Cruise along the Nile river and Cairo excursion: Egypt travel review

A wonderful trip, tiring but exciting beyond belief. We chose the travels of Turquoise, perfect organization at a great price

 

Arrive in Luxor and overnight ship

Up at 5 and leaving for the Valley of the Kings, visit some graves, we drive to the Valley of the Queens. Majestic temple of Queen Hatschepsut, with the impressive staircase and the colossal statues. Stop the Colossi of Memnon and then head towards the temple of Luxor where the magnificence takes shape and also the 30 ° temperature. We go to the temple of Karnak and here the columns are very well preserved bas-reliefs. Under military escort towards Esna and pass the lock, boat trip to Edfu. E '25 th anniversary of our wedding, taken by the swirl of events there are forgotten.

Wake up at 6 am, to be the first in the temple of Edfu. Sailing to Kom Ombo and visit. The evening Egyptian feast in costume.

We sleep until 6 and 45, then the unfinished obelisk at Aswan, then that originated the High Dam and Lake Nasser is cold here, takes a strong wind. Take a boat and reach the island of Philae to visit the temple. Afternoon at the organic garden and the Nubian village. Navigation along the cataract, we descend and Nasser (our legendary guide) makes us stand on a hill, the view is indescribable.

E’ il gran giorno: sveglia alle 2 di notte. Partenza per Abu Simbel dove giungiamo alle 6 e 30, cerchiamo riparo dal freddo all’interno dei templi. Viaggio in aereo per il Cairo, prima di pranzo (e siamo già tutti cotti) visita alla moschea, arrivo in albergo alle 18, un’ora di tempo e si cena, e quindi Luci e Suoni alle Piramidi. Perdiamo qualche compagno di viaggio, i più giovani si sono addormentati in quell’unica ora di sosta ed hanno perso tutto, cena e spettacolo. L’Egitto vince la Coppa d’Africa e il nostro pullman partecipa ai festeggiamenti

Today you can sleep, wake up at 7. Essential to visit the Egyptian Museum, lunch on the river in the afternoon visit to the mosques, the Coptic Christian church-and synagogue. Then away from the labyrinth of the market of Khan el Khalil. The evening tour of Cairo, a city of the dead, gardens ....

Day of the pyramids. It begins with the classic ones, Cheops, Chephren and Micherino where there is still no, it's almost dawn. In the afternoon, the stepped pyramid of Sakkara, Memphis with a statue of Ramses and the Alabaster Sphinx, then Dashur pyramids in the desert, very impressive especially for the nothing that surrounds

Day of the pyramids. It begins with the classic ones, Cheops, Chephren and Micherino where there is still no, it's almost dawn. In the afternoon, the stepped pyramid of Sakkara, Memphis with a statue of Ramses and the Alabaster Sphinx, then Dashur pyramids in the desert, very impressive especially for the nothing that surrounds