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Saturday Overnight at 5 star hotel in Luxor.	For those participating in the March 2010 "Egyptologists' Egypt Tour" or the October-November 2010 "Time & Space in the Temples & Pyramids" Tour: Your sightseeing with the main Egypt tour will finish in Luxor on Saturday afternoon. You will spend one more night at the same hotel in Luxor (that night is included in the main tour). Prices: $1,595 USD pp in Double, $2,485 USD pp in Single with a minimum of 2 persons traveling together. ______________ For people booking this as a separate tour: You can begin this tour on any Saturday evening with a hotel night in Luxor. Prices: $1,695 USD pp in Double, $2,595 USD pp in Single with a minimum of 2 persons traveling together. Price includes hotel night in Luxor at beginning and return flight to Cairo. ______________ For those participating in the October 2010 TransforMatrix Tour: You can begin a Lake Nasser Cruise on Friday, October 22, 2010, in Aswan. Contact Us to make arrangements that will suit you.
Sunday Travel Luxor-Aswan Edfu Temple Kom Ombo Temple	Departing from Luxor you travel by road in a private A/C bus from Luxor to Aswan. Sightseeing at Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temples. Traveling by road enables us to visit these temples when the large crowds from the cruise boats are not there. Overnight at a 4 or 5 star hotel in Aswan upon arrival. Edfu Temple was built during the Ptolemaic (Greek) era and is dedicated to the god Horus, the falcon. Here the original hero, Heru (Ancient Egyptian name) or Horus (Greek name), fights the evil Seth, represented as a crocodile, hippopotamus, etc. The walls of this temple show this drama and it is easy to see how this story later evolved into St George vs. the dragon - a common theme in the Egyptian Coptic Christian Church. Aswan hotel options: Basma Hotel, 4* or Elephantine Island, 5*. Meals: BB only
Monday Philae Isis Temple Begin cruise	Visit the Philae Isis Temple this morning before boarding your Lake Nasser Cruise boat. Lunch and dinner on board. Overnight in Aswan. Cruise boat options: Movenpick Prince Abbas, MS Tania or Omar El Khayam - 1st night. Meals: BB, L, D.
Tuesday Temple of Kalabsha	Visit the Temple of Kalabsha. Sail to Wadi El Seboua for overnight. Built during the early Roman era, the Kalabsha Temple is considered to be one of the best examples of Egyptian architecture in Nubia. This is one of the temples that was moved to save it when the High Dam was built and Lake Nasser was created. Cruise boat options: Movenpick Prince Abbas, MS Tania or Omar El Khayam - 2nd night. Meals: BB, L, D.
Wednesday Wadi El Seboua - Temple of Amun Temple of Maharrqa Temple of Dakka Amada Temple of Derr Tomb of Penout	Morning visit Wadi El Seboua. Sail to Amada and visit Amada, the Temple of Derr and the tomb of Penout in the afternoon. Overnight in Amada. Wadi El Seboua (or Wadi Es Sebua) is called the "Valley of the Lions." Here we find the Temple of Amun (AE New Kingdom), the Temple of Maharraqa or "Maharakka" (Roman era) and the Temple of Dakka (Greco-Roman) dedicated to the god Thoth. Amada is the oldest of the Nubian Temples, with inscriptions dating back to Thutmosis III (beginning of the New Kingdom). The Temple of Derr was built by Ramesses II and, like Abu Simbel, was cut into a cliff. The tomb of Penout is for a man who was a governor of Nubia during the 12th century BCE. Cruise boat options: Movenpick Prince Abbas, MS Tania or Omar El Khayam - 3rd night. Meals: BB, L, D.
Thursday Kasr Ibrim Abu Simbel Temples Abu Simbel Sound & Light Show	Sail to the citadel of Kasr Ibrim and an overview of the temple. Explanation is conducted from the deck, as entrance to the site is not allowed. Sail to Abu Simbel and visit the temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari. The Abu Simbel Temples are some of the most famous in Egypt. Cut into rock cliffs, there is a temple for Ramesses II and his queen Nefertari. Nefertari's Temple is dedicated to the goddesses Hathor. The Temple of Ramesses II is dedicated to three gods and the deified Ramesses II himself. The Sound & Light Show at Abu Simbel is included your tour tonight. It is the newest and best Sound & Light Show in Egypt, quite thrilling. Cruise boat options: Movenpick Prince Abbas, MS Tania or Omar El Khayam - 4th night. Meals: BB, L, D.
Friday Flight from Abu Simbel to Cairo Free Time in Cairo	Disembark from the Lake Nasser Cruise boat and fly from Abu Simbel to Cairo via Aswan. Overnight at a hotel near Cairo International Airport. Heliopolis-Cairo hotel options: Novotel Cairo Airport, 4* or Sonesta Heliopolis, 5*.
Saturday Departure	Departures for home. There is a free shuttle from the hotel to the airport terminals. Hotel check out is by noon. Meal: BB only. There may be changes to this itinerary which are beyond our control.