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30 May

What You Need To Know About Egypt Nile Cruise?

Let yourself feel free when you sail on board  Nile Cruise, visit the historical sites between Luxor and Aswan, get to know more about the secrets of the great Nile River during your trip on board, get plenty of fun with the Plan Egypt Tours.

 

Live a luxurious experience and sail the great Nile River on board one of Best Nile Cruise with Plan Egypt Tours, allows you to discover the greatness of Egypt while visiting the magnificent landmarks between Luxor and Aswan.

 

Nile River Cruise, Enjoy the beauty of Aswan, visit Philae Temple, In addition to enjoying the tranquility and superb natural landscapes, Move to scout the High Dam which was considered to be an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s, construction of the dam began in 1960 and was completed in 1968,then explore Egypt’s ancient mysteries through its legendary temples and outstanding monuments such as EdfuTemple,  Kom Ombo  it has two entrance which makes it different than other temples, one entrance dedicated to "Sobek " with his crocodile head, and the second entrance dedicated to "Haroeris" with his falcon head, Kom Ombo Temple was built on the honor of two Gods, Sobek god and Haroeris, don't miss the chance to enjoy amazing amenities on board Nile River Cruise.

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 Aswan is a friendly town, Aswan is Egypt’s southernmost city, 680km (425 miles) south of Cairo, 220Km (137 miles) to the south of Luxor. Aswan takes its name from the ancient Egyptian word “Swan”, meaning “the market”. This is because it was located on the main trade route between Egypt and the southern lands.

 

Philae Temple situated at Philae Island in the middle of the Nile River in Aswan, one of the strongest forts along the southern border of Egypt, it is separating the Nile River in Aswan into two channels where Philae Temple before has been moved from its unique location on the island of "Ojeljka", at the time they were building the high dam.

 

This beautiful temple complex is one of the most astonishing temple in all of Egypt, It is located in Aglika Island south the old Aswan Dam, and you need to ride a boat to arrive to this Island, The temple was moved to its current location in the wake of building the High Dam.

With our Nile Cruise Ship, you will take the chance to visit Aga Khan Mausoleum.

Aga Khan Mausoleum is the Mausoleum of the spiritual leader of the Ismailis, a Shia sect (as the Fatimid) based principally in India, The mausoleum has been built in honor of Sultan Mohammed Shah, Aga Khan III, Aga Khan Mausoleum situated in Aswan, It is a very elegant pink granite structure of late 1950 origin, which also look like the Fatimid tombs in Cairo.

 

Members of this sect consider themselves to be the direct spiritual of the Fatimid, Aga Khan Mausoleum has an excellent view, including Aga Khan's white villa below, and is near the Monastery of St. Simeon's on the west bank at Aswan, His wife still lives in the villa three months of the year.

 

The Aga Khan was extremely wealthy, On his birthday in 1945 he was weighed in diamonds which then distributed to his followers, Everyday his widow "Om Habibeh" was placing a Red Rose on his white Carrara marble tomb at the Villa, She popularly referred to as "The Begum" died on July 1st, 2000, The other months a gardener fills this function and it has been rumored that at one point not a single rose could be found in Egypt, so for almost a week roses were flown in from Paris by private jet.

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