In this compact tour package, you’ll be able to visit the most beautiful historical monuments in Luxor and Aswan, as well as the Ptolemaic and Pharaonic temples in between.
In three days, you’ll spend the most wonderful time in the historical sites, where the scent of history still lingers, and the magic of the past will take you away. This package is designed for those who don’t have much time but want to see everything possible.
You’ll travel to Aswan, stopping twice along the way to visit the temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo. You’ll also visit the Philae Temple on the same day.
On the final day, you’ll visit the iconic temple at Abu Simbel, then return to Aswan to enjoy a Nile cruise in Aswan, where the African breezes blow from afar.
A beautiful, compact tour package full of excitement, thrills, and fun.
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In the morning. Your tour guide will be pick you up from your hotel to start your tour and We will head to the first stop in our tour
Valley of the kings
There is the Valley of the Kings, which was the final residence of the great kings who were buried with their valuables, which were unfortunately stolen in successive eras.
The royal tombs still contained many secrets and writings that accompanied the pharaoh on his last journey to the underworld to be sanctified after his death.
The tombs of the Valley of the Kings were decorated with amazing writings and drawings in colors that are still in very good condition.
It contained many rooms that were designated for storing things and tools that the pharaoh would need in eternal life, as well as the burial chamber that was designated for the coffin and mummy of the pharaoh.
Hatshepsut Temple
The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is located on the outskirts of the Green Valley, behind which lies the Western Desert. The temple was built in the heart of the mountain and consists of three floors, each floor representing a period of Queen Hatshepsut’s rule over Egypt.
The temple was built on the ruins of the temple of King Mentuhotep II the Great, who united the northern and southern parts of the Egyptian kingdom under the rule of one pharaoh.
Current excavations are still revealing many beautiful monuments and tombs, as well as the famous cache found next to this temple, which contained many mummies of the pharaohs of the eighteenth and nineteenth dynasties. This cache was found by the Abdul Rasoul family, famous for excavating antiquities.
Colossi of Memnon
You will meet the famous two huge statues for the pharaoh Amenhotep III in the way to the Valley of the kings.
In this area, there was a great temple belong to this great pharaoh but unfortunately was destroyed because of an earthquake took place in Egypt. A very nice place to take amazing and memorable photos.
The Temple of Karnak
This temple is considered as the biggest temple in the planet as it was built over 245 acres and many of the Egyptian Pharaohs shared their love to the triangle gods Amun with his wife Mut and their son Khonsu bu building their shrines and pylons there.
Huge amount of information that you will hear from your tour guide and so many interesting stories about the legends of this temple.
The Temple of Luxor is our last stop
This temple was mainly used for the new pharaohs have been crowned and to proved their right to be the legal king of the kingdom. Many kings built their own shrines in this temple such as Tutankhamun. Luxor temple at night is very charming especially during the sunset and highly recommended to visit during this time of the day.
After finishing your day tour, You will be transferred back to your hor hotel in Luxor.
In the morning. Your tour guide will be pick you up from your hotel to start your tour and you will travel to the South of Luxor city to visit The temple of Edfu.
The Temple of Horus in Edfu.
or the Temple of Horus, is the second largest temple in ancient Egypt, after the Temple of Karnak, located in the city of Edfu in Upper Egypt on the west bank of the Nile. The temple was dedicated to the main god Horus, who was identified as Apollo according to the Greek interpretation. It is one of the best preserved shrines in Egypt.
The temple was built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information about the language, mythology and religion of the Hellenistic period in Egypt.
The Temple of Sobek in Kom Ombo.
This temple was built during the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor, but its decoration was not completed until the Roman era, during the reign of Emperor Tiberius. We also see in this temple the same characteristics that we find in other Ptolemaic Egyptian temples in terms of design, architecture and decoration.
However, this temple has a special feature that resulted from the local worship in the place, as people worshipped two local gods, Sobek and Horus with the falcon head. Despite the difference in origin and character of these two gods, they lived side by side for many centuries without mixing or combining with each other.
After finishing your day tour, You will be transferred to Aswan to continue your tour including.
Temple of Isis in Philae
This temple dedicated to the goddess Isis was flooded by the Nile and was divided and reassembled in a new location on Agilika Island, about 500 meters from its original location on Philae Island. Its buildings include a temple to Hathor and visitors can watch a sound and light show at night, which is presented in different languages.
Egypt was a prosperous part of the Roman Empire, it became truly wealthy and several new cities were built in it. One of the most famous buildings in Egypt in the Roman era is the so-called Pharaoh’s Bed, or Trajan’s Kiosk, which was built on Philae Island by Trajan, the Roman ruler.
After finishing your day tour, You will be transferred to your hotel in Aswan to check in.
In the morning. Your tour guide will be pick you up from your hotel in Aswan to Travel to the south of Aswan to visit the highlights of Abu Simbel Temples.
Abu Simbel Temples
Abu Simbel is an archaeological site located on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is one of the “Nubian Monuments,” a UNESCO World Heritage Site, extending from the river from Abu Simbel to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountains during the reign of King Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a permanent monument to him and Queen Nefertari, commemorating his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. However, in 1960, the entire complex was relocated to an artificial hill made of a dome structure, above the reservoir of the Aswan High Dam.
After finishing your day tour. You will be transferred back to your hor hotel in Aswan.
Later, Your tour guide will pick you up again to enjoy a great time to relax an enjoy the sailing experience in the River Nile and to smell the vibe of Africa in a great atmosphere.
After finishing your day tour. You will be transferred back to your hor hotel in Aswan.
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