Cairo, Nile Cruise and Abu Simbel Tours

 If you are a Nile-lover, our Cairo, Nile Cruise and Abu Simbel Tours would be the best! Get a thrill out of cruising the Nile River in Egypt to explore Cairo, Luxor and Aswan! Enjoy many amazing sailing trips from Luxor to Aswan, visit the most popular historical places in Egypt that will make you get back in time of the Pharaonic era, explore their culture, lifestyle, civilization and know more about their gods and goddesses.

 Looking for some antiqued and pharaonic spots? Have no worries, we got you the best spots. Flying Carpet Tours offers you an extreme entertainment by visiting Cairo`s best ancient and antiqued spots. The Great Pyramids of Egypt or The Seven Wonders of the ancient world: Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Besides the breathtaking view of the Sphinx, which is a body and a head of a king or god that symbolize strength and wisdom. Additionally, you will be entertained to attend our one-hour Sound and Light Show which is a great show that will take you back to the time of Ancient Egypt where the kings narrate their aesthetic pharaonic stories along with the Pyramids and the Sphinx being illuminated in multi-colored lasers and visual projections. Don`t miss our Camel Riding or Horse Riding at Giza Pyramids, we promise you an amazing and unique experience like no other!

 You will also feast your eyes with the gorgeous Egyptian Museum and its artifacts and learn about the mummification in Ancient Egypt. Moreover, the museum contains many tombs filled with amazing statues and paintings of Egyptian Gods that would help the mummy in the afterlife, protect them against tomb robbers, and pay homage to their religious symbols. They also contain messages and magic spells to ward off evil and furniture to use in the afterlife as they thought. Get a thrill out of visiting the Step Pyramid of Sakkara; a true masterpiece of the ancient history and one of the hidden gems in Egypt. It is considered as one of the oldest structures all over the world that date back to 2700 B.C. Moreover, Sakkara Pyramid is a part of a fabulous mortuary complex that was constructed during the King Djoser in the third century, as it was built by the famous architect Imhotep, and it is a beautiful stepped pyramid that contains six layers that is gradually decreasing in size. However, if you are a shopaholic, Khan El-Khalili is the right place! You may get lost by the beauty of the shops there; you can buy a lot of things, such as ancient souvenirs, handmade accessories, and gold-made things.

 If you are looking for a more archaistic and antiquated thing, don`t worry we got you covered! You will get amazed by the aesthetic pharaonic spots in Luxor! Have you ever heard of Luxor`s origin? Well, Luxor was once known as "Thebes" during the New Kingdom, but ancient Egyptians were calling it “t-apt”, which means “the shrine”, as it was the most important religious Pharaonic capital, then the Arabian travelers called it Al-Oksour, which means “site of the palaces”, and then it slowly became Luxor. It`s where you will feast your eyes by the Ancient history that`s clear everywhere: tombs, temples, museums, walls and pyramids! Enjoy the fabulous Karnak Temple in Luxor with the huge Pillar where the sun`s light is focused upon it to create a mesmerizing sight. Beguile your eyes with the Temple of Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary which lies on the Nile`s West Bank. Don`t miss the Valley of the Kings, which is considered as one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. People from all over the world are infatuated by the fabulous Sound and Light Show at the Temple of Karnak; where pharaohs narrate their stories in a poetic and aesthetic way while the music is playing in the background. Passing through the gates of Luxor, you will be astonished by the glory of the two huge statues; known as Colossi of Memnon. Know more about the mummification in Ancient Egypt by visiting the Mummification Museum. It also displays lifestyle of the Pharaonic kings and how they cared about the afterlife.

 Our tour hasn`t ended yet! Discover Aswan and explore the fabulous attractions in Aswan besides enjoying the beautiful nature, where you will feast your eyes by watching the glory of Philae Temple, which contains many ancient Egyptian sanctuaries and shrines, like For Millennia, the Bed of Pharaoh or Trajan’s Kiosk and more. You will also visit the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, which was built by the Queen Hatshepsut, and it shed light on its marvelous designing, as it was going to be the largest Obelisk in the world. Then you will sail to Kom Ombo to visit the glorious Temple of Kom Ombo; you can walk through the temple of Haroeris and the Temple of Sobek, those temples show the importance of the Ancient Egyptian priests. Get excited with the Temple of Sobek, where you will find many mummified crocodiles, gorgeous inscriptions on the walls and beautiful clay coffins. However, the Temple of Kom Ombo is surrounding by amazing gardens of corn and sugarcane, therefore Kom Ombo is an amusing agriculture town and there were a lot of Nubian people that were living in it before the Nile flooding has affected badly on their lands. In addition to Edfu Temple; a great chance to explore the Ancient Egyptian civilization by watching the marvelous Pharaonic inscriptions on the walls of Edfu Temple, which gave us a lot of information about the Pharaonic history, myth, religion and ancient languages. Stroll at the Temple of Edfu, which was dedicated to Horus and Hathor, therefore it was the center of many ancient Egyptian festivals to sacred to the Horus, The building of Hypostyle Hall has a lot of amazing decorations, which are consisting of a description of the Feast of the Beautiful Meeting and the universal reunion between Horus and his beloved wife Hathor. There are also the first pylon, which is situated in the entrance of the temple and it has many beautiful inscriptions, the Temple of Edfu is spiritually has a connection to the Hathors Temple at the Dendera complex.

 Unleash your inner with Flying Carpet Tours and explore the most famous temple in the world: Abu Simbel Temple! Visit the outstanding landmark which consists of two rock-cut Temples, the Temple of Ramses II and The Temple of Queen Nefertari, they both date back to the reign of King Ramses II (1290-1223 BC) and reflect the glory and grandeur of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt. Abu Simbel Temple was dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian god Amon Ra, Harmakis and Ptah. The facade consists of four statues that all belong to the Pharaoh. The gigantic facade of Ramses II temple represents four colossal seated figures of Ramses. The facade is 119 feet wide, 100 feet high, and the statues are each 67 feet high. In ancient times the area was at the southern frontier of pharaonic Egypt, facing Nubia. The four colossal statues of Ramses in front of the main temple are spectacular examples of ancient Egyptian art. The four statues guarding the doorway to the larger of these temples are the largest sculptures that survive from the pharaonic era.

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