October 13

Cruise: West Bank of Luxor,

Cruise Embarkation

Day 1: Luxor Sightseeing
- Meet & assist at Luxor Airport or railway station
- Transfer to embark Nile Cruise before lunch.
- Embarkation before lunch.
- Lunch on board.
- Visit East Bank (Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple)

Karnak Temple

I’m beginning to think I am in Texas. Everywhere I go, there is the sight of what is described as the largest this or that. In Luxor, there is a temple complex called Karnak, whose components include temples dedicated to Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The structures are dated from 2055 BC to 100 AD. It is considered the largest religious building ever built. It covers 200 acres.

For the travellers amongst us, if you want some scale, the great temple in the heart of Karnak is so big that the cathedrals of St. Peter’s in Rome, Milan Cathedral and Notre Dame in Paris would all fit inside it.

The 54,000 Hypostyle Hall is 54,000 square feet, has 134 columns, and remains the largest room of any religious building in the world.

See what I meant?

For more details, check the site called Discovering Egypt

https://discoveringegypt.com/karnak-temple/

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- Dinner on board.
Overnight on your Nile Cruise in Luxor.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner.
Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.