Australian Open Travel Packages - Nile Cruise Holidays in Egypt

However travelling from Aswan down to Luxor on the Oberoi Zahra Cruise is a luxurious choice and a fantastic way to visit some of Egypt's most famous temples and tombs, there are many Nile cruise holidays to choose from. A cruise down the world's longest river is the perfect way to spend your holidays in Egypt.

Aswan

You should be warned that there is an entrance fee for the famous Grand Terrace, however. Is an experience to remember on your holiday in Egypt, whilst overlooking the Nile, enjoying afternoon tea on the famous hotel balcony. The hotel in Egypt has attracted everyone from Princess Diana to Margaret Thatcher, as a consequence, this hotel was famously the inspiration for Agatha Christie's 'Death on the Nile' and. Where the Old Cataract Hotel is based, your holiday in Egypt begins in Aswan, when you select the Oberoi Zhara Nile Cruise.

Philae Temple is dedicated to Osiris and is even considered to be one of the burial places of the ancient winged god. During the evening you can attend a spectacular sound and light show on the temple grounds. Whilst the cruise docks in Aswan you can also visit the famous Temple of Philae.

Abu Simbel

The festival now takes place a day later than Ramses had originally intended, however due to the fact that the temple was moved during the 1960s. The temple also lights up in February, ramses arranged this bout of architectural egotism to commemorate his birthday and coronation. Firmly in the shadows, the god of darkness, leaving Ptah, ra and Amun, shafts of light illuminate the statues of Ramses, on this date at sunrise. If you can arrange your holiday in Egypt during the month of October then you should definitely attempt to visit the festival on the 22nd. The temples were carved during the reign of Rameses II and depict him and Queen Nefertari to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Abu Simbel consists of two massive rock temples situated on the banks of Lake Nasser. Visiting this breathtaking site is possible during a Nile cruise holiday. No holiday in Egypt is complete without a trip to Abu Simbel.

Luxor

They are the perfect place to pick up a souvenir or two of your Nile cruise adventure, from effigies of ancient gods to spices and fragrant incense, luxor's bustling bazaars are the perfect place to end your holidays in Egypt and as they sell all manner of items. Between Karnak and Luxor Temples is the famous Mummification Museum which features everything you could possibly want to know about mummification and even has a few mummified remains for you to look at. Whilst on your holidays in Egypt you can also visit the Temple of Luxor which has a dromos of Sphinx connecting it to the nearby Karnak Temple. The tombs at the Valley of the Kings differ in size from a simple pit to a more complex tomb with over 120 differing chambers. The valley is known to contain over 63 tombs and the most famous of these is that of Tutankhamen. Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs were buried in this valley for nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th centuries BC. Luxor is the final port of call for your Nile cruise holiday in Egypt and it is from here that you can arrange an excursion to the nearby Valley of the Kings.