Goddess Hathor Package 5-Days Egypt Highlights With Nile Cruise Private Tour – Code DLGHP5

Get ready early in the morning to take a hot air balloon ride, which is one of the most beautiful activities that can only be done in Luxor. Enjoy flying in the horizon for 45 minutes where you will see the archaeological landmarks of the West Bank such as the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, the magnificent Temple of Habu and the green agricultural areas that captivate the eye.

After completing this magical adventure. Your guide will take you directly to the West Bank trip to visit the Valley of the Kings, which bears witness to the greatness of the pharaohs who built tombs befitting their status as representatives of the living image of God on earth and their souls that would become gods in the afterlife.

The Valley of the Kings contains the tombs of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Dynasties. Among the greatest and most famous kings buried in the Valley of the Kings are King Ramses II, King Seti I and King Thutmose III, the great warrior.

We continue the journey and go to visit the temple of the great queen and the most famous queen who ruled Egypt, Queen Hatshepsut, who was famous as a female queen from a royal lineage, where her great engineer Senmut built her funerary temple as an architectural masterpiece that has no equal in the ancient world.

Queen Hatshepsut ordered the recording of the most important events that occurred during her reign, such as her trade trips to the land of Punt (currently Somalia).

We will stop to see the guardians of the valley, which are the statues of the great king Amenhotep III, known as the Colossi of Memnon, where a temple for King Amenhotep III was surrounded by them, but it was destroyed as a result of a great earthquake that struck ancient Egypt, but its ruins can still be seen.

Karnak Temple, which is considered the largest open museum and the largest archaeological site in the world. It was built by several kings as an expression of their gratitude and thanks to the Theban Triad Amun, Mut and their son Khonsu.

The temple contains several pylons, all of which are in very good condition and depict each king in his own pylon and his worship of the Theban Triad.

Before the end of the journey,  you will head to Luxor Temple, which was built by King Amenhotep III in 1400 BC and contains constructions and shrines for the kings of the 18th and 19th dynasties. Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple are also connected by a sacred road, the Avenue of Sphinxes, 3 meters long, which represents the symbolic journey of the divine triad between the two temples.

After finishing your day tour, Your tour guide will escort you back to your hotel in Luxor.

After breakfast. Get ready to visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, symbolized by the falcon. The Temple of Edfu is one of the most complete temples with little to no noticeable defects, and there was a model of the sacred boat in the main chamber of Horus.

Here you will visit the Temple of the god Sobek in Kom Ombo, symbolized by the crocodile, which was considered in ancient mythology as one of the evil gods, but in the Ptolemaic era it was sanctified as a protective god.

You will also see inside the temple the Museum of Mummified Crocodiles, where the Pharaohs mummified many crocodiles very well as a kind of sanctification and respect.

After the visit, you will continue your way to reach Aswan city. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel in Aswan.

Early in the morning, You will head with your guide to travel to the city of Abu Simbel and it will take about 10 hours to get there.

Once you arrive, you will visit the Abu Simbel Temple, which was built by the great King Ramses II as a witness to the power and greatness of this king who conquered Egypt's southern enemies and imposed his control over large parts of Nubia and imposed tribute on them.

To prove his control, he built this great edifice for himself and also built a smaller temple for his wife, Queen Nefertari, to prove his love and appreciation for her as a beloved royal wife.

Do not forget to take many souvenir photos of this wonderful place because it truly deserves many photos due to its enormous size.

After the visit, you will return to Aswan and go to Aswan airport to take your flight back to Cairo.

In the morning, your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. You will travel to Alexandria, which the Egyptians call the Bride of the Mediterranean for its amazing beauty and unique architectural style among all Egyptian cities.

When you arrive in Alexandria, you will begin your visit to the most beautiful archaeological sites there and you will start by visiting the Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs.

It is one of the most beautiful Roman tombs and was dedicated to burying the Roman nobles who settled in Alexandria. The amazing thing is that these tombs were discovered by chance when a donkey fell into the main entrance to the tomb.

You can reach the depth of the tomb via a deep spiral staircase around a cylindrical well and in every corner of the tomb were the remains of mummies of the dead.

We will then move on to visit the Pompey's Pillar and the last remaining part of the Serapeum Temple. It is similar in its construction to Trajan's Column in Italy. This unique piece was carved from a single piece of stone and was carved with precision.

We then go to the Library of Alexandria, which was known to be the largest library of its time and the largest library open to the public. The library was built by order of King Ptolemy I.

After that, we move on to visit the Qaitbay Sea Citadel and Fort, which was intended to protect the port of Alexandria from any hostile naval attacks that might come by sea.

The current site of the citadel was formerly occupied by the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The citadel was built during the reign of Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay and is one of the most beautiful citadels in Egypt.

After finishing your day tour, Travel back to Cairo and you will escorted back to your hotel in Cairo.