As the Nile flows from South to North, your cruise will leave from Aswan and end in Luxor. In this four-day journey, you won't miss
any of the impressive sites outlining the river flow. This cruise is equally an occasion to discover the riverbanks of the Nile River.
D1 – ASWAN (SATURDAY)
Transfer in order to board the ship before lunch. Time to settle into your cabins. Gourmet lunch on the ship. First afternoon visit is
to the temple of Philae, then the temple of Hathor, and finally a visit to the summer house (pavilion) of Trajan, depart for the
breakaway dam in Aswan. Free time in the souks of Aswan. Evening option, the "Sound and Light" show at Philae (with a French reading
of the author André Castelot). First evening and dinner spent a board the ship at the port of Aswan.
D2 – ASWAN / KOM OMBO / EDFU / ESNA (SUNDAY)
Early set off for Kom Ombo, about 48km North of Aswan. Discover its temple, which resides on the summit of a sort of acropolis, a very
unique structure to be found in Egypt. It is in fact a double temple, which was dedicated to two divinities: Sobek, the crocodile God,
and the God Horus in his normal form. We continue towards Edfou, about 145km to the north of Kom Ombo. Gourmet lunch on ship. Afternoon
visits to the temple, constructed under the Ancient Empire and reconstructed during the Ptolemaic and Roman period; it is dedicated to
the falcon God Horus. We set off in the beginning of the evening for Esna, roughly 46km north of Edfou. Second night and dinner on board
while docked at Esna.
D3 – ESNA / LUXOR (MONDAY)
After passing through the lock, we navigate towards Luxor, about 60km north of Esna. Containing infinite treasures, the large city of the
Upper Egypt remains the symbol of economic strength and Egyptian wealth. Gourmet lunch on ship. The end of the afternoon is dedicated to
the discovery of the river banks of Luxor: first the temple of Karnak, built to exhibit the glory of the God Amon Räy, then a visit to
the temple of Luxor, in which construction began under Amenophis III and continued under Ramsey II. In this "Southern Harem" that
sheltered the Goddess Ipet-Amonet, the Egyptians celebrate the festival of Opet. Today this temple is found in the heart of the city. At
last dinner and your last night on board the ship at Luxor.
D4 – LUXOR (TUESDAY)
Early departure for a long morning adventure and discovery of the Necropolis of Theban : visit some of the tombs in the Valley of Kings
and the Valley of Queens. Discover the funeral temple of Ramsey III, the best conserved temple in the Necropolis. Transfer after the visit.
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