Spectacular trip to Egypt, 4 nights by motorboat, with several excursions to the most beautiful and thousand-year-old archaeological sites of Upper Egypt between Luxor and Aswan, stops at Luxor and Karnak temple, Edfu temple, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple and the Colossi of Memnon. We then continue to the Temple of Horus, at sunset visit the temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and related museum. Sailing then continues to Aswan, awake at 3.00 am to move by bus to the magnificent site of Abu Simbel, where you can find the magnificent and imposing Temple carved into the rock E built by Ramses II to honor himself and a smaller, but equally magnificent Temple built by Ramses II in honor of his bride Nefertari, then boat trip with a visit to a Nubian village. To finish the tour in upper Egypt visit the temple of Philae, and visits to the shops of: alabaster processing, papyrus, essences and perfumes and herbal teas / infusions.
Then transfer by plane to Cairo, spent 4 wonderful days with a visit to the beautiful Egyptian museum, Saladin citadel, the Coptic part of the city, then the wonderful and amazing Giza plain with the majestic pyramids of Cheops Cheren and Mycerinus, and the enigmatic sphinx, for a fee then buggy ride to the sandy dunes of the Sahara to admire the pyramids from a breathtaking view. To finish the tour with the famous step pyramid of Saqqara and the old capital of Egypt Memphis.
To complete the tour of the medieval part of Cairo with a fee and an evening of light and sound games at the Pyramids (evocative and exciting)
The local guides are very professional and friendly, speak very good Italian and are very prepared about everything.
What about we traveled my wife and I, crowned a dream we had since childhood, the expectations we had of these places were many, and they were fulfilled in a great way.
Notes of merit to the motorboat and hotel in Cairo with all its crew and excellent service staff, very kind and helpful, in addition to good cleanliness and great food.
Fantastic trip, to try absolutely.