Enjoy the wonders of the land of the pharaohs while cruising on the Nile on board a 5-star Nile Cruise, on this 4-day 3-night from Luxor to Aswan. Discover breathtaking and most impressive pharaonic temples, while you dig deep into history and mythology. Start with a visit to Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple in Luxor. Visit the Kom Ombo temple and the temple of Horus at Edfu. Explore Philae temple and high dam in Aswan. Relax by the sundeck or the swimming pool during the day and dance the night away in the cruise's disco. For more about this trip, please go through the itinerary below.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Lunch
✔ All transfers, pickup and drop off by an A/C. vehicle.
✔ 3 nights accommodation on 5 stars Nile Cruise full board basis, start with lunch&end with breakfast
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ Professional English speaking Egyptology Tour guide.
✖ Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing and motorboat to Philae temple.
✖ Water or Drinks on the cruise.
✖ Tipping to the guide, drivers, cruise crew etc.
✖ Any optional tours or Any personal expenses like laundry etc.
✖ Any personal expenses like laundry etc.
✖ It is available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
✖ It is available to drop off Travelers at Hotels in Aswan west bank with extra 10$ USD per person.
Pickup Locations
1. Pavillon Winter Luxor
2. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
3. Mara House
4. Jewel Howard Carter Hotel
5. River Hotel
6. New Windsor Hotel
7. Pharaonic Rose
8. El Nakhil Hotel
9. Mohamed ali house
10. Royal House Hotel
11. Rose Guest House
12. Blue Nile House
13. Bedouin Lodge Luxor
14. Royal Mountain Hotel
15. Meena Rooms
16. Sweet Rooms
17. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
18. Mountain View Villa
19. Minamar Hotel
20. San mina Hotel
Additional Info: Luxor airport, Luxor train station
All hotels in Luxor east bank
Itinerary
Transfer to Nile Cruise and Luxor East Bank
1
Luxor
Our licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Luxor Airport, Railway station or Hotel to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board.
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Temple of Karnak
Then, start your tour by visiting the largest temple ever: Karnak temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres.
Duration: 1.5 hours
3
Luxor Temple
Proceed to visit Luxor temple, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Admire its obelisk and statues. Back to the cruise, dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Note: If your arrival to Luxor is so early, so we will start the tour directly upon arrival since the cruise check-in time at 12:00 and we don't want our guest to waste their time waiting at the lobby for check-in
Duration: 1.5 hours
Luxor West Bank Tour and Navigation
1
Valley of the Kings
Breakfast and start your remarkable day by driving to the West Bank to explore the Theban Necropolis by visiting the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Temple of Hatshepsut
Continue, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon- two 17-metre-high statues on Luxor's west bank. Carved from granite blocks, they represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and were once part of an impressive colonnade Return back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch. Start sailing down the River Nile, afternoon tea on the sundeck. Cross Esna Lock and overnight in Edfu.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temple-Aswan
1
Temple of Horus
After your breakfast, enjoy Horse Carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. Back to the cruise. Relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on the sundeck.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Temple of Kom Ombo
Late in the afternoon, stop at Kom Ombo city where to visit the unique double temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Return to the cruise and have dinner followed by folkloric party operated by the cruise staff and tour guides. Continue sailing to Aswan for overnight.
Duration: 60 minutes
Aswan Tour (Philae Temple and High Dam) andDeparture transfer
1
Aswan High Dam
After breakfast, check out and be ready to discover with your guide the highlights of Aswan and listen to the story of the Nubian immigration. Start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Temple of Philae
Proceed to visit Philae temple; the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Aswan
Later on, you will be transferred to your Aswan Hotel, Airport or Railway station.
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Child rate applies only when sharing 2 paying adults. (maximum 2 children in one room).
• A child from 5 to 11 years old accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.(full price)
• Prices are quoted in U.S dollars, per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter Holidays
• If your arrival to Aswan is so early, so we will start the tour direct upon arrival as Cruise check in at 12:00.
• Sometimes due to sailing conditions on the River Nile,Nile Cruises itineraries schedule and sailing time maybe updated. We assure that our clients will see all what is on their itineraries but maybe in different order.
• It is available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
• It is available to drop off Travelers at their Hotels in Aswan west bank with extra 10$ USD per person.
• You will need to pay all the entrance fees by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in cash.
• If you want to have your own room, then you need to book for a single person.
• If you are traveling in a group of 3 people, you will enjoy one triple room.
• If you are travelling in a group and wanted to have yor own room, then do a separate booking for a single person.
• You will need to pay all the entrance fees by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in cash.
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
