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 Edfu Temple, 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.
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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