- Breakfast on Board.
- Sail to Luxor.
- Visit West Bank attractions – Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon.
- Overnight at Luxor.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on M/S Farah Nile River Cruise Board.
Valley of the kings:
During Egypt’s New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.),
the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs like Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high ministers, and other quorum of the 18
th, 19
th, and 20
th dynasties.
The tombs evidence party preparations for the next world, in which humans were promised continuing life and pharaohs were predicted to become one with the gods. Mummification was used to keep the body so that the dead eternal soul would be able to revive it in the afterlife.
Queen Hatshepsut temple:
The temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the rule of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Situated opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.
Its three huge terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Her tomb, KV20, existed inside the same massif capped by El Qurn, a
pyramid for her mortuary complex. At the brink of the desert, 1 km (0.62 mi) east, linked to the complex by a causeway lies the accompanying
valley temple.
Colossi of Memnon:
The Colossi of Memnon are two huge stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the vandal Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.
They have stood since 1350 BC, and were famous to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as early modern travelers and Egyptologists.
The statues include 107 Roman-period inscriptions in Greek and Latin, dated to between AD 20 and 250; many of these inscriptions on the northernmost statue make reference to the Greek mythological king Memnon, whom the statue was then – erroneously – believed to represent.
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Transport:
Private A/C Vehicle
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Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
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Overnight:
On Board
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