9 Days Tour: Cairo – Aswan – Lake Nasser Cruise – Luxor

Reception at Cairo airport. Transfer and installation in your hotel.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a day of visits:
On the Giza plateau, the flagship site of the Pharaonic civilization which contains  the three famous pyramids "Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos" as well as  the Sphinx,  in limestone, enigmatic and gigantic with a human head and a lion's body, raised as guardian of the necropolis. As well as the  funerary temple of kings Chephren  built entirely in granite.
At the Egyptian Museum in Cairo . The largest museum of Egyptology in the world which contains approximately 50,000 pieces covering all periods of ancient Egyptian history, including the treasures of the famous pharaoh Tutankhamun. This museum also houses a room of mummies of the most famous pharaohs, including that of Ramses 2 …
With a walk in the medieval Islamic quarter and discover the souk of Khan El-Khallili . A labyrinth of small alleys bustling day and night that appeals to the senses with a mixture of images, sounds, scents and colors. Khan El-Khallili is the oldest bazaar in the world. It has been occupied by traders since the 14th  century
Night at the hotel.

After breakfast on board, departure by motor boat to the site of Kalabsha , located upstream of the high dam on the shores of Lake Nasser . It is a former religious center of the Blemmyes tribe, the Nubian god Mandoulis was worshiped there.
Just next to visit "Beit El-Wali" a rock-cut temple built during the reign of King Ramses 11.
Visit the Kiosk of Kertassi , a smaller version of Trajan's kiosk at Philae.
Lunch on board and start of navigation to Wadi El-Seboua.
Afternoon of relaxation on the upper deck of the boat around the swimming pool enjoying the navigation and the landscape of Lake Nasser.
At the end of the afternoon, tea service on the upper deck of the boat.
Dinner and overnight on board

Breakfast on board and departure for the visit of the site of Wadi El-Seboua "the valley of the lions in French". This vast site made up of two temples and chapels takes its name from the alley of the "lion-headed" sphinxes which led to the entrance of the main temple of the site, built during the reign of Ramses 11.
Visit of the temple of Dakka, dedicated to the god Thoth.
Visit the temple of Maharaka , a small temple dating from Roman times and in which is the only known spiral staircase of all pharaonic architecture.
Lunch on board and navigation to the Amada site .
Relax and enjoy browsing.
At the end of the afternoon, tea survice.
Landing and visit of the temple of Amada , built during the 18th dynasty by kings Thutmose 111, Amenophis 11 and Thutmose IV, with colorful and remarkably preserved reliefs.
Visit the temple of Derr, built by Ramses 11 in honor of the god Amon.
Visit the Tomb of Pennut , the burial place of the chief administrator of Nubia during the reign of Kings Ramses VI.
Dinner and overnight on board

Breakfast on board. During the navigation you will see the site of Kasr-Ibrim from the upper deck of the boat. It is the only site not moved from Lake Nasser, there are still a lot of historical remains including those of an old fortress.
Lunch on board and continuation of navigation towards Abu Simbel.
The approach to Abu Simbel is spectacular and majestic!
Visit the splendid site of Abu Simbel which contains two temples, one is dedicated to Ramses 2 and the other to his wife Nefertiti.
Sound and light show at the Abu Simbel site.
Dinner and overnight on board.

Breakfast on board and transfer by bus to Aswan.
Installation at your hotel and free afternoon in Aswan.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and early departure to Luxor. Along the way, visit the must-see historical sites:
Kom Ombo (about 45 km north of Aswan): The only temple in Egypt dedicated to two different deities, HORUS (the falcon) and SOBEK (the crocodile). It is renowned for its famous scenes such as that of the Pharaonic calendar and that of their surgical instruments.
The site of Edfu (about 75 km north of kom ombo): A site that dates back to Greek times. It is among the best preserved historical sites in Egypt because it remained buried for a long time under sand and dwellings. It was discovered in 1855 by the French archaeologist Auguste Mariette. It is dedicated to the god HORUS (the falcon
Arrival in Luxor at the end of the afternoon. Installation in your hotel.
Free evening.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the visit of the Theban necropolis located on the west bank of Luxor, in a desert setting.
Visit of the Valley of the Kings which contains the tombs of the great pharaohs of Egypt.
Visit the temple of Hatshepsout , the queen who became pharaoh.
Visits to the Colossi of Memnon , each 17m high, guardians of the almost disappeared temple of King Amenophis 111, the father of the famous King Akhenaten.
In the middle of the afternoon, visit the temple of Karnak : the largest historical site in Egypt built on approximately sixty hectares and for sixteen centuries, considered as the archive of the history of the pharaohs ... dedicated to the god Amon. Ie is unique in the world in its kind with facades, columns, statues and obelisks of pharaonic deminsions...!
Night at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Luxor airport to catch the plane back to Cairo, depending on your international departure flight