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June Compass

This month we are highlighting the beautiful island of Aglika, the current home of Philae Temple.

Day 9 Details Add Your Tooltip Text Here Our ship will be docked back in the city of Luxor. In the morning, after breakfast, we will take a boat across the Nile to the West Bank. Our first stop will be Mortuary Temple Hatshepsut. This temple is breath taking from a distance, wait until you […]

Valley of the Kings

Day 4 Details Today begins very early. We will have a special opportunity to have a private visit to The Valley of The Kings. Because of the special permission we have obtained for our groups, we will enter the Valley before they open to the public. We will take a motor boat across the Nile […]

Abu Simbel

Day 7 Details Today we will have an early departure as we want to leave the city of Aswan before the traffic picks up. We will be heading south to Abu Simbel, home to one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. Two massive temples greet you on the banks of Lake Nasser. Your Egyptologist will explain […]

Aswan: Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple

image of an obelisk still in the quarry. a crack is located at the 1 oclock position and travels towards the 7 oclock position.

Day 6 Details As you wake up our ship will already be docked in the city of Aswan. After breakfast, we will board a bus and take a short trip through the city to an old rock quarry. Here we will see the largest known obelisk of the ancient world nestled into the rock. You […]

Flight to Luxor- Visit to Karnak and Luxor Temples

Image of Luxor Temple at night. The columns and Obelisk are lit up. The sky in the background is dark.

Day 3 Details We will leave the hotel in the morning to catch our short flight to Luxor. Luxor is one of the many capitals of ancient Egypt, also known as Thebes. Once we land and board our bus we will go to Karnak Temple where we will be guided by our Egyptologist. Karnak is […]