When you arrive, our representative will welcome and help you, and before lunch, you will be escorted to boarding. After a delectable lunch on the MS Royal Princess Nile Cruise, you will be taken to begin your Egypt Classic tours from Australia with a visit to the well-known high dam in Aswan. This structure is approximately 4,000 meters long and 980 meters wide at the base, and it holds 43,000,000 cubic meters of materials. Surprisingly, 11,000 cubic meters of water can pass through the dam per second through 180 sluice gates, which control the flow of water to prevent flooding.
During Aswan day tours, you will be taken to the granite quarries where the ancient Egyptians obtained the necessary building blocks for their magnificent pyramids and temples. There, you will witness the Unfinished Obelisk, which is thought to have been carved during the reign of the formidable Queen Hatshepsut, who established the new kingdom of ancient Egypt.
After a full day in Aswan, your driver and guide will take you to see one of the greatest works of art in ancient Egypt, the Temple of Philae or the Goddess Isis Temple. Next, you will sail down the Nile and enjoy afternoon tea before being greeted with a welcome cocktail from the captain.
You will spend the night in Aswan after dinner on your Egypt Nile River Cruise while taking in a breathtaking Nubian show.
Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner