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Egypt
~ itinerary of our tour Nov. 2004 ~
Our roundtrip began with a one-week cruise on
the Nile from Luxor to Aswan.
From Aswan we went by bus to the most magnificent
Nubian Temple – Abu Simbel.
After that we sailed back to Luxor. In the second
part of our trip we went by plane to Cairo and then by bus to Harghada.
shedule for the cruise
see below |
shedule for the cruise
| Thursday |
Luxor:
late afternoon: boarding the cruise ship Semiramis
II, overnight stay |
| Friday |
Luxor:
Thebes West:
- Temple
of Hatshepsut
- Tombs
in the Valley of the Kings, Memnon Colossi
in the afternoon ride to Edfu, passing the sluice
of Esna by night |
| Saturday |
Edfu:
- excursion by horse carriage to the Horus Temple,
sight-seeing,
- ride to Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo:
- visit of the Ptolemaic
Temple of Kom Ombo by night
- ride to Aswan |
| Sunday |
Aswan:
- Philae Temple
- dam
- boat ride on the Nile to the Botanic Garden
- unfinished obelisk
overnights stay |
| Monday |
Aswan - Abu Simbel
optional excursions:
- sight-seeing temple komplex (our choise) or
- camel safari or
- visit of a Nubian village |
| Tuesday |
on board
ride back to Edfu passing Kom Ombo, sluice of
Esna |
| Wednesday |
Luxor
- sight-seeing Temple
of Karnak
- sight-seeing Temple
of Luxor
- sound and light show Karnak (optional) |
| Thursday |
checking out, flight to Cairo |
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