Overview

Kush Tour in Lake Naser is a 5-star cruise that offers the latest amenities and comforts.  It offers you a comfortable home from which you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lake Nasser and see the magnificent temples and tombs of ancient Nubia as you on your cruise down ancient Egyptian history. Sail between Aswan and Abu Simbel and be awed by the memorizing scene of an endless desert landscape and staggering monuments. Imaginative gastronomy and the expansive stylish restaurants offer fine dining where you will indulge your senses in one of the finest dining experiences, serving traditional Egyptian cuisine, international and vegetarian dishes and buffets.

Included/Excluded

  • 3 nights onboard 5-star Nile Cruise
  • Professional Egyptologist tour guide during your excursions Note: English-speaking guide included. Additional languages available for an extra charge
  • All meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, are included throughout the trip
  • Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure.
  • All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
  • International flights (available on request)
  • Travel insurance (compulsory, available on request)
  • Sound and Light Show approx $45,pp
  • Entrance fees to all sites on the itinerary.
  • Tipping Kitty: USD$40-50pp
  • Visa fees

Tour Plan

Day 1: Arrival & Abu Simbel Temple – Optional Sound and Light Show

- Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Our representative will pick you up and you will transferred to your Lake Nasser Cruise for embarkation and check-in. Check-in on the Cruise then you will have your lunch on the Cruise and heasd to visit Abu Simbel temple, the temple built on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile, the site of Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable ancient sites in Egypt, It contains two temples, carved into a mountainside, that were built by pharaoh Ramesses II (1303-1213 B.C). Abu Simbel today is no longer in the same location as it was in ancient times. “Following the decision to build a new High Dam at Aswan in the early 1960s, the temples were dismantled and relocated in 1968 on the desert plateau 64 meters (about 200 feet) above and 180 meters (600 feet) west of their original site, The area where they were originally located is now flooded.
Optional Excursions: Sound and Light Show approx $45,pp
Overnight - Onboard Cruiser - Aswan
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Sail to Kasr Ibrim – Visit Amada - Sail to Wadi El Seboua

- Kasr Ibrim
After breakfast onboard, Early sail to Kasr Ibrim. View Kasr Ibrim from Sundeck, The Citadel Of Kasr Ibrim was once a formidable city high above the Nile River, but today it appears as an Island due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam. You will have your lunch on the cruise. Later on, you will join your guide to visit the

- Amada Temple.
The Temple of Amada was originally built by Pharaoh Thutmose III who ruled during the 18thdynasty. When he died, his son, Amenhotep II took over, and during his reign, he continued adding to the original temple and improving the temple’s decorations. Later when Amenhotep died, his successor, Thutmose IV once again began to initiate a number of changes, including the addition of a roof to cover the original temple’s open style forecourt. Then you will visit the

- Temple of Derr Ramssess II
Certainly is one of the most recognizable figures in Egyptian history because of his long and victorious reign, and the many temples and structures.
Overnight - Onboard Cruiser - Aswan
Meals: Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner

Day 3: Visit Wadi El Seboua Temple

- Temple of Wadi El-Sebua
After breakfast onboard your Cruise. then, You will have an early visit to Wadi El Seboua. Visiting Wadi El Seboua while you’re touring Lake Nasser makes for an unforgettable experience since the area is home to a number of relocated ancient sites. Wadi El Seboua is now home to two “New Kingdom” temples, as well as the Temple of Dakka and the Temple of Maharraqua. Most visitors to the site want to explore all of these buildings and therefore they tend to dedicate a full day to the site. Many visitors begin with the famous “Valley of the Lions” which is a sphinx-lined avenue that leads to the older of the two “New Kingdom” structures. This is the temple that was built by Amenhotep III and dedicated to a Nubian version of the god, Horus. It is a rock-cut temple, with a brick pylon that remains intact. The courtyard and main hall still exist to this day, and there are also some admirable paintings. You will have your lunch on board then, Sail To Aswan.
Overnight - Onboard Cruiser - Aswan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Visit Kalabsha Temple – Disembarkation from the Cruise

After breakfast will be served onboard your ship. Then, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover

- Temple of Kalabsha.
The Temple of Kalabsha is located within view of the High Dam, Kalabsha Temple is often the first stop for any cruise on Lake Nasser. It was moved to this spot from its original location 30 miles to the south after the construction of the dam. Construction of the temple was begun at the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and actually completed under the rule of Roman Emperor Augustus. The result is an interesting combination of imagery that includes Egyptian and Roman themes with images of Roman emperors and pharaohs worshipping the Egyptian gods. The temple was dedicated to the Nubian god Mandulis.

Later, you will check out from your cruise and our representative will transfer you to your accommodation hotel in Aswan.
Accommodation: No accommodation provided
Meals: Breakfast

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