There are various reasons of why the visitors coming to Egypt
prefer Cruising On Nile. And the
most important reason is that, it provides an opportunity to the visitors to
sail in the same way as the nobles and the pharaohs were sailing thousand years
back. Besides, the grand beauty of the river, the historical monuments on the
river bank, the grand sites at the vibrant Egyptian cities in Aswan And Luxor, the long green plantation
by the farmer sand much more add extraordinarily to the experience of the visitors. In terms of
convenience, you can't beat a Nile cruise. You’ll be
stopping every night at different Egyptian Hotels and on the day you can
lounge on the deck relaxing and looking at the vast pan aroma of the grand
beauty displayed at Nile River Bank.
Although December and January constitute peak tourist season,
October to April, carries the most pleasant weather to opt for the Nile cruise. But you can take Nile Cruising at any time of the year as
the winter is very mild here. Nile is said to be the longest river in the world
and its offerings are as like as this. Let us find some of the Egyptian marvels
the visitors explore in a Nile Cruise.
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The Magnificent Temple Of Luxor- The temple of Luxor is as beautiful as
Karnak. With the relics of Rameses II and Queen Hatshepsut, it is one amazing
temple complex. Located on the east bank of the Nile River in ancient Thebes
once known as the the City of a Hundred Gates: the capital of ancient Egypt is
now known as Luxor it is one of the 1st choices of every overseas visitor.
The temple is still being used for worshiping purposes and to its rear section
there is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great (332-305 BC).
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Valley of the Kings- For 3,400 years two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III have existed in
the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the City Of Luxor. These statues are called the Collossi which stand guarding at the entrance to Amenhotep's memorial temple: a
mortuary one. The valley of kings on the other hand is known as one of the
greatest highlights of Egypt that make the country world famous. This was the
burial place of the Egyptian Pharaohs for 500 years. With 63 discovered tombs
and the government is looking for more, It is expected that, the first and the
last king buried there were Tuthmosis I and Ramses XI.
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The West Bank- The West Bank At Luxor is one of the most
important archaeological sites where the valley of Kings is a part that has
earned it’s fame world wide as the burial ground of Pharaohs. But the West Bank
is not all about the tombs of Pharaohs rather it is a larger mortuary complex filled
with the tombs of not just the ancient Egyptian Kings, but of their families
and the noblemen.
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Hatshepsut's Temple: This is one of the greatest Egyptian
architectural achievements dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, which resembles
closely to the classical Greek architecture of 1,000 years later. Located on
the West Bank, this temple exists as the gate way to the Valley of Kings.
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The Temples of Karnak: A vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings known as Karnak was once
the main place of worship for the Egyptians. Earlier known as the Temple of
Amun at Thebes, the temple is believed to exist on the original ground where
the creator-god Atum stood on the heap to begin the work of creation. The array
of temples here took 2000 years to be built. The beauty of this place can
surpass to any modern site of charm of the present time.
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Edfu: Visit a temple that was buried over the centuries, to a depth
of 12 metres (39 ft) beneath desert sand and layers of river silt deposited by
the Nile. It is an amazing temple with great archaeological significance, and a
stop point for all those taking a Cruise
On Nile. The inscriptions along with the construction of this temple took
about 180 years to be completed.
Locating between the Egyptian cities Luxor and Aswan it is a great site
to be visited.
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Komo Ombo: Visit a magnificent temple that differs
from others as it has the tow entrances where each of the entrance is dedicated
to to divinity: “Haroeris” with his falcon head and” Sobek” with his crocodile
head. Located on a bend in the river Nile about 50 km (30 miles) north of
Aswan, the temple is believed to belong to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
Aswan & The Aswan High Dam:
The 300 feet (90 metres) depth and in an average 14 miles (22 km) in width the
rock fill dam across the Nile River, at Aswān, that supports a fishing industry is a fantastic
destination to discover. For the first time in History, Nile flood water could
be checked with the human effort and utilised for irrigation purposes. It
solves three purposes as:
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Irrigating thousand acres of the
non-irrigated lands.
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Improving navigation both above and below
Aswan.
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And generating enormous amount of
electricity.
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Temple of Philae: It is hard to believe that, a temple was
transferred from one place to other. In Egypt the Temple of Philae is the
bright example of it. The original temple was dismantled and brought to a place
stone by stone. The interesting reliefs in the last chamber of the Birth House
are awe-some to look at. It depicts the childhood of Horus. Like all other
major ancient Attractions In Egypt there is a sound and light show at Philae Temple. It is
definitely a recommended way to spend an evening.
A Nile cruise is special because you get to see these wonderful
ancient temples and monuments from the water. At night they are lit up and it's
breathtaking to see. Just immerse with the Grand Beauty Of Egyptian monuments that
date back to centuries , but stand still in a condition to be the superb
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