Day 1 :

Marsa Alam / Karnak and Luxor

Departure from your hotel in Marsa Alam towards Luxor (approximately 6 hours by road). The ride is comfortable (on a paved and well marked road) in the middle of the desert which allows you to discover the fabulous landscape of the eastern desert of Egypt.
As you approach the Luxor region, the gradual change of environment allows you to soak up the green colors of the Nile Valley little by little.
On arrival in Luxor, installation in your hotel and lunch in a typical restaurant, then the beginning of the historical discovery of this region which is full of thousand-year-old sites:
The Temple of Karnak , an architectural complex erected over 16 centuries and considered the archive of the history of the pharaohs. It is dedicated to the god Amon, official deity of Egypt during the new pharaonic empire.

And at the end of the afternoon, visit the temple of Luxor : A temple started by kings Amenophis3 and completed by Ramses2 and many other pharaohs. It best represents the schematic plan of an Egyptian temple with its elegant path of the Sphinxes.
Its gigantic facade once preceded by two magnificent obelisks; one is still there and the other has been on the Place de la Concorde in Paris since 1934.
Night at the hotel.

Day 2 :

The Theban Necropolis / boarding the Dahabeya

Breakfast at the hotel then we will join the left bank of the Nile to discover the Theban necropolis:
The Valley of the Kings:  the largest royal necropolis, containing the eternal homes of very famous kings of pharaonic Egypt such as Ramses 2, Thutmose 3, Tout Ankh Amon and many others.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut:  a very ambitious woman who defied the customs of the time and became pharaoh!. Its temple is characterized by an innovative architectural style compared to the styles of the time.
The Colossi of Memnon:  two gigantic statues of 17m in height each, sculpted in sandstone in the image of kings Amenhotep 3, dating from the 16th century BC.

Departure by road at the end of the morning for Esna (about 60 km to the south), home port of our dahabeya.
Welcome by the crew, visit the boat, and off you go, the dahabeya leaves the shore, you are in the middle of the Nile.
Lunch on board.
Afternoon of leisurely navigation to the rhythm of the wind.
Your stopover for the night will be at El Hegz .
Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 3 :

El Hegz – El-kab – Edfu - Ramadi

In the morning, navigation to El Kab.
Stopover and departure for the visit of the historic site of El-Kab , surrounded by a mud brick enclosure, erected during the periods 747-332 BC, the city would have been founded from the Neolithic period. Walk among the rock tombs dug into the mountainside.
Return to the ship, resumption of navigation and lunch on board. Landing in Edfu to visit the temple dedicated to the god Horus of Behedet, symbolized by a solar disk with falcon wings. It is one of the largest (37m high, 137m long and 79m wide) and best preserved temples in Pharaonic Egypt.
Resumption of the trip on the Nile in Dahabeya, dinner on board.
Stopover and night in Ramadi .

Day 4 :

Ramadi - Bassaw

Day 5 :

Gebel Silssila – Kom ombo

Breakfast on board, then departure on foot to discover Gebel el Silsila and its quarry, the largest sandstone quarry of the Pharaonic era. You will discover the many inscriptions, stelae and decorated tombs, visit the small rock temple of Pharaoh Horemheb.
Short navigation and walk to the village of Farès in the palm groves - a wide variety of fruit trees and plants will be on your way (doum palms - date palms - caliotropis etc ...)
Back on board then lunch while our sailing boat sails gently to Kom ombo.
Arrival in Kom Ombo and visit of its beautiful temple dedicated to two deities, Sobek the crocodile and Horus the falcon.
Visit the charming Crocodile Mummies Museum to finish.
Short navigation to Daraw for the night.
Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 06 :

Daraw - Aswan

After breakfast, a guaranteed change of scenery in Daraw! You stroll through the jumble of the popular market where colours, perfumes from the Orient and Africa are like so many symphonies for the eyes and the nostrils!
You will be given the opportunity to visit the famous camel market (it is held on Saturday and Sunday) or the animal market (it is held on Tuesday)
Return to the boat and lunch on board. Navigation to the island of Herbiab, stroll among the fruit trees; mango trees, orange trees, lemon trees. The island of Herbiab has a very beautiful sandy beach, possibility of swimming in the sacred river.

Sailing to Aswan and we end just before the Aswan Bridge.
Departure to attend the Philae temple sound and light show ; erected on the fabulous island of Agilika and dedicated to the goddess Isis. It is characterized by its romantic setting, its remarkable architecture and its refined frescoes.
Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 07 :

Aswan / Marsa Alam

Breakfast on board and leave the dahabeya.
Possibility of visiting Abu Simbel as an option.
Resumption of the road to Marsa Alam.

From Marsa Alam: Nile Valley Tour 6 Nights / 7 Days Including Dahabeya Cruise

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