DAY 5 - LUXOR
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DAY 5, SUN: LUXOR – EDFU (B/L/D)
After breakfast, cross the newly constructed Luxor Bridge to visit the Valley of the Kings, which is home to many pharaonic
tombs of the New Kingdom, including those of King Tutankhamun and Ramses the Great. You will visit 3 Royal tombs based on
the availability of the day. Each king's formal name and title are inscribed in his tomb, which is also adorned with his images and
statues. Most of the tombs were cut into limestone following a similar pattern: three corridors, an antechamber, and a sunken
sarcophagus chamber. Explore several amazing Royal Tombs. Then visit the Valley of the Queens which includes between 75
and 80 tombs. These tombs belong to the Queens of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Dynasties. Among these is the famous tomb of
Nefertiti, one of the five wives of Ramses II. Afterward tour the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, the only woman Pharaoh to
rule ancient Egypt. The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut of the 18th dynasty was built just north of the Middle Kingdom
temple of Mentuhotep Nebhepetre, amid the bay of cliffs known as Deir El-Bahri. In ancient times the temple was called Djeser-
djeseru, meaning the sacred of sacred. The female pharaoh chose to build her temple in a valley sacred to the Theban Goddess
of the west, on a direct axis with Karnak Temple of Amun on the East Bank. After lunch on board, you sail to Edfu via Esna.
Ancient Nubia was known to the pharaohs as the “Land of Gold,” and its wealth and lands were eventually incorporated into
Egypt around 1500 BC. In the afternoon, join your shipmates for afternoon tea.
Dinner and overnight on-board cruise