* The First Day : Kalabsha , Beit El-Wali , Kertassi , Garf Hussein - prehistory carvings - The Nubian Museum :  

     In the morning visit:

      - Kalabsha Temple : Originally located about 50km south of the High Dam , a German expedition saved it by dismantling its blocks, numbering            and then replacing them in the same order on higher ground near the High Dam. The salvage of the Nubian monuments was a victory for                  multicultural cooperation. 

      - Beit El-Wali Temple: one of six temples built by Ramses II in Nubia. Partially cut in the rock the scenes on the walls are in very good condition.          This temple was saved from the rising water behind the dam by an American expedition in 1960 and relocated at its new site near Kalabsha              temple.

      - Kiosk of Kertassi: A chapel dedicated to the goddess Hathor (the cow goddess) and dating back to the Roman period, it was relocated near              Kalabsha temple in 1963.

      - Gerf Hussein Temple : A rock hewn temple, its original location was 87 Km, south of Aswan and dates back to the reign of Ramses II. Only 22          pieces and the colossal statues were saved and rebuilt near Kalabsha temple .

     

During the campaign led by UNESCO to save the Nubian monuments, many rocks were found engraved with fine carvings of Nubian fauna dating back to prehistory such as elephants, giraffes and ostriches.

    - The Nubian Museum: Inaugurated in 1997, this building won the Aga Khan Award for architecture in 2001.  It houses three thousand pieces               which narrates the history of Nubia from prehistoric times till the modern times. Highlights in the museum include:  

•  Life-size models showing traditional Nubian customs and their simple life style;  

•  An exhibit showing the UNESCO campaign to save the Nubian monuments;

•  A mummy found in Nubia dating back to around 100,000 years ago; and

•  A fine collection of objects covering prehistory, pharaonic times, Christian, Islamic and modern eras.

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Return to boat and sailing to Wadi El-Sebou. 

 

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Day 2

* The second day : Wadi El-Sebou -Amada - Nubian Show .

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In the morning:

 

Visit Wadi El-Sebou: a site which was chosen to rebuild two important temples saved from the water;

    -  Wadi El-Sebou Temple: This temple is considered to be one of the largest temples in the Nubian territories. Its original location was four                     kilometres away and while the temple dates back to the reign of Ramses II, it has been used as a church by early Christians. Its wall scenes             are well preserved.

    -  El-Dakka Temple: a Greco-Roman Temple built on an older temple dating back to the New Kingdom (1500 BC), the myth of mankind's                       destruction is well illustrated here.

    -  Muharraka Temple: one single hall dating back to the Roman period, it was in very bad condition before being restored in 1908 by Mr. Barsanti and later removed to the present site .

- Back to the boat and set sail to Amada .

- In the afternoon , visit Amada ; that's the third place where some Nubian  monuments were removed from their original location to that new site :

- Amada Temple : ( A whole temple moved on rails ! ) , the UNESCO courier described the magnificent project to save this temple as follows : ' About 200 KM. south of Aswan , a notable feat of engineering has been taking place ,the jewel temple of Amada built over 3000 years ago was being transported to its new site as a single unit( as the scenes are of delicate beauty and it wasn't possible to dismantle the blocks ) , over a distance of 2,600 M. and raised to a height of 65M. in 1964 .

- El-Derr Temple , that's another example of  Ramses II's rock hewn temples in Nubia ( The greatest Example is Abu Simbel Temple ) , some scenes were removed by the early Christians who saw such pagan scenes offensive , the temple was used as a church . 

- The rock cut tomb of  Pennut , Pennut was the supervisor of Anniba , it was an important town but it doesn't exist anymore because it's flooded by the lake Nassir , during the pharaonic period  , Anniba was the seat of the local governors and high officials . The tomb was rescued by sincere efforts of an American expedition . 

- Back to the boat and set sail to Kasr Ibrim .

- After dinner ( Egyptian food ) a Nubian show and a fancy party will be held in the lounge bar ,