2-Day Luxor And Aswan Day Tour with ABU SIMBLE from Cairo.

• Early morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo by private A.C. Car at 04:00 to be transferred to Cairo airport for a short flight to Luxor . The flight departs at 07:00 and arrives at Luxor at 008:25  Upon arrival in Luxor , you will meet your private tour guide who will join you to visit:

Karnak temple :

• No site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak . It is the largest temple complex ever built by man and represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders and pharaohs. The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several outer temples situated on 247 acres of land.
  Luxor Temple:
• The Temple of Luxor was the center of the most important festival, the festival of Opet. Built largely by Amenhotep III and Rameses II, the temple’s purpose was as a setting for the rituals of the festival. The festival was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.
  Lunch will be served in a local restaurant .

The Valley of the Kings:

• The final resting place of Egypt’s rulers from the 18th to 20th dynasty, it is home to tombs including the great pharaoh Ramses II and boy pharaoh Tutankhamen.
• The tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Most of the decoration inside the tombs is still well preserved.

Hatshepsut  Temple:

• It is one of the most beautiful & best preserved of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt. The temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together .

Colossi of Memnon:

• Two massive stone statues of king Amenhotep III are the only remains of a complete mortuary temple.
  The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which exist in  Cairo  then moved 700 KM to   Luxor
• Then move to Aswan- overnight in Aswan

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• The two temples were Carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC,
• Upon arrival, an Egyptologist guide will tell you all about one of the greatest and most whimsical pharaohs in Egyptian history. Marvel at the main façade of the Great Temple to Ramesses II and its 4 statues of the pharaoh seated on his throne following his advancing age.
  In theory, the main temple is dedicated to Amon-Re Horakhty and Ptah, but in practice, it was constructed for the greater glory of its builder, Ramses the Great. Continue to the smaller temple of Ramesses’ consort, Queen Nefertari, situated right next to the Great Temple. Admire the impressive rock-cut façade depicting the pharaoh and his queen. Re-board the coach .

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• You will visit  Phiala temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and Enjoy sailing on the Nile with Egyptians Felucca