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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Top 8 Hidden Gems Things to do 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.
Restaurants in Nile River Valley
1. Temple of Medinat Habu
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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. Aswan Individual - Daily Tour
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5.0 based on 582 reviews
Aswan Individual is based on the idea from a tourist who designed the website for independent travelers like her to recommend honest and professional locals that she has met during many stays in Upper Egypt. To give it a legal ground, Waleed (full name: Mohamed Ahmed Ali Ahmed), licensed travel agent in Aswan, is the owner of Aswan Individual to organize the network and who is responsible for the tours being offered from Aswan Individual.
3. Animalia
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5.0 based on 252 reviews
Center of information about life in nubia(nature and culture)it is an ethno-biological museum which consists of three parts1-traditional nubian house 2- museum shows fauna in nubia(Animals,reptiles,birds,fish,insects all stuffed)rocks and stones.3-the roof terrace where drinks,lunch,quick meals are served.also lectures about nubia ,the nile and elephantine are given over looking the gardens.Animalia also organise birdwatching tour in the nile held by professional guides MOHAMMED SOBHY and his Daughter Fatma.
Reviewed By Kh-Gomaa - Giza, Egypt
A local family providing very informative demo about Nubian house, culture, history, geography, wild life, and mineral riches. The tour is at a very reasonable price.
4. Sail the Nile
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5.0 based on 85 reviews
We sail the Nile! Come sailing with us! Get the feeling of sailing down the longest river in the world, where the Egyptian pharaohs lived and built their temples. There is not a cloud to be seen in the clear blue sky. The shores are lined with mango trees and date palms. The mountains of Thebes rise in the west behind a narrow fertile strip of soil along the shore.
5. Tomb of Queen Nefertari
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5.0 based on 333 reviews
Reviewed By Busy_chap - Sydney, Australia
Simply the most beautiful place I have ever been. This tomb has been wonderfully conserved, so the wall paintings are bright and vivid. Its absolutely worth the price of the special ticket to see this wonderful tomb, and the extra trip around to the Valley of the Queens. Photography is strictly forbidden, although one guardian did try to solicit a tip for a sly photo, but it was really worth just focussing on the experience of this wonderful space. A must for any visit to Egypt.
6. Valley of the Nobles
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4.5 based on 399 reviews
Reviewed By tumbuna - Sydney, Australia
Very few people visit these tombs although the detail of everyday life is clear and provides a picture of how life was back in the times of the nobles. The ticket office is on the corner of the turn-off to valley of queens and you must buy all the groups of tombs you want to visit here. The tombs are grouped in 2s and 3s for each ticket. Once on site you walk through multiple sites of current digs to the entrances of the tombs. Each tomb has a single caretaker who if no-one else is around will give you a guided tour of their tomb. As it is on the way to the valley of the kings many tour buses and minivans pass-by but very few stop to visit.As more tombs are excavated there will be more to visit but currently you can visit about 10 tombs that are each different based upon the tasks the noble was responsible for.
7. Temple of Seti I
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4.5 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By nancyelagizi - Cairo, Egypt
It's easy to see the difference between good quality work done by Seti I and the lower quality sunken carvings done by his son after Seti's death. Not easy to leave the place if transport is not already agreed on before-hand.
8. New Kalabsha
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4.5 based on 101 reviews
Reviewed By kevins684 - Pontypridd, United Kingdom
A really nice small site all the better for there being very few people, us two and another three with a guide somewhere else on the island. 200E for the return boat, don't pay until you get back, and 60E each entry. And one wonderful large temple ornately covered with carvings as well as several smaller sites. Well worth a quick hour and its very near Philea temple which you will no doubt be also visiting.
