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3 days · 5 sights with your private Egyptologist
AswanEdfu
Karnak Temple. Valley of the Kings.
For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
Transportation
Transportation from Cairo to Luxor (about 9 h)
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Nile & LuxorAswan in two days: Philae, the High Dam, Abu SimbelPhilae rebuilt on a different island, Abu Simbel raised inside an artificial hill, the sun festival dates, the underrated rest of Aswan, and a two-day order that works.
Nile & LuxorLuxor or Aswan — if you only get oneKarnak and the painted tombs against the granite islands and Philae — what each town is actually like, which suits which traveller, and why the order matters if you do both.
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