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Nile Cruise- experience the Pharaonic times &Sharm

by Myndo - last update: Mar 20, 2006

Felucca on the Nile
Going on a Nile Cruise is a quite classical and easy way to experience the Culture of Lower Egypt.
You are travelling on Egypts life line - the Nile to the cultural sites of the Pharaonic times. 3000 years of Culture.

Nil Cruise:
Ship: MS NORMA (built in 1997, 5*)


Route:
1st day: Luxor
Explore the City and the Markets
Horse Carriage Drive

2nd day: Luxor - Esna
Valley of the Tomb Workers
Hatschepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings
Alabaster Factory
Memnon Colossi
Nile cruise to Esna

3rd day: Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo
Get up early to visit the Esna Temple of Chnum
Nile Cruise to Edfu
Visit the Horus Temple of Edfu
Nile Cruise to Kom Ombo
Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo at night.

4th day: Kom Ombo-Aswan
unfinished Obelisk
Aswan Dam
Papyrus Factory
Philae - Temple of Isis
Perfume Factory
City tour: Mosque and coptic church
Sun set on the viewpoint of the Nubian Museum

5th day: Aswan-Abu Simbel - Aswan
Flight to Abu Simbel
Abu Simbels Tempel of Ramses and Nefretiti
Flight back to Aswan
Kitcheners Island
Nubian village

6th day:
Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu - Esna - Luxor


7th day: Luxor
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Yewellery

8th day:
Leaving Luxor and going to Sharm for a week of relaxing and doing nothing at all.

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Comments for Myndo about Egypt
megoss Sun Oct 22, 2006 13:02 UTC
 valuable comments about my country
Stellaluna Sun Sep 10, 2006 18:54 UTC
 Your travel tips are great! Hopefully I will remember all the safety tips you offered.
Bwana_Brown Wed Sep 6, 2006 10:42 UTC
 Excellent tips and photos of the amazing week you had in Egypt! So many treasures to see and such little time in this fabled country!
VeronicaG Sat Jul 29, 2006 15:18 UTC
 You have so much detail here--it's great reading! You really trekked around Egypt--I enjoyed hearing about these famous antiquities. THANKS.
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