Unique Nasser lake cruise from Aswan to Abu Simble for...
Duration
5 Days
Location
Egypt
Starting From
EGP 66,088
Availability
Flexible Dates
Private air-conditioned transfers
Professional local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Flexible pace and photo stops
Historical landmarks
Cultural sightseeing
Overview
Unique Nasser lake cruise from Aswan to Abu Simble for 5 days is a lifetime experience.
Only here you visit remote sights which are accessible only by a floating hotel.
Most of them were rescued during UNESCO campaign to save Nubian monuments in Upper Egypt.
Arrival Aswan The program starts from Aswan, so if you arrive Aswan International airport or train station we will pick up you from there.
Also pick up from your Aswan hotel and transfer to the floating hotel can be arranged.
Check in your cruising boat and have lunch, free time at leisure in Aswan.
Additional visits can be arranged.
Overnight on board in Aswan.
Kalabsha sites visit In the morning let's visit a beautiful Kalabsha Temple which is located at New Kalabsha island.
Beside the Mandaluse temple at Kalabsha you will find a beautiful Kiosk of Kertasi, Garf Hussein Temple with huge colossi and a small rock-cut temple of Beit el-Wali.
Sail to al-Seboua After the visit we will be back to our boat and continue sailing toward Wadi el-Seboua.
Lunch and dinner will be served on board while the crew will invite you for cocktail party in the evening.
Overnight on board at Wadi el-Seboua.
Wadi al-Seboua temple visit In the morning let's visit the sight of Wadi el-Seboua with its temples.
Wadi el-Seboua, Arabic name for 'Valley of the Lions', is derived from the avenue of sphines that led up to the temple.
The temple dates back to the reign of Ramesses II and was moved to a new site about 4 km west of its original position between 1961 and 1965.
Temple of Dakka Another temple to discover is The temple of Dakka with its elegant pylon, once stood 40 km north of its present site and was dismantled and reconstructed at New Sebua between 1961 and 1965.
The temple was started by Meroitic king arkamani (known in Greek as Ergamenes), and was added to by his contemporary, Ptolemy IV of Egypt, with decoration by later Ptolemies.
Temple of Maharraqa, Sail to Amada, Temple of Derr visit, Kasr Ibrim, Abu Simbel temples, and Day of departure complete the program.
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: 13:00 - Check-in your floating hotel
Day 2
13:30 - Lunch on board and free time
Day 3
17:00 - Evening Tea Time
Day 4
20:00 - Dinner On Board
Day 5
22:00 - Over Night at Aswan
Day 6
Day 2: 08:00 - Visit Kalabsha temples
Day 7
10:30 - Sail to Wadi el Seboua
Day 8
13:00 - Lunch on board
Day 9
17:00 - Evening tea time
Day 10
19:00 - Cocktail Party (Head Departments Presentation)
Day 11
20:00 - Dinner on board
Day 12
22:00 - Overnight at Wadi el Seboua
Day 13
Day 3: 08:00 - Visit Wadi el Seboua
Day 14
10:30 - Sail to Amada
Day 15
16:00 - In Amada visit to Amada temple, Derr temple, Tomb of Pennut
Day 16
21:30 - Nubian Show presented by the Staff
Day 17
22:00 - Overnight at Amada
Day 18
Day 4: 06:30 - Sail to Kasr Ibrim
Day 19
08:45 - Over View Kasr Ibrim (15 minutes for photos only from sundeck)
Day 20
12:15 - Abu Simbel Temple Panorama (15 minutes for photos only from sundeck)
Day 21
12:30 - Visit Abu Simbel Temples
Day 22
20:00 - In the evening optional visit to Sound & Light Show
Day 23
21:00 - Over night at Abu Simbel
Day 24
Day 5: 09:00 - Check our your floating hotel after breakfast
Day 25
10:00 - Transfer to your hotel or airport for departure
Highlights
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