Us |
| |
|
|
| |
|
Copyright ©
2001 www.christmasinegypt.com. All rights reserved. |
| |
|
Please Visit Our Nile Cruise Web Site
www.nile-cruise-egypt.com |
|