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| Day 01: Arrive Cairo International Airport meet and assist by Osoris steward with the sign of your name and assisting you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage then driving you by air-conditioned private Limousine to your hotel in which you will be assisted by Osoris steward for check-in. Overnight in Cairo
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| Day 02: Breakfast at hotel, drive to airport to fly to Aswan- Arrive Aswan & drive to your Nile Cruise - accommodation on board Nile cruise with full board start with lunch end with breakfast Embarkation, Lunch on board then visit Philae temple -Philae Temple was also dismantled and reassembled ( on Agilika island about 500m. from its original home on Philae Island) in the wake of the High Dam. The temple, dedicated to the goddess lsis, is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site. Its various shrines and sanctuaries, which include a temple of Hathor, a Birth House and two pylons, celebrate all the deities involved in the lsis and Osiris myth. At night visit the Sound and Light Show, a magical experience as floodlit buildings are silhouetted against the volcanic rocks and water surrounding them., High Dam, The world-famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the1960s. Today it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt and, together with the old Aswan Dam, 6 km downriver, wonderful views for visitors Unfinished Obelisk Much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from quarries in the Aswan area. The Unfinished Obelisk still lies where a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock. Possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran obelisk, originally at Karnak, now in Rome, it would have measured 120-feet and weighed over 1150 tons when complete. The site has recently been renovated and equipped with tourist facilities. Nearby is the Fatimid cemetery, hundreds of mud-brick tombs dating back to the 9th Century AD., lunch P.M. sailing by felucca around the Kitchener's Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum Take a felucca to the Mausoleum, atop a hill at the southern end of the west bank. The Agha Khan use to spend every winter in Aswan and was buried here in this magnificent mausoleum, modeled on the Fatimid tombs in Cairo. dinner on boat . Overnight in Aswan
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| Day 03: Breakfast On Board - Sail to Kom Ombo. visit the temple of two gods Sobek and Haroeris, then visit the temple of Horus in Edfu, Kom Ombo and Edfu are both easily accessible from Aswan, by day cruise, felucca, bus or taxi. Arriving by boat at the Temple of Haroeris and Sobek, near Kom Ombo, is recommended: the magnificent Ptolemaic temple is in a dramatic setting on high ground beside the Nile, surrounded by sugarcane fields. Dedicated jointly to Haroeris, The Good Doctor, and Sobek, the crocodile god, the temple is famous for its twin entrances, halls and sanctuaries. Sculpted wall reliefs include one showing ancient surgical instruments, bone-saws and dental tools. Three mummified crocodiles found nearby are now in the Chapel of Hathor. A tour of the temple could be combined with a visit to Darrow Camel Market where camels that have made the trek from northern Sudan are sold every Tuesday. P.M Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Edfu is a longer trip (105 km from Aswan) but it houses the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt which is essential viewing for archaeological enthusiasts. Dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god, it was built during the reigns of six Ptolemy. The main building, which includes a great Hypostyle Hall, was uncovered by Mariette in the 1860s. There are numerous reliefs, including a depiction of the Feast of the Beautiful Meeting, the annual reunion between Horus and his wife Hathor, and a particularly fine ceiling relief of the goddess Nut in the New Year Chapel. The temple, which rivals those at Luxor in grandeur, also contains a Milometer, a Court of Offering and a huge pylon at its entrance Sail to Esna. Dinner. Overnight in Esna.
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| Day 04: Breakfast, Sail to Luxor & cross the East bank& visit Luxor & Karnak temple then lunch on board cruise P.M. Visit valley of kings, queens, Hatshepsut temple at Deir El Bahari & Colossi of Memnon & Luxor Temple Once a year, on the occasion of the Festival of Opet, in the second and third month of the flood season, a solemn procession would transport the sacred baroque of the god from the temple of Karnak to the temple of Luxor, called Ipet-resit, or ‘Private Chambers to the South (of Amun) . Overnight in Luxor
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| Day 05: Disembarkation after breakfast, then drive to airport to fly back to Cairo. Arrive Cairo & drive to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo
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| Day 06: Breakfast at hotel, then visit Egyptian Museum contains the largest & finest collection of pharaonic antiquities in the world, where 100.000 piece dating from 4000 years are exhibited including the treasure of king Tutankhamon then visit the great Pyramids & Sphinx one of the seven wonders of the ancient World The Ancient Egyptians carved spacious areas in the rock, near the Pyramids. There they placed wooden boats, to be at the disposal of the King when he went on his journey of Day and Night with the sun god, Ra, in the after world.. drive back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo
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| Day 07: Breakfast at hotel, drive to Cairo airport for final Departure. N.B. The Nile Cruises have the right to change the schedule, program and sailing hours for reasons beyond our control, such as water level, opening of bridges, long queues of boats at locks, …….etc during the Cruise.
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| Program includes: > 3 nights in Cairo on bed & buffet breakfast > 3 nights in cruise on full board on buffet style > All meet & assist at Cairo International airport and railway stations by Osoris steward. > Sightseeing in Cairo / cruise with English speaking guide > Entrance fees during sightseeing in Cairo and cruise > Service Charge & Tax.
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| Program excludes: > Entry visa ( cost per person $ 18 ) > Domestic flight Cairo / Aswan-Luxor / Cairo
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| For pricing: Please send email with the following information & specify Full Name, Nationality, The Expected Arrive & Departure Date (Month), Number of Person & Accommodation Required (Double/Single/Triple) Hotel Category 5 Stars (Deluxe) or 4 Stars (First Class) or 3 Stars (Tourist) & if required Domestic Flights.
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