Luxor - Egypt - First Choice Winter Sun November 2012

Nile cruise at sunset Felluccas on the Nile, Aswan Your excursions explained The excursions included in this list can either be purchased individually or as part of a package. Cruise the Nile and your photo album will be filled with snaps of Egypt's sightseeing big guns. These are the ones you won't want to miss. Edfu Temple This popular attraction is considered to be the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. Built from 237 to 57 BC, Edfu is the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak Temple. It was dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus. Kom Ombo Once known as Pa-Sebak, this temple was built on the crossroads between Nubia and the eastern desert's gold mines. It's unusual because it wasn't just dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god, but also Haroeris, a form of the falcon-headed god, Horus. Feluccas Cruise the river like a local on one of these traditional canvas sailing boats. Aswan Tour: Aswan High Dam Built for practical reasons - to control the Nile and protect against flooding and provide more farmland - the dam has become a tourist attraction. The main drawcards here are the Lake Nasser reservoir and its green surrounds. More than 35,000 people worked on this project and 24 major archaeological sites and temples had to be relocated before its construction. Aswan Tour: Unfinished Obelisk Wondering how the ancient Egyptians were able to create such stone wonders? Get an insight at The Unfinished Obelisk. This column was abandoned after a crack appeared in the massive stone before it was finished. You can see the three finished sides and discarded tools. Aswan Tour: Philae Temple In the 19thCentury, the Old Dam and reservoir's construction meant this temple was flooded for six months of the year. Tourists saw the site from the comfort of row boats. But UNESCO moved the temple in the 1960s and nowadays tourists flock to the site dedicated to the goddess Isis. Abu Simbel (This visit isn't included in the excursion package price) Lost in Egypt's shifting sands for 600 years, the Great Temple of Ramses II is probably the country's most recognisable site, after the pyramids. Listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Nubian Monuments, there are two stone temples and the Temple of Ramses II is one of the country's most impressive. Luxor's East Bank Whether you want to haggle for souvenirs with locals in the bazaar or walk around the impressive runs of the Luxor Temple or Temple of Karnak, there's loads to explore. Luxor's West Bank For ancient Egyptians crossing from the East to the West Bank of the Nile symbolised the journey to the afterlife. Today, tourists learn about life after death on their visits to the West Bank. Sights include the Valley of the Kings, where Tutankhamun was buried, the Valley of the Queens and Hatchepsut's Temple. Statue of Horus at Edfu Temple Philae Temple Abu Simbel Visit your travel shop See page 3. | Call 0871 200 4455 | Click on firstchoice.co.uk Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras. The cost of calls was correct at the time of publication. Egypt 153

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