Temples and Timeless Vistas
A 7 Day Tour and Cruise

Overnight Abu Simbel Edition And One Night in Cairo
and of course A Grand Five Day Nile Cruise

Inclusive of all transfers . Domestic air fare . Abu Simbel Excursion with private Guide
Weekly in Cairo Year Round . Embarkation Luxor or Aswan.

Click for the full listing  of  Nile Cruises - Map -Nile Cruise Route. Rates & Itinerary for : 4 days , 8 Days Cruise .

DAY 1 - CAIRO LUXOR- Board Your Nile Cruise - Saturday - Weekly Year Round (LD)
Please advise the name of your hotel in Cairo. Early morning airport transfer is included ( private car/driver) from your hotel to Cairo Airport and fly to Luxor ( or Aswan) .

We have several boats that do start on different days of the week to accommodate your schedule:
Transfer is included in Luxor to the Cruise. ALWAYS on a private basis.

Check in on your luxury cruiser at noon. After lunch, we visit the great temples of Luxor and Karnak, then return to our Nile cruiser in time for afternoon tea.

DAY 2 - VALLEY OF THE KINGS - Sunday (BLD)
We tour today as well the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including Tut-Ankh-Amon's tomb, and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise. Then it's on to Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi of Memnon.

Afterward , we'll continue on Luxor's west bank to get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.

Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs.

DAY 3 - EDFU & KOM OMBO Monday (BLD)
We cruise by Esna to Edfu, where we board horse-drawn carriages for the ride to the Temple of Horus. Returning to our ship, we set sail for Kom Ombo. In the evening, there's a jolly galabia party aboard.

DAY 4 - KOM OMBO - ASWAN - Tuesday (BLD)
We explore the twin Temples of Haroeris and Sobek at Kom Ombo, then sail south to Aswan. After lunch we board a graceful felucca and cruise among the islands, returning to our ship in time for tea.

DAY 5 - ASWAN - ABU Simbel - Wednesday (B)
After breakfast we check out, visit the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk, then board a motor launch to visit the Temples of Philae, then leave Aswan, head south along Nasser Lake ( private air-conditioned vehicle , private chauffeur , private guide ) and on to Abu Simbel . There we'll marvel at the temples dedicated to Ramses the Great and Queen Neferatri , saved from rising waters of the Nile when the High Dam was built, then we escort you to one of the hotels : Seti or Nefertari ( modest 4 stars). Evening Sound & Light show at Abu Simbel temples , transfer & entrance fees are included

DAY 6 - ABU Simbel / Cairo Thursday (cB)
If you wish : We rendezvous with you at the hotel, before sunrise and escort you back to Abu Simbel for you to be able to take some morning sunrise shots of the temple without the crowds, then on to the Airport fly back to Aswan and connect with our returning flight to Cairo .
Domestic air fare is included Aswan Abu Simbel Aswan as well as back to Cairo .
In Cairo , we meet you at the airport and escort you back to your hotel .

DAY 7 - CAIRO- Thursday - Departure (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight. Bon Voyage !

End of our service - Bon Voyage ! Itinerary is subject to change without notice.

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Deluxe RATES per person in USD

First Class RATES per person in USD

Inclusions:

• All shore excursions, entrance fees, the service of an English Speaking guide.
• Welcome fruit basket upon check-in on board the cruise .
• All outside cabins on board the Nile Cruise , including all tax & service charges.
• All meals: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner. Afternoon tea daily onboard.
• All transfers as listed, all by private car/van & driver.
• All domestic flights within Egypt as per itinerary , Tax included.
• Round trip transfers in Aswan & Abu Simbel, entrance fees & round-trip air fare within Egypt as listed . PRIVATE GUIDE in Abu Simbel
• One night hotel accommodation in Abu Simbel ( 4 stars modest hotels) breakfast & tax included
• Sound & Light show at Abu Simbel, with transfers & entrance fees
• One night hotel accommodation in Cairo with continental breakfast & tax.
• One bottled water per guest delivered to your cabin daily on board the cruise
• Tea or coffee plus bottled water with each meal on board the cruise.
  
