Suntimes Nile Cruise

Price
$358
Category
Nile Cruise between Luxor & Aswan
Destination

Kom Ombo

Edfu

Luxor Day Tours

Aswan Day Tours
Duration
05 Days / 04 Nights

Highlights of the Cruise for 04 nights from Luxor to Aswan: The Valley of the Kings: It was the burial site of almost all the Pharaonic kings of the 18th till 20th dynasties & the most known tombs are Tut-Ankh-Amon (where d...

Highlights of the Cruise for 04 nights from Luxor to Aswan:

The Valley of the Kings: It was the burial site of almost all the Pharaonic kings of the 18^th till 20^th dynasties & the most known tombs are Tut-Ankh-Amon (where discovered the treasures of this Golden King), King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, , King Ramses VI, King AmonhotepII and King Mrenptah. The clients visit 03 tombs during their tour according the opening tombs at that time.

The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut: located in the West Bank of the River Nile & also knows by Deir El-Bahari Temple which is the Mortuary Temple of beautiful Queen Hatshepsut the first known female monarch (she ruled for about two decades) and who was stepmother of pharaoh Thutmose III.

The Colossi Statues of Memnon: located West Bank of the River Nile which are two huge stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Dynasty XVIII (around 1350 BC).

The huge Temple of Karnak complex: located in the East Bank of the River Nile & considered the largest open-air museum which was one of ancient Egypt's grandest and most ambitious building projects with multiple temple buildings & covers more than 100 hectares.

The Temple of Luxor: located in the heart of the city in the East Bank of the River Nile & it is one of the wonderful temples of Egypt & its entrance is known as the first pylon which was built by Ramses II and was decorated with scenes of his military expeditions (Specially his victory at the battle of Kadesh).

The Temple of Edfu (Temple of Horus): The temple is dedicated to Horus Horus, the avenging son of Isis and Osiris & also called "Apollopolis Magna" as per the old Greek documents because the Greeks identified Horus with their god Apollo & it is located in Edfu around 109km away from Luxor & it was one of the most well-preserved sites in Egypt because it was totally buried under the desert sands & rediscovered on 19^th century.

The Kom Ombo Temple: It is unique because it was dedicated to two Gods (Falcon god Horus and the crocodile God Sobek) built by Ptolemy VI. Its design contains courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods and it contains 02 parts; The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility who is the creator of the world (in ancient Egyptian religion), however the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Horus.

The High Dam: It’s a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan which considered an engineering miracle to protect Egypt from annual floods from the Nile as construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971 & its measures 111m in height, 3,830m in length, and has a base width of 980m. The spillway has a discharge capacity of 11,000m³ a second.

Philae Temple: which dedicated to the goddess Isis and it’s a temple which tell one of the most famous Egyptian mythology of Isis and how she brought her beloved husband back to life, birth of her son Horus & mummifying Osiris after death.

The temple was moved to a small island called Agilika after building the High Dam to preserve it from the flood & originally it was built during the reign of Ptolemy II (Egypt’s Greco-Roman Period).

There was obelisks in front of the temple in the past which were removed by British Consul Henry Salt in 1918 and are now in a garden in Dorset, England.

INCLUDED

Package Includes:

Transfer from Airport / Train Station / Hotel to the cruise by private air-conditioned vehicle for embarkation on the cruise.
Transfer to the Airport / Train Station / Hotel from the cruise by private air-conditioned vehicle after disembarkation.
Meet and assist for embarkation.
04 Nights’ accommodation on the Nile cruise (Standard Cabin) on full board basis without drinks
Entrance fees to the above mentioned historic tourists sites.
All transfers during tours by Air-conditioned Vehicle.
Experienced Egyptologist guide (Maybe joining other guests during tours).
Available language: English, Spanish, German & French (other language with supplement).
All service charges and taxes.

Add Value:

Unlimited mineral water & snacks during the sightseeing.
Local Sim-Card with internet date per family per package.

EXCLUDED

Package Excludes:

Egypt Entry Visa
International flight ticket as well as the domestic flight ticket nor train ticket if any.
Any optional tours or Meals or Beverage during tour or Personal expenses or any services didn’t mentioned in the itinerary.
Travel insurance
Tipping.

NOTES

Important notes & traveling tips:

The major schedule of the cruises:
- 03 nights ex Aswan on Wednesday or Friday & few cruises on Monday.
- 04 nights ex Luxor on Saturday or Monday & few cruises on Thursday.
Please check the latest updates about Covid-19 at https://covid19.who.int/region/emro/country/eg
All the above is just an offer subject to your acceptance & no booking are done yet, space will be subject to availability while we go through booking.
Rate based on the above mentioned number of travelers, in case there is an increase or decrease in the number of travelers or change of date, Egypt Promotion Travel keeps the right to change its rate accordingly.
All transfers throughout the entire trip on private basis by A/C Deluxe Vehicle.
All above mentioned sightseeing on Private basis on Cairo and joining other guests on board the cruise, including entrance fees
Cruise itineraries may be changed without prior notice due to navigational circumstances may be in sequences but not in visits.
Rates are including taxes and service charges
Hotels official Check in at 15:00 hrs. & Check out at 12:00 hrs.
Cruise official Check in before lunch at 12:00 hrs. & check out after breakfast at 08:00 hrs.
International meals are serving at the hotels and onboard of the cruises.
Full Day tours starts at 09:00 hrs. Till 17:00 hrs. (Maximum 8 hours).
Half Day tours starts at 09:00 hrs. Till 13:00 hrs. OR at 12:00 hrs. Till 16:00 hrs. (Maximum 4 hours).
Our rates do not include any kind of any insurance.
Drones and wireless planes are not allowed in Egypt at all and will be confiscated at borders on arrival.
Tipping is a way of life in Egypt which used even among Egyptian citizens to show their satisfaction & appreciation toward the provided services & all kind of tips are not included in our rates unless stated in our inclusions.
There are 2 accepted ways of payment in Egypt:
- Credit card (fees 2.5% of total amount).
- Bank transfer (excluding banking fees according your bank regulations).

Room Types & special requests:
- Triple Rooms are usually twin or double room with roll away extra bed & not 3 standard beds.
- Twin rooms or King Size bed rooms are subject to availability in check in date as cannot be confirmed in advance.
- In case accommodation special request: we can confirm only when we get a hotel confirmation otherwise it will be according their availability upon check-in time.
Please make sure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months prior the arrival date to Egypt as some airlines set a condition of this minimum validity in order to avoid any problems while check in to the flight.
Weather in Egypt – The climate of Egypt is a hot season from May to September and a cool season from October to April.
Dress Code in Egypt – we recommend a prober dress code according the traveling month. The hot shorts not recommended specially at religious places & allowed in resort cities like Sharm, Dahab, El Gouna, Marsa Alam & Hurghada.
Some nationalities can apply for visa directly using link https://www.visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/Home?VISTK=R0UQ-4Y5W-9YE7-J4ES-IHM2-ZQ84-V2SU-TUYU-ADQC-C5D6-TH8W-MVJR-NU0S-RJRY-PTLX-63LH

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