Imagine yourself relaxing on the deck of a 5-stars Nile Cruise ship sailing down the Nile, watching the beautiful Nile Valley scenery and the real Egyptian life. Explore the highlights of the sightseeing in Luxor and Aswan, stop in the way to visit the most beautiful complete temple in Egypt Edfu Temple. Have fun&enjoy plenty of night entertainments of the belly dancing show, galabiya party, Nubian show or disco and more in 4 days/3 nights Nile Cruise every Saturday, Monday or Thursday from Luxor to Aswan. Full board, check in with lunch, check out with breakfast
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ 3 nights accommodation on 5 stars Nile Cruise on full board basis.
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ All transfers, pick-up and drop-off by an A/C vehicle.
✔ Professional English speaking Egyptology Tour guide.
✖ Any optional tours 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. (extra charge)
✖ It is available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
✖ It is available to transfer Travelers to Hotels in Aswan west bank with extra 10$ USD per person.
Pickup Locations
1. Pavillon Winter