Take an overnight First Class sitting Train from Cairo to Luxor, then relax on the deck of a 5 stars Nile Cruise. Enjoy the riverside scenery and discover the ancient wonders of Egypt passing by pharaonic sites between Luxor and Aswan. Explore the highlights of the sightseeing in Luxor and Aswan, stop en the route to visit the pharaonic sites of interest such as; Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples. Discover one of the most impressive temples in Egypt by visiting Abu Simbel 285 km south of Aswan. Have fun and enjoy plenty of night entertainments of the belly dancing show, galabiya party, Nubian show or disco and more in 5 days/4 nights on 5 stars Nile Cruise every Saturday, Sunday, Monday or Thursday from Luxor to Aswan. Full board, check in with lunch, check out with breakfast. Rounded-trip first class sitting train tickets and door-to-door transport included. Note: ★You have a chance to upgrade the sitting train to a sleeping train with extra charge
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Sharing a small group to Abu Simbel.
✔ First Class Sitting Train Tickets rounded trip from Cairo and return.
✔ All transfers/pickup and drop off by a private A/C. vehicle.
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ 4 nights accommodation on 5 stars Cruise on full board basis start with lunch &end with breakfast. .
✔ Professional English speaking Egyptology Tour guide.
✖ Any optional Tours if required or Any personal expenses like laundry etc.
✖ Water or Drinks during meals
✖ Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
✖ Tipping to Guide, Drivers, cruise crew etc.
✖ Motorboat to Philae temple.
✖ Wifi on the cruise.
✖ available to pickup travelers at Cairo airport or 6th.October with extra 10$ USD per person.
✖ available to drop off travelers at Cairo airport or 6th.October with extra 10$ USD per person.
✖ available to pickup travelers at Hotels at New Administrative Capital with extra 20$ per person.
Pickup Locations
1. Gardenia Pyramids view inn
2. Pyramids Island
3. Vg Hotel
4. Kemet Pyramids Inn
5. City Inn Alshwarbi Hotels
6. Joanna Camp
7. The Location Hotel
8. King Tout Hotel Pyramed View
9. Jana Pyramids View in 3
10. Golden Palace Down Town
11. Pharaonic Pyramids Inn
12. DeJoya Hotel
13. Pyramids Sun Land Veiw
14. Cairo City Center Dreamers Hotel & Suits
15. Regency Hotel
16. Amigo Pyramids View Inn
17. Pyramids Plateau View
18. Kemet Boutique Hotel
19. Saray Pyramids & Museum View Hotel
20. Amoon Ra Pyramids View
Additional Info: All hotels in Cairo or Giza.
Hotels in October, Cairo airport or New Capital with extra charge
Itinerary
Transfer&Pick up
1
Egypt Gift Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to transfer to the train station to take your evening first class sitting train to Luxor.(the train takes about 10 to 12 hours).
Duration: 10 hours
Arrival Day&Luxor East Bank Tour
1
Our licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Luxor railway station to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board.
Duration: 3 hours
2
Then, start your tour by visiting the largest temple ever; Karnak Temple with its enormous Halls and Pillars, 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 well-preserved statues and obelisk of King Ramesses 2nd. Back to the cruise. Enjoy dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Duration: 60 minutes
Luxor West Bank Tour&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: 1.5 hours
2
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Discover her splendid temple, and her attractive story with her nephew, learn how she manged to rule for 22 years as a pharaoh.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Colossi of Memnon
End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. 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. Overnight in Edfu.
Duration: 10 minutes
Edfu Temple& Kom Ombo Temple-Aswan
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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&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. Have 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
Abu Simbel Temples Trip (Sharing a small group)
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Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Around 4:30, your guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip(sharing a group), to visit one of the most impressive places in Egypt; the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramesses 2nd. and his beloved Queen Nefertari. Back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch. Free afternoon. Dinner on board and Nubian show. Overnight in Aswan.
Duration: 8 hours
Aswan Tour(Philae Temple&High Dam), One-hour Felucca Ride in Aswan & Departure
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Aswan High Dam
Check out after breakfast, and 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: 45 minutes
2
Temple of Philae
Proceed to visit the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Aswan Botanical Garden
Enjoy a Trip in Nature around Aswan islands using Felucca (a small sailing boat)for one hour.
4
Later on, you will be transferred to Aswan railway station to take the train back to Cairo.
Arrive Cairo and drop off transfer to Cairo or Giza hotel
1
Once you arrive a Giza or Cairo train station, you will find our driver holding a sign with your name to transfer to your hotel in Cairo or Giza. (please, provide us with your hotel name and address in Cairo or Giza for the drop off transfer)
Duration: 0 minutes
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A child from 5 to 11 accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.
• All hotels in Cairo or Giza
• Child rate applies only when sharing two paying adults.
• If your arrival to Aswan is so early, so we will start the tour direct upon arrival as Cruise check in at 12:00.
• Prices are quoted in U.S dollars,per person per trip and valid,except during Christmas,New Year,Easter holidays.
• 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.
• If the trip to Abu Simbel cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.
• If you want to have your own room, then you need to book for a single person.
• If you are traveling in a group and wanted to have your own room, then do a separate booking for a single person
• If you are traveling in a group of 3 people, you will enjoy one triple room.
• You will need to pay all the entrance fees by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in Egyptian money cash.
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
