Giulia Rossi
Sept. 4, 2024, 6:35 p.m.Un tour meraviglioso! Visitare le piramidi di Giza e la Sfinge è stato incredibile. Il Museo del Cairo è stato molto interessante. Abu Simbel era straordinario e Luxor, con la Valle dei Re, è stato il finale perfetto. Altamente raccomandato!
1) Day 1- El Gouna- Cairo
At 03:00 You will be transferred from your hotel by air-conditioned car from El Gouna to Hurghada . You will fly from Hurghada . It takes 2.5 hours to drive to Hurghada Airport from El Gouna . the flight lasts 1 hour. The flight leaves at 05:30 and arrives at the Cairo airport at 06:30. Transfer with your guide to enjoy your visit to Cairo. Visit the pyramids of Giza ( Cheops , Kefren and Mycerinus). Get better pictures. with the whole pyramids of the panorama and continue your tour of the pyramids with the sphinx the head of the man and the body of the lion., Lunch in a local restaurant, then transfer to the Egyptian museum, admire the most impressive masterpieces of the world and the treasures of Tut Ank Amoun, visit the old bazaar, the bazaar Khan el Khalil at the end of your visit to Cairo, then transfer to Cairo airport. to Aswan departure at 17:00 arrival at 18:25 transfer to the hotel Basma Hotel for the night.
2) Day 2-Aswan- Abu simble
Early departure for Abu Simbel around 04:00. It takes 3 hours from Aswan by air-conditioned vehicle. Abu Simbel temples The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk Phiala temple Built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped. The High Dam Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971. The Unfinished Obelisk Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 12:00 lunch onboard of Felucca
Drive to Luxor and Overnight
3) Day 3- Luxor- El Gouna
Breakfast at your hotel, transfer with your guide to visit the west bank of Luxor , including The Valley of Kings : Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley is Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak The colossi of Memnon: Massive pair statues Known as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what was once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third The Queen Hatshepsut temple : Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument. Lunch in Luxor , Proceed to Visit Luxor Temple: Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise Karnak temple
Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso)