Luxor (East Bank Tour) Thursday:
Upon Arrival to Luxor airport or Luxor railway station
Our horus Egypt tours guide will wait you outside
holding a sign with your name or our company’s
sign, then picking you up by the air conditioned
private vehicle to visit the two Massive temples on
the eastern bank of the Nile. The first one is Karnak
TempleComplex which comprises a vast mix of de‐
cayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings.
Building at the complex began during the reign of
Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into
the Ptolemaic Period. It's a vast open-air museum,
and the second largest ancient religious site in the
world. It's mainly a place to worship the Theban triad
(Gods Amon, his consort Mut, and their son Khunso).
The Second Temple is Luxor Templewhich is believed
that one of the ancient Egyptian's festivals was held
inside the temple as there are different scenes on
the walls representing the celebration of the festival.
Its inner part was built by King Amenhotep III while
the outer part was built by King Ramses II. After
entering the temple you will find a mosque called (Abu
Al-Haggag) was built on the ruins of a church which
were built inside the temple. To the rear of the temple
there are chapels built by King Thutmosis III and
Alexander the Great. Then going for the Nile Cruise
embarkation (M/S Amwaj Living Stone) to have lunch,
enjoy folkloric show, having dinner and stay on board
overnight in Luxor.
Luxor (West Bank Tour) Friday:
You will have breakfast, then you will be picked
up to visit the archaeological sites of the ancient
Egyptians on the west bank of the Nile including
(Valley of the kings where you will see the well
preserved tombs belonging to the kings of the new
kingdom including the great ruler Ramses II and the
child King Tut Ankh Amon,The Mortuary Temple of
Queen Hatshepsut it's called "the Holy of Holies"..it
is one the best architecture buildings ..it consist of
three levels connected with each other by ramps and
has different scenes on its walls depicting the divine
birth of the Queen and her Commercial expedition to
Punt Land. The temple is mainly dedicated to worship
the supreme god Amon-Ra ,and the 2 Colossi of
Memnun which are two massive statues representing
King Amenhotep III in a seating Position). Then
going back to the floating hotel to have lunch, enjoy
folkloric show and start sailing towards Edfuand stay
overnight on borad sailing
Edfu - Kom Ombo Sightseeing Tour Saturday:
After arrival to Edfu having breakfast. Then you will
go to witness the most complete and well-preserved
temple in Egypt flanked by beautiful granite statues
of the falcon god Horus. The Ptolemaic temple was
dedicated to the falcon god "Horus". The reliefs
that cover the walls, columns, and doorways of the
temple constitute an extremely important source
of information about ancient Egyptian religious and
political thought. Among the most interesting of these
reliefs tell the story of Horus exacting his revenge on
Seth for the murder of his father, Osiris, an event that
was re-enacted annually in the temple. Other reliefs
recount the stages of the temple’s construction, and
provide dates for the completion of different building
elements. Ending our tour to Edfu temple and going
back to the cruise, and proceed to sail to Kom-Ombo
while having lunch. Upon reaching the area you will
go to visit the unusual double built temple which is
dedicated to the Falcon god "Haroeris"(the southern
part) and the crocodile god "Sobek"(the northern
part). It was built during the Ptolemaic era. The scene
on the inner face of the rear wall of the temple is of
particular interest, and probably represents a set of
surgical instruments. going back to the cruise, having
the dinner and proceed to sail to Aswan overnight.
Sail to Aswan -Abu Simbel Tour (Optional) / Felucca Ride Sunday:
Optional: In the early morning, you will go towards
Abu Simbel (Around 3 Hrs. Driving) to visit the
location of the most famous temples (The Great and
Small temples) of King Ramses II and his wife Queen
Nefertari . The most spectacular aspect of this temple
is its setting in the solid rock above the banks of the
Nile River. The complex is part of the UNESCO World
Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments,
"
which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near
Aswan) . It is believed that the axis of the temple was
positioned by the ancient Egyptian architects in such
a way that on October 22 and February 22, the rays of
the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate
the sculptures on the back wall, except for the statue
of Ptah , the god connected with the Underworld ,
who always remained in the dark. These dates are
allegedly the king's birthday and coronation day.
then going back to Aswan afternoon After that, you
will go in A Felucca ride around the islands of Aswan
and (Kitchener’s Botanical Garden where you will see
different beautiful types of subtropical, exotic, and
rare plantings and Elephantine island which is the
largest island of Aswan area , Elephantine is Greek
for elephant as It is believed that the island received
its name because it was a major ivory trading center.
There are different monuments which were excavated
in the island like the ruins of a temple dedicated to
the ram god Khnum " God of water". Elephantine was
considered as cult center for god Khnum then going
back to the cruise to stay overnight onboard
Aswan Sightseeing / Disembarkation Monday :
After breakfast ,Disembarkation . you will be
transferred to visit Aswan's High Dam which is one of
the most important achievements of the last century
in Egypt .It Contains 18 times the material used in
the great pyramid of Cheops and It provides Egypt
with the water and electricity and secures the country
from the destructive inundation of the Nile River .
Then you will visit the Temple of Isis at Philaewhich
its construction started during the reign of Ptolemy
II and completed by the Roman emperors. And it was
dedicated to goddess Isis which was considered the
mother of god and she is the mother god Horus and
the consort of God Osiris. Afternoon, going to Aswan
International airport to take the flight or the sleeper
train from Aswan railway station back to Cairo.