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ABU SIMBEL TOUR FROM ASWAN Enjoy Abu Simbel Tour from Aswan by by private car. Early in the morning, leave Aswan to visit the rock-cut temple of Ramesses ll on the west bank of the Nile at Abu Simbel, the greatest of the seven rock-cut temples which the king constructed in Nubia and the most impressive of all the Egyptian monument in the area. Duration 8 – 9 hours. Type Private Tour. Run Every Day Summer Time (May- Sep) From 04:00 am To 08:00 am  Winter Time (Oct- April) From 05:00 am To 08:00 am Itinerary Moss Tours Egypt tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan or your Nile Cruise (will be holding a sign with your name) to start your Abu Simbel tour by a private air conditioned vehicle (It is about 03 hours and half, one way driving from Aswan to Abu Simbel) The temple was not seen by the Europeans until the 19th century, when it was discovered by Burckhardt in 1813 and penetrated by Giovanni Belzoni in 1817. Today, as a result of the international effort which moved the huge, cliff-cut temple and the Small Temple to higher around during the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960, the monument is one of the most famous in Egypt. The temple was called simply Hut Ramesses Meryamun, “The Temple of Ramesses, Beloved of Amun. The massive facade of the main temple is dominated, of course, by the four seated colossi of Ramesses, are among the tallest made in Egypt. The Great Temple of Abu Simbel was constructed to face eastwards so that the sun’s rays illuminated the structure’s facade each sunrise. To the north of the main temple a smaller, yet still impressive, temple was built in honour of Ramesses’s great wife, Nefertari, and the goddess Hathor, the deity most closely associated with queen ship in ancient Egypt. End of your Abu Simbel tour, Later you will be driven back to your hotel or your Nile Cruise in Aswan. Summer Time (May- Sep) From 04:00 am To 08:00 amWinter Time (Oct- April) From 05:00 am To 08:00 am(For those staying on a Nile cruise, shoud leave for this trip at earliest, 04:00 am in summer and 05:00 am in winter Then, back on the boat by 13:00 (Nile cruises usually sail from Aswan by 13:00) Required details during Booking Process Full names, Nationalities, Passport Numbers,Hotel Name& Address.NB: Confirmation will be received within 24 hours of bookings ROUTE

LUXOR TOURS FROM ASWAN Drive to Luxor to see the highlights of Egypt’s “open-air museum” in one day tour to Luxor from Aswan. Visit Karnak Temple, Hatshepsut Temple, and the Valley of the Kings. Return to Aswan in the evening or drop off to your hotel in Luxor. Duration 7 – 8 hours. Type Private Tour. Run Every Day Itinerary Your Aswan tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel to start your Luxor Tours from Aswan. Drive from Aswan to Luxor by air-conditioned vehicle about 04 hours driving to visit Karnak Temple the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple or more correctly (the complex of temples), was built more than two thousand years ago by different generations of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars. Your Lunch would be served on the way at a local restaurant. Move on to the West Bank of the River Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III  Know as Colossi of Memnon, and then you will visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs. Later on you will visit the Hatshepsut Temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh. Then you will have the chance to enjoy some free time at leisure in Luxor for shopping at the originals papyrus institutes and perfume places before driving back to your hotel in Aswan or drop off to your hotel in Luxor.  Required details during Booking Process Full names, Nationalities, Passport Numbers,Hotel Name& Address.NB: Confirmation will be received within 24 hours of bookings. ROUTE

KOM OMBO AND EDFU TOURS FROM ASWAN During your Aswan visit, you can enjoy a day tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples, Kom Ombo Temple which stands on a high ground overlooking the Nile and Edfu Temple which is dedicated to god Horus and it considered the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. Return to Aswan or drop off to your hotel in Luxor. Duration 7 – 8 hours. Type Private Tour. Run Every Day Itinerary Your Aswan tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan to enjoy a day tour to the Temple of Kom Ombo standing on high grounds overlooking the Nile. It differs from other temples because of its double entrance, each one is dedicated to divinity: “Haroeris” with his falcon head and ” Sobek ” with his crocodile head. The Temple of Kom Ombo was built on the honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Then transferred  to Edfu by road to visit the majestic temple dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth. Later, Return to Aswan or drop off to your hotel in Luxor. Required details during Booking Process Full names, Nationalities, Passport Numbers,Hotel Name& Address.NB: Confirmation will be received within 24 hours of bookings. ROUTE