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Cruise holidays
Valley of The Kings
All the kings and high-ranking officials during that period was buried
in what is now called the Valley of the Kings of Thutmose I Dynasty 18
from the time of the New Kingdom, and Valley of the Kings consist of two
separate branches.
The main eastern branch, called Ta or "great place," where most of the royal
tombs located, and in the largest branch, the West, where cut only a few
graves.
Valley of the Kings is home to 62 cemeteries to-date, excavated by
Egyptologists and archaeologists from many countries.
Some of the graves date back to a distinctive nobility
Cemeteries known are available and open to the public.
A tenth of the tombs, including Tutankhamun, Ramses VI, Amenhotep II and
the first City, placed with electric lighting.
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Hatshepsut
Temple
Hatshepsut Temple is the best preserved of the three complexes.
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Edfu Temple
Edfu Temple
was built during the reigns of six Ptolemies.
Work which began in 237 BC by Ptolemy III and finished in 57 BC.
It is second only to Karnak. It was believed that the temple was built
in the great battle between Horus and Seth site.
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Kom Ombo Temple
Located in the city of Kom Ombo, about
28 miles north of Aswan, Kom Ombo Temple, dating to the Ptolemaic
period, it is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. The actual
temple was started by Ptolemy VI in the early second century BC.
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Cruises on the Nile
Alexandria, the second city of the Roman Empire for five centuries, meets for its relics of ancient glories. Far from the most frequented sites, the green oasis that punctuate the western desert offer the traveler a different image of Egypt: there, the adventure awaits you at the heart of the great outdoors. And if you still thirst for culture, monasteries in the desert and mountains Sinài legendary indulge in history ...
Finally at hand your journey, choose Hurghada, anchored in a wildlife site, or Sharm el Sheikh, which offer the sun throughout the year, beautiful beaches and the sea bed of great wealth |
