Sonesta Star Goddess Nile Cruise

Star Goddess Cruise Ship – 03 Nights/04 Days – Aswan to Luxor – Each Friday
Day 1:Aswan
Upon arrival at Aswan airport, there will be a meeting and assist by our representative. And then, there will be also a transfer to MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile cruise by private coach. In fact, the embarkation on the cruise will be before the lunch. And then, you will get lunch on the cruise board. The time will be at leisure till afternoon. And then, we will sail by the traditional Nile boat on the Nile river. The sailing will be along the shores of Elephantine Island and Aga Khan Mausoleum. And then, you will be back to the Nile cruise for afternoon tea and coffee. The dinner and overnight will be also on the MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile cruise board. Optional Tour: There will be an excursion to Also Simnel temples. The excursion will be either by private coach or by domestic flight. Abu Simbel twin temples are 300 km southwest of Aswan. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is known as the “Nubian Monuments” which runs from the complex downriver to Philae. The twin temples carved out of the mountainside. It was during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century BC. The temples erected to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh. The complex relocated in its entirety in 1968. ft is now on an artificial hill. The complex is high above the Aswan High Dam.

Day 2: Aswan – Korn Ombo Edfu
The breakfast will be also on the MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile cruise board. Today, we will visit Aswan High Darn which built-in 1960. The darn contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Moreover, the darn is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 363 feet tall. And then, we will proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk. The obelisk made of the red granite used for the ancient temples and colossi. The granite brought from quarries in the Aswan area. The obelisk weighs more or less than 2.3 million pounds. And then, we will visit the beautiful Philae temple. The temple risen from the water of the Nile River. And then, we will be back to the cruise for taking the lunch on board while sailing to Kom Ombo. Once we arrive, we will visit the Ptolemaic temple of Sobek and Haroeries. And then, we will return to the MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile cruise. Relax on the sun deck and watch primitive villages on the banks of the river glide. The tea and coffee served in the early evening on the cruise board. While sailing to Edfu, we will enjoy a sumptuous oriental dinner on the cruise board. The dinner includes dance all night away. Moreover, the dinner also includes Egyptian folklore parties. The overnight will be also on the cruise board.
Day 3: Edfu-Luxor
The breakfast will be also on the MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile cruise board. This morning, we will visit the beautiful preserved Edfu temple. The temple is also known as Florus temple, the Falcon God. The temple built in 237 BC during the reigns of six Ptolemy’s. Moreover, the temple indeed is the best temple preserved in Ancient Egypt. Furthermore, the temple is the second largest after Karnak temple. Horus temple built from sandstone blocks. The huge Ptolemaic temple constructed over the site of a smaller earlier temple. Horus temple oriented east to west towards the Nile river.
The later structure of the temple faces north to south. It leaves the ruined remains of the older temple pylon to one on the east side of the first court. Little known about the first Horus temple. An inscription shows that New Kingdom rulers Seti I, Ramses Hand III did building work there. And then, we will return back the the cruise for taking the lunch on the cruise board. MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile cruise will sail to Luxor in this day. While sailing, you will get the tea and coffee on the cruise board in the early evening. The dinner and overnight will be also on the cruise board.

Day 04. Luxor-Last day
The breakfast will be also on MS Sonesta Star Goddess Nile cruise board. And then, we will disembark from the cruise. Today, we will we cross to the west bank of the Nile to visit the Colossi of Memnon. They are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. In fact, they stood in the Theban necropolis for the past 3400 years since 1350 BC. It was across the River Nile from the modem city of Luxor. And then, we will go to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the queens. In the valley of the queens, we will visit Hatshepsut temple. The temple located beneath the cliffs at on the west bank of the Nile. It is near the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. The mortuary temple dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra. The lunch will be at local restaurant on your own. And then, we will visit the awe inspiring Luxor temple. In fact, the temple founded in 1400 BC and built with sandstone block from an area in Aswan. The area located in south-western Egypt. And then, we will continue to visit Kamak temple. The temple houses a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings. Moreover, the building at the complex began in the reign of Sesostris I in the Middle Kingdom. And then, there will be a transfer to Luxor airport to catch your flight.