Description of the program

 Breakfast and start of the cruise to Esna. On arrival, visit the temple of Esna, dedicated to Khnum and Neith. The construction of this temple began under Ptolemy VIII and ended during the Roman domination, under the command of Claudius and then of Marcus Aurelius. The temple, still partly buried, is located on land 10 m lower than the rest of the city. Return to the boat for lunch and continue the cruise to El Hegz Island where the boat will stop for the night. Dinner and overnight on board.

Breakfast, then navigation to Edfu. On arrival, horse-drawn carriage excursion to the temple of Horus further inland. This shrine to the falcon god Horus is both the largest temple of the Ptolemy dynasty and the second largest in Egypt after Karnak. Inside, the intact paintings, inscriptions and reliefs make it the best-preserved temple in Egypt. After the visit, return to the boat for lunch and continue the cruise to Bisaw Island where the boat will stop for the night. Free walk in the island and dinner on the shore. Overnight on board.

Breakfast and departure for the visit of Gebel Silsileh, both archaeological site and the most important sandstone quarry in Egypt. Placed under the protection of the god Hapy, this quarry provided the sandstone for almost all the temples of Upper Egypt. On the western bank of the river appears a sanctuary carved out of the rock, dedicated to the god Horemheb and to seven other deities, hence the local god Sobek. Lunch on board and discovery on foot of the old quarry before continuing the cruise to Kom Ombo. Dedicated to two deities, Sobek the crocodile in the south and Horus the falcon in the north, the temple has a perfectly symmetrical architecture. Erected on a hill by three Ptolemies, the Kom Ombo complex is surrounded by a surrounding wall covered with reliefs. Return to the boat to continue up the river to Aswan for dinner. Overnight on board.

Breakfast on board and morning arrival in Aswan. Visit of the temple of Philae on the island of Agilka, one of the most beautiful sanctuaries in Egypt. Begun by Pharaoh Nectanebo I during the XXX Dynasty and completed by the Romans, it is the main sanctuary dedicated to Isis. After Philae the visits continue with the high dam and the unfinished obelisk.

   Breakfast and free morning in town. Optional excursions by coach or plane to visit the temples of Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II. Return to Aswan for lunch before resuming navigation to Luxor via Esna, where you will arrive at night. Dinner and overnight on board.    

   Breakfast, then visit to the necropolis of Thebes on the west bank of the Nile, followed by the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, where the tombs of many New Kingdom pharaohs are located, as well as their families and nobles in favor . The visits continue with the Colossi of Memnon, the last vestiges of the temple of Amenhotep III and Deir el Bahari, the funeral temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Dug out of the rock in the mountain of Thebes, this temple with three terraces built in -1455 is both harmonious and modern and although dedicated to the god Amon, there are also chapels of Anubis and Hathor, the protective goddess of women. Hatshepsout was one of the four Pharaohs to have ruled Egypt, is considered "the first great woman whose name has been preserved in history". In the evening, optional sound and light show at Karnak temple.    

 Breakfast on board and free time until the moment of transfer to the airport. Assistance with boarding formalities and flight to Cairo. Transfer to your hotel then dinner and overnight.

   After breakfast, departure for the site of Sakkarah and Memphis, the step pyramid of Djoser, erected in 2700 BC. JC After lunch in a typical restaurant, you enter the world of "Absolute Grandeur": the Giza plateau, symbol of Ancient Egypt with its pyramids: Cheops, the largest of the pyramids and the last of the 7 wonders of world, Khafre and his temple of pink granite and Menkaure bordered by the pyramids of the queens, all guarded by the famous Sphinx of Giza, the largest monolithic sculpture in the world. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. In the evening optional sound and light show in front of the Pyramids.    

 Breakfast at the hotel then visit of the famous National Museum, one of the richest in the world, in the heart of Cairo. Lunch in the city and visit of Islamic Cairo with its thousand minarets, its citadel and the mosque of Mohamed Ali, return to the hotel for a time of rest before reaching the souks of Khan el Khalili for a dinner in a typical restaurant. Dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport. Assistance with boarding.