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Day 15 14 nights Nilkreuzfahrt Cairo to Aswan

15 days / 14 nights Nile cruise from Cairo to Aswan / Luxor at 5 * Ship
experience the sights of Cairo and the entire Nile via Luxor to Aswan

Day 1: Arrive in Cairo and embarkation
Flights from Germany to Cairo or Hurghada. Meeting with the tour guide and transfer to our Nile cruiser, eg MS Mahrousa, in the district of Maadi. (In flight to Hurghada 1 hotel accommodation and transfer to the ship.)

Day 2: Egyptian National Museum - Old Cairo
We visit the Egyptian National Museum with the gold treasures of the pharaohs. in the heart of Cairo
Visit the Citadel with the Alabaster Mosque and the famous Khan el-Khalili bazaar.
Visit the Hanging Church and the Synagogue .:

Day 3: Pyramids of Giza - Memphis - Sakkara
Today you will visit the mighty pyramids of Giza with the Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
In the capital of the former Memphis Pharaohs are the Alabaster Sphinx and a colossal granite statue of Ramses II.
Next visit the Step Pyramid of Sakkara with the Mastaba of Ti.
(Visiting the pyramids of Abu Sir counter surcharges of about 40, - € possible)

Day 4: River cruise - (Pyramids route) - Beni Suef
Your cruise ship sails on the Nile by Lower Egypt upstream.
You can watch the hustle and bustle on the river and on the banks of the sundeck
(The Pyramids route with a visit to the pyramids of Dahshur 6, Maidun and Lahun possible for about 60, - €).

Day 5: River trip to El Minia
Enjoy the ride on the sun deck of the ship with sun and swim in the pool of the ship. Let the always sought to keep you staff the ship pampered.

Day 6: Tell el-Amarna - Hermopolis - Tuna el-Gebel
Visit the ruins of Tell el Amarna, the capital of Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti m. Here the famous bust was found by your located in Berlin today.
In Wadi Darb el-Melek the royal grave of Akhenaten's family as well as other tombs located.
Afternoon visit of Hermopolis and the necropolis Tuna el-Gebel.

Day 7: Beni Hassan
In the morning Se visit the rock tombs of Beni Hassan.
Next the ship travels up the Nile flow.

Day 8: Assiut - Sohag - Abydos
Through the beautiful Oases of Nile Middle Egypt your ship slides further and further south.
The aim is for the time being the temples of Abydos. Here you can visit the Temple of Seti I with its
particularly beautiful reliefs.

Day 9: Qena - Dendera
The ship passed through the lock at Nag Hammadi.
From the Upper Egyptian city of Qena, head to the nearby Temple of Hathor at Dendera.

Day 10: Edfu - Aswan
Early in the morning we ride on the Nile towards Aswan.
In the afternoon visit the Horus well-preserved temple at Edfu.

Day 11: Lake Nasser - Philae Temple - Kitchener Island
Past the dam that impounds here the Nile to Lake Nasser, visit temple with a motor boat to Philae, which is there on the island Egylika.
Visit to the unfinished obelisk in an ancient quarry with subsequent boat trip to the botanical gardens on Kitchener Island

Day 12: (Abu Simbel) - Kom Ombo
In the morning opportunity to take a trip to the spectacular temple complex of Abu Simbel
(Not included in the tour package, about 84, - €)
In the late afternoon the ship anchored directly on the Temple of Kom Ombo.

Day 13: Esna - Luxor - Karnak Temple
In Esna you will visit the temple of the god Khnum.
Afternoon arrival in Luxor and visit the Luxor and Karnak Temple.

Day 14: Thebes West - Valley of the Kings - Hatshepsut Temple
Today you will visit the Valley of the Kings with the Tombs of the Kings, where the grave of Tutankhamon is located.
Then you see the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.

Day 15: Return
Transfer to the airport in Luxor or Hurghada and return flight via Cairo to your country.