over day from luxor to Aswan by land

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Day 1: Luxor to Aswan by Land

early morning  

Depart from Luxor by private air condition vehicle or bus, enjoying the scenic drive along the Nile River

route, stop at key attractions such as the Temple of Edfu The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt  dedicated  to god Horus Built from 237 – 57 BCEIt is dedicated to the falcon god, Horus. The temple was built on top of much older ruins dating back to Ramses III, and was constructed over the course of 180 years under a variety of rulers during the Ptolemaic period in Egyp . The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt, In particular, the Temple’s inscribed building texts “provide details [both] of its construction, and also preserve information about the mythical interpretation of this and all other temples as the Island of Creation, There are also “important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth.

•  temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus.The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC.Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period
• The building is unique because its ‘double’ design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris (“Horus the Elder”), along “with Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor or Tefnet/Tefnut) and Pa,neb,tawy (Lord of the Two Lands)”.The temple is atypical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis
•   Afternoon ; Visit the High Dam, a remarkable engineering feat that controls the flow of the Nile River.
•  the Aswan High Dam, is one of the world’s largest embankment dams, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. When it was completed, it was the tallest earthen dam in the world. Its significance largely upstaged the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream. Based on the success of the Low Dam, then at its maximum utilization, construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the new regime , with its ability to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity, the dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt’s planned industrialization. Like the earlier implementation, the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.

then Explore the Philae Temple, is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. dedicated to the goddess Isis, situated on an island in the Nile. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam.^[

check in at your hotel night at Aswan .

Day  2

Early morning flying to Abu simple temple or around 3:00 am in the morning drive with air – condition car or van to  Abu simple

Abu Simbel is historic site comprising two massive rock- cut temple in the village of Abu Simble,  Aswan, upper Egypt, near the border with  Sudan.

It is located on the western bank of lake Nasser, about 230 km (140 mi) southwest of Aswan, (about 300 km (190 mi) by road). The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC, during the 19th dynasty reign of the pharaoh Ramsesll  Their huge external rock relief figures of Ramesses II have become iconic. His wife, Nefertari, and children can be seen in smaller figures by his feet. Sculptures inside the Great Temple commemorate Ramesses II’s heroic leadership at the battel of kadesh.

The complex was relocated in its entirety in 1968 to higher ground to avoid it being submerged by Lake Nasser, the Aswan Dam reservoir. As part of International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, an artificial hill was made from a domed structure to house the Abu Simbel Temples, under the supervision of a Polish archaeologis.

• afternoon flying back to Aswan or  Luxor city or driving back to Aswan  and lunch then flying to Cairo.

including

Guide: English speaking

all visits as mentioned in program

meals as  mentioned

transportations air conditioned

2 bottle of waters

lunch

snacks

we can customized the tour according  your accommodation and the facilities of the tour.

Excluding

Tipping

personal expense

beverage during meals

single supplement additional charges