Abu Simbel temples

The two temples of Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari were carved from the mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 BC, and the great temple was dedicated to Ramesses II, Ra-Harakhty, Amun-Ra and Ptah, with 4 massive. statues, the second temple was dedicated to Queen Nefertari and the goddess Hathor, and the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground. The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must be UNESCO's greatest achievement

Breakfast on board a Nile cruise, Breakfast on board a Nile cruise, Edfu visit

Edfu Temple:

The site of Upper Egypt is dominated by a large, well-preserved temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus. Construction of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, founded on the site of a much older temple, dating from the period between the reigns of Ptolemy III (246 BC), and descriptions on the walls include the myth of the rivalry between Horus and Seth (perhaps performed annually as a religious drama.

Sailing to Luxor via Esna Lock

Breakfast on board the Nile cruise, Breakfast on board the Nile cruise, visit the West Bank of Luxor and Karnak

Valley of the Kings :

Once called the Great Place of Truth, this valley is now called the Valley of the Kings. It is a majestic domain of the pharaohs who once lay in great rocks awaiting immortality. The isolated valley behind Deir el-Bahari is dominated by the peak of a pyramid-shaped mountain.

Giant statue of Memnon:
Colossal pair of statues known as the Colossi of Memnon, rising some 18m from the plain, are the remains of what was once the largest complex on the west bank, built by Amenhotep III.