  
  
  

Jacquie Kennedy & Abu Simbel: All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans from that time also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient pharaonic temple threatened by the rising waters blocked by the new Aswan High Dam . It's worth remembering that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support for the mammoth rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have been lost. Read More

Boarding the cruise is from either Luxor or Aswan, depending on the availability at the time of booking.  

Dining Room Reservations: Meet other passengers :
YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate all our guests in one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are on the Nile. Enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere with several different languages being heard at dinner.

Do we get sea sickness while sailing the Nile ?
This is river sailing, so do not expect any waves , no rough seas ! Your Nile cruises is actually a floating hotel that moves from place to place along the Nile. Actual cruising times are short and pleasant.

What to Pack:
Most of the year look forward to warm, even hot weather in Luxor & Aswan, morning & evenings are cooler. For Shore excursions, we suggest comfortable cotton & natural fabric lightweight clothing. Comfortable walking shoes are essential.

Clothing on Board:
Lightweight comfortable & casual clothing. Swimsuits, sun hat. Dining room dress code is casual for breakfast & lunch, but smart casual for dinner. All ships are fully air conditioned

Why book with us ?

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M/S Radamis II , the M/S Royal Lotus, M/S Royal Lily

Nefertiti Turns Egypt Upside Down!!

The first bloodless religious revolution against the established church in Ancient Egypt
And the seat of power that rested with the priests in Karnak .
Nefertiti conducts the religious ceremony at the Temple of Aton
wearing only a see-through cloak and thong-style panties !

Nefertiti Turns Egypt Upside Down!! 1350 BC - Queen Nefertiti is reported to have led her Egyptian subjects on a wild spree of idol-smashing, temple-destruction, and forced migration, all part of a campaign of religious reformation. In Egypt a temple painting of a well-endowed Nefertiti in a chariot, wearing only a see-through cloak and thong-style panties, may explain why it was easy for Egyptian to follow her to the end of the Earth.

"From now on, there will be only one Deity, and that Deity is Aten, the Sun Disc," she has commanded.

Reliable sources in the Nile Valley report that all temples to gods other than Aten have been closed, and that a hefty fine will be imposed on anyone caught with an outlawed statuette.

Idols are to be smashed immediately, and the shards turned over to the priests of Aten.

"The capital of Egypt will now be at Tel El Amarna," reads a decree widely circulated in cuneiform on clay tablets.

"All priests are to settle within one hour's journey of the new Temple to Aten. All bidders on public works contracts will likewise have their head offices within the same specified distance."

Egyptian leaders in exile have disputed the motives behind the upheaval. "It's just a ploy to concentrate power and wealth in her hands and those of her husband, Ikhnaton," stated one defrocked priest.

"Everybody knows that Nefertiti has risen to her position on qualities that have nothing to do with religion.

She isn't called Incarnation of Beauty for nothing," he added, referring to the literal meaning of her name. The source asked not to be identified, fearing reprisals. Tel El Amarna, Nile Valley, 2004 - from Paul Glassman, special correspondent "Wow," commented Joe Shiner, an agro-businesman from Des Moines, as he toured the main temple at Tel El Amarna. "It's one thing to hear that Nefertiti was a real beauty. But it's quite another to visit in person and learn the real story." "Until I came here, I didn't know that she was behind the idea of having only one god-even before the Hebrews and Christians and followers of Mohammed.

"And now that I see her picture, I can understand why people followed her. This is not what I expected . . . not at all!" Mr. Shiner gestured as he spoke to a temple painting of a well-endowed Nefertiti in a chariot, wearing only a see-through cloak and thong-style panties.

"If she was my queen, I'd follow her to the end of the . . . "
Mr. Shiner's comments were interrupted by the approach of his wife.

Disclaimer: The facts presented are as accurate as can be ascertained from the archeological record. Mr. Joe Shiner is a composite of the satisfied clients of Nubian Nile Cruises .