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Enjoy the most unique, authentic and exclusive way to experience the Nile River in elegance and comfort on Dahabiya Nile Cruise
Accommodation
- Dahabiya Nile Cruise (Based on Sharing group for sightseeing)
Price Inclusions
- 3 nights accommodation at 5* Dahabiya Nile Cruise between Aswan and Esna “Full Board-with Water and coffee and Tea Beverages (Excluding alcohol beverages)
- All sightseeing tours as mentioned in the itinerary (Sharing Group).
- Professional English Speaking Egyptologist Tour guide during your tours
- Abu Simbel Tour
- Main Entrance Fees
- Bottled water during the trip.
- All service charges and taxes
Price Exclusions
- Domestic Flights or Sleeping Train
- All Hotels Accommodation
- Optional Entry Tickets in Luxor (Such as Tomb of Tut Ankh Amon or Tomb of Ramses VI, Tomb of Seti I, etc.,)
- Tipping
Prices:
Prices are Quoted in US Dollar per person per trip valid April 30.2024 except Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays
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Client’s Review
Exploring the pyramids with Egypt Key Tours
We cannot thank you enough God really blessed us by having you be a part of our lives.
Our guide Jimmy was the best. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Love and excitement of history with our family. It was just surreal that we were there walking up to the pyramids. Thank you Egypt Key Tours.
Amazing, you made our trip one that will always be special!
Winingerm
Visited April 2017
Amazing Tour with Egypt Key Tours
I had an amazing private tour of the pyramids of Giza and old Cairo lead by Jimmy from Egypt Key Tours. My Group had a very limited time (18hr Cairo layover) and the trip jimmy put together was amazing. Unfortunately our arrival was after closing of the pyramids but jimmy arranged a special camel ride to the backside of the pyramids which was crazy amazing.
After that we had a pre-arranged dinner and afterwards a private tour of the Old Cairo after dark. The market and architecture of Old Cairo is unforgettably and Jimmy made the whole experience even more unforgettable by his meticulous planning and knowledge.
He was very easy to listen to (a walking history book) and made us feel absolutely safe. When I return to Egypt there will be two certainties-that I have more than 18 hrs, and that I book with Egypt Key Tours!
Lou S
Wilmington, North Carolina
Additional information
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DAY 1 Friday: Abu Simbel Tour/ Embarkation
Around 5.00 am , Check out, Egypt Key Tours tour guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel, then he will transfer you by an air conditioned vehicle to visit Abu Simbel (Around 3 Hrs. Driving) (We recommend you to request Breakfast Box from your hotel in the morning, as there is no restaurants or coffee houses on the road between Aswan and Abu Simbel) 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.
After finishing the tour going back to Aswan in the afternoon Embarkation the Dahabiya Lunch and sailing Dinner and overnight are on board in Daraw.
DAY 2 Saturday: Visit Kom Ombo and El Selsela
After breakfast visit the Double temple of Kom Ombo , then Lunch then you will visit the rock-cut chapels of Horemheb, Seti I, Ramses II and Merenptah and explore the sandstone quarries at Gebel el-Silsila.Dinner and overnight on board near Bisaw
DAY 3 Sunday: Visit Edfu Temple
After breakfast, you will explore Biswa Island, walk through farms and meet the villagers, Then Sail to Edfu ride horse carriages to reach the temple of Hours
After you finish the tour , you go back to the Dahabiya for lunch and enjoy sailing the Nile, Having dinner onboard and spend the night onboard in El Hegaz
DAY 4 Monday: Disembarkation/ Esna Temp
DAY 5 Tuesday: Luxor West & East Bank
At 8.00 am, Egypt Key Tours tour guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel, then he will transfer you by an air conditioned vehicle to visit the archeological 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 such as the great ruler Ramses II and the child King Tut Ankh Amon,
Then you will visit The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut it’s called “the Holy of Holies”. It is one of the best architectural buildings. It consists 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,
Last stop at the 2 Colossi of Memnun which are two massive statues representing King Amenhotep III in a seating Position.
After the West Bank tour, you will have lunch break then our guide will escort you to the East Bank to visit the two Massive temples on the eastern bank of the Nile.
The first one is Karnak Temple Complex which comprises a vast mix of decayed 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 Temple which 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.
After this amazing tour, you will transferred back to your hotel for overnight