Top Things to do in Nile River Valley
Top Hotels in Nile River Valley
- 1. Kato Dool Nubian House
- 2. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
- 3. Movenpick Resort Aswan
- 4. Steigenberger Nile Palace Luxor Hotel
- 5. Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa
- 6. Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor
- 7. Sonesta St. George Hotel Luxor
- 8. Nefertiti Hotel
- 9. Steigenberger Resort Achti
- 10. Jolie Ville Hotel & Spa - Kings Island, Luxor
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The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Nile River Valley, Nile River Valley
The mighty Nile has been providing Egypt with water for millennia. Deserving of its reputation as the world's largest open-air museum, the Nile River Valley contains thousands of monuments at sites such as Luxor and Aswan. Don't miss the city of temples ar Karnak, the dozens of tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the massive rock temples of Abu Simbel or vast and powerful Luxor Temple. Visitors can float by these astounding sites on a felucca boat or cruise ship or catch a train from Cairo.
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1. Temple of Medinat Habu
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,169 reviews
This ancient complex is dominated by the massive memorial temple of Ramses III, similar to the mortuary temple of Ramses II at Ramesseum.
Reviewed By 780kicks
One of the Best Preserved Temples on the Westbank, Luxor Dedicated to Rameses III, Funeral Temple and Palace. 20th Dynasty ca.1260 BC.
2. Templo de Daca
3. The Red Monastery
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5.0 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By T5964ISmarkm
The plain exterior of this ancient monastery is in sharp contrast to the splendor of the artwork inside: the interior doorway is ornately carved, and the frescoes around the main altar are simply breathtaking. All artwork has been carefully restored, is well lit and accessible.
4. Temple of Khonsu
5. The Holy Virgin Mary Monastery
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4.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By Ebram_badr - Hurghada, Egypt
One of the most prominent landmarks of the city of Assiut, a monastery and very old and the Holy Family overalls this monastery and stayed for a long time And visitors from all over the world come to nearly 2 million visitors annually from the most beautiful places in Assiut .. The place is very quiet and more than wonderful .. I always visit when I am in this city ????
6. Temple of Mut
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4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By 97biancaw
I have been to Karnak many times & was excited to go visit the Precinct of Mut. Mut, like Sekhmet is generally depicted with the feline features, yet Sekhmet is generally standing (warrior like), Mut seated (mother aspect - you don't mess with the feline mother). There is only a small fraction of the statues that were originally there, yet you get a sense of the place. Each statue was to the ancient Egyptians a depiction of a different aspect of Mut, so each statue is a different degree of the neter (nature) of Mut. There is so much to see at Karnak, yet somewhere smaller like the Temple of Mut you can take the time to soak up the little details & ponder, if you are that way inclined!
7. Dendera Temple Complex
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4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By adriano769
The Dendera Temple complex is located 60 kms upstream from Luxor. Covering an area 40,000 square meters, the complex is surrounded by a mud brick wall. What you see dates from the Ptolemaic and Roman eras, but it was a site for chapels and shrines from earlier times. The Dendra Temple Complex was a place of pilgrimage and healing. Patients seeking a cure were housed in hospitals (sanatorium) where they could be treated. Some people think that spiritual healing was a key feature of the treatment. It is thought that miraculous cures were attributed to Hathor the Goddess of love, healing, and fertility. Think of Dendra as a one stop hospital where various physiological and psychological conditions were treated using up to date therapies including magical spells, dreams and cleansing rituals. Offering were made to the goddess in front of the inner sanctuary. Holy water flowing over magical inscriptions on the base of the stature of the goddess is thought to play a part in the healing process. The Dendera Temple complex consists of: • Temple of Hathor (the main temple) • Birth of Isis Temple • Sacred Lake • Sanatorium • Mammisi of Nectanebo II (birth house) • Christian Basilica • Roman Mammisi (birth house) • a Barque shrine • Gateways of Domitian and Trajan • a Roman Kiosk Today, the Dendra Temple Complex resonates with the chirps of birds that make their home in cracks and ledges in the temple walls. Wander around this Holy Place and contemplate your own mortality. Its good food for the soul.
8. Temple of Khnum
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4.0 based on 69 reviews
This Graeco-Roman temple was built by the 18th-Dynasty pharaoh Tuthmosis III in honor of the ram-headed god Khnum.
Reviewed By Lgras68 - Miami, United States
Small town,great temple.As usual the hawkers can spoil the experience.The temple is very close to where the ship stops
