<p>Our representative will meet you at your hotel in Luxor at approximately 07:00 am to get you to Aswan, where you will visit the gorgeous Philae Temple dedicated to the main Goddess of Agilkia Island – Isis. Originally, the temple was situated near the First Cataract of the Nile River, however, in 1902 when the construction of the Old Aswan Dam began, the area was flooded and the complex was relocated. After lunch at Aswan restaurant you will take a short felucca ride taking you to yet another island on the Nile – Elephantine. Here you will make a close acquaintance with the most friendly and smiley people – Nubians and their simple way of life which didn’t change for centuries. You will be then taken to a hotel in Aswan, where you can enjoy your evening and overnight.</p><p>Meals: Lunch</p>

<p>You will check out the hotel by 03:30 am, taking your box-breakfast provided by the hotel with you. Three-hours-long drive will get you to the fascinating Abu Simbel Temples, which are doubtless among the main highlights of Egypt after the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. These unique massive temples of the Pharaoh Ramesses and his wife Nefertari were carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC and relocated to the artificial hilltop in 1968 in order to save them from being inundated after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.The temples were constructed in commemoration of Ramesses II tactical victory at the Battle of Kadesh that took place in 1274 BC. Interestingly, the ancient Egyptian architects constructed the Great Temple in such a way that twice a year (on October 22 and February 22), the sunbeams reach the inner sanctuary and lighten up three out of four sculptures. The statue of the God of the Underworld Ptah always remains in the darkness. The Small Temple dedicated to Goddess Hathor and Nefertari is also unique – first time in Egyptian architecture the statues of the Pharaoh and his wife are equal in size. The sight was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. You will be then taken back to Luxor.</p><p>Meals: Breakfast, Lunch</p>