Dahabeya cruise on the Nile

Arrival in Cairo on Friday, welcome, assistance with customs formalities and support, then accompaniment and installation in your hotel with swimming pool (subject to availability), 5* Cairo Airport Passage, or 5* in the city of 6 October 5* Hilton Pyramids Golf 15 km from the Giza pyramids, or near the city center, 4* luxury Steigenebereger el Tahrir , or 4* Novetel el Borg. Night at the hotel.

Departure for the giza plateau, Visit the exterior of the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos as well as the mysterious Sphinx. Then, departure off the beaten track, you will visit the very modest remains of High Temple, where only the basalt soil remains, within which the 42 priests used to perform the ceremony of opening the mouth of the royal mummy before burying it in the pyramid, then visiting of empty pits gigantic hollows dug into the rock, which were intended to accommodate solar boats of the king during his journey into the afterlife.

Then you will visit the small low temple of the pyramid of King Chephren, whose walls and ceilings are made of granite, and the floor is covered with white alabaster. In the middle of the room is the famous "well", it is here where the statue of Chephren, unique of its kind, was discovered in 1860.

Barbecue lunch in a restaurant in the pyramids district.

Departure off the beaten track to reach the typical village of Dahshour for the discovery of the beautiful and lesser-known pyramids of Dahshour, discovery of the exterior of the rhomboidal pyramid – the only one in Egypt which still retains its exterior covering, then you enter the pyramid rhomboidal open very recently for the first time to the public. Continue with a visit to the Red Pyramid, entrance into the Red Pyramid.

Transfer to Cairo airport and flight to Luxor, upon arrival, support and installation in your hotel (subject to availability) 5*, Winter Luxor Pavilion, Where Sonesta St. George, Where Steigenberger Resort Acti.Night at the hotel.

Departure for the in-depth visit of temples of Karnak… The Karnak religious complex—incorrectly called the Temple of Karnak or simply Karnak—comprises a vast collection of ruins of temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings located north of Thebes, today the city of Luxor.

Departure off the beaten track for a visit to one of these little-known temples: for example the one dedicated to the goddess healer there lioness highly appreciated by the ancient Egyptians. We will first cross - an impressive spectacle - thousands of pieces of stones from the excavation fields undertaken on the site, where you will be almost the only ones.

Continuation through the discovery of the more confidential sites of Karnak, dedicated to the hidden god Amon: visit the wonderful Red Chapel of Queen Hatshepsut, and the magnificent alabaster chapel of King Sesostris. Lunch in a typical restaurant in town.

Departure at the end of the afternoon for the visit of the luxor temple illuminated under a very beautiful light which highlights its beauty. Night at the hotel.

We will visit part of the grandiose necropolis of Thebes where the sovereigns of the New Kingdom were buried in hypogea, dug into the mountain, possessing luxurious and abundant funerary furniture. In-depth visit to the Valley of the Kings, where we will visit three remarkable tombs which still preserve magnificent exceptional painted reliefs thanks to the freshness of the colors and the particular care taken during the creation, visit of the tomb of Rames IV, Sethi II and Taousert (if they are open during your trip).

 Stop at the foot of the Colossus of Memnon, once guardian of the castle of King Amenophis III for millions of years.

Transfer by car to Esna (70 km south of Luxor), accompaniment and installation on your small sailing boat, boarding on Monday includes 3 meals + mineral water, tea and coffee during meals). Your cruise on the centuries-old Nile will be carried out (according to availability) on one of the dahabeyas (8:10 cabins) of one of the boats of Nile Dahabeya, or the dahabeya Well, or the dahabeya Queen Cleopatra, Navigation to Edfu. Docking in the evening near El Hegz. Dinner and overnight on board.

Navigation towards the city of Edfu, upon arrival, departure for the visit of the edfu temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, son of Isis. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt and the second largest building after Karnak, remarkable for its harmonious plan with perfect proportions.

Continuation of the navigation; you will admire the scenes of daily life, fishermen, boats that transfer people, cars, and animals between the two banks of the Nile, and the magnificent passage! Mixtures of sand, mountains and green fields, fruits and vegetables, agricultural activities.

Arrival in the evening at the island of “El-Fouza”. Dinner and night on board.

Discovery during navigation of Jebel el Silsila, '' Chain Mountain '', this name due to the chain which was stretched there across the Nile to prevent navigation, this site is the most important sandstone quarry in Egypt about 40 km to the south from Edfu and 65 km north of Kom Ombo. The Nile flows here over a width of less than 400 meters, topped by the sandstone cliff, these quarries were the main source of building stones for the temples of Upper Egypt, day of relaxation, relaxation and admiration during navigation .

Sailing to Kom Ombo, we visit in Kom Ombo the Kom Ombo Temple, located on the banks of the Nile.

An unusual temple, dedicated to the worship of two deities worshiped on an equal footing. Go up the river to Aswan. Night on board.     

Departure by car then by small motor boat on the small lake to get to “Agilika Island”, in-depth visit to the Philae temple, which is undoubtedly the "Pearl of the Nile", built on an island submerged in the 1970s by the rise in the level of the reservoir of the old Aswan Dam, following the construction of the high dam.

You will visit among other things, the temple of Isis, which is obviously the main construction of Philae. It is one of the major sanctuaries of the goddess in Egypt. After that departure to visit the little-known chapel of the goddess of love Hator, and, to conclude visit the Kiosk of Trajan which is the main feature of the site.

Isis is a mythical queen. Most often, she is represented as a young woman wearing a throne or, in the likeness of Hathor, of a wig topped by a solar disk inserted between two cow horns. She is the sister and wife of the king Osiris, a generous being who placed his reign under the sign of cosmic harmony. Isis in the form of a bird of prey united with the mummy of her husband and conceived Horus. Isis makes him the eternal sovereign of the Douat, a paradise world populated by immortal spirits. To ensure his protection, she places him under the watchful eye of the canine god. Anubis, his adopted son.

Departure for a felucca ride (small private sailing boat) near Elephantine Island. A moment of pure relaxation, letting yourself be rocked by the light breeze and sailing in the calm, blue waters. Dinner and overnight stay on board.

Breakfast on board, release from your cabin, free day, optional to see with your guide, visit to the temples of Abu Simbel by car.

* Some boats visit Aswan on Thursday and others on Friday.

Evening transfer to Aswan airport and flight to Cairo, upon arrival, welcome, then you will be accompanied to your hotel with swimming pool (subject to availability), 5* Cairo Airport Passage, or 5* in the city of 6 October 5* Hilton Pyramids Golf 15 km from the Giza pyramids, or near the city center, 4* luxury Steigenebereger el Tahrir , or 4* Novetel el Borg. Night at the hotel.

Departure from Cairo airport, and assistance with customs formalities.