4 Nights Nile River Cruise from Luxor Include Abu Simbel

During the New Kingdom (1570-1070 BC), the ancient royalty seeks to immortalize their names and pass through the afterlife so 20 royal tombs filled with golden treasures & artifacts, and enchanting decorations came to be right next to their mummies such as Rameses VI, Amenhotep I, Seti I, Tuta target="_blank"nkhamun and more in the Valley of the Kings.

One of the intoxicating architectural creations of the ancient Egyptian empire is the Hatshepsut temple that exhibits the importance of Queen Hatshepsut (1507-1458 BC). The design of the temple is a true piece of art constructed on the style of classical architecture of the New Kingdom.

The Colossi of Memnon constructed by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1386-1350) in Cairo then it was moved to be at the entrance of Luxor city standing 18 m (60ft) tall weighing 720 tons each.

The temple of Edfu is one of the few temples ever built in the history of Egypt between 237 BC & 57 BC in the Ptolemaic era to be the official home of the sky god Horus which merges the Greek and ancient Egyptian architectural design in the most captivating way.

The one of a kind double temple of Kom Ombo house of the crocodile god is located across the Nile bank constructed in the Greco Roman period between 205 BC & 180 BC.

The two temples of Abu Simbel were created by Ramses II (1292-1186 BC); the first one is the bigger one which was created to honor Amun and to be the center for the sun festival that occurs annually on the 22 of February and October as for the second time it is dedicated for his queen wife Nefertari.

Between 1960 & 1970, a powerful Aswan high dam was created to control the Nile floods, provide increased water storage for irrigation, and generate huge amounts of electricity.

Destined to stand at the entrance of Karnak temple by an order from Queen Hatshepsut but unfortunately, cracked during construction. It is 42 m tall, weighs 1200 tons, and is able to reveal how ancient Egyptian craftsmanship was performed.

The legendary home of the goddess of motherhood, healing Isis wife of Osiris the ruler of the underworld,  Philae temple was constructed between 380 BC and 362 BC by King Ptolemy II to showcase an ancient tale.