Nile River Cruise: 5-Day Luxor to Aswan Journey with Tours & Hot Air Balloon from Cairo

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Unwind over five days on a laid-back Nile River cruise from Luxor, inclusive of lodging and meals. With your expert Egyptologist guide, discover the fascinating history of ancient Egypt. Your only job is to sit back, relax, and soak in the scenery.

Duration: 5 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Flight From Cairo To Luxor and Visit Luxor West Bank Valley of The Kings and Hatshbsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon

Valley of the Kings - The Valley of the Kings, also known as “The Valley of the Kings”, is a valley in Egypt that was used for 500 years during the period between the sixteenth and eleventh centuries BC to construct tombs for the pharaohs and nobles of the modern state extending during the eighteenth dynasties to the twentieth dynasty in ancient Egypt. The valley on the west bank of the Nile River facing Thebes (Luxor now) in the heart of the ancient funerary city of Thebes. The Valley of the Kings is divided into two valleys; The Eastern Valley (where most of the royal tombs are located) and the Western Valley.

And with the discovery of the last burial chamber in 2006, known as (Cemetery 63), in addition to the discovery of two other entrances to the same chamber during 2008.

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari - The Temple of Hatshepsut or the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a temple from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and the best remaining temples were built about 3500 years ago in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. It was built by Queen Hatshepsut on the west bank of the Nile opposite to Thebes (the capital of ancient Egypt and the seat of the Amun worship) (Luxor today). The Temple of Hatshepsut is distinguished by its unique architectural design, in comparison to the Egyptian temples that were built on the eastern bank of the Nile at Thebes. The temple consists of three successive floors with open terraces. The temple was built of limestone, and in front of the second floor columns were erected limestone statues of the god Osiris and Queen Hatshepsut in a beautiful distribution. Originally those statues were colored, and now only traces of the colors remain

Colossi of Memnon - The Colossi of Memnon statue, meaning a colossal colossus, known locally as (Al-Kulsat or Salamat), is two huge statues, built around the year 1350 BC, which are all that remains of a temple built in memory of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt, during the Eighteenth Dynasty, is located in the funerary city of Thebes, located west of the Nile River from the present-day city of Luxor.

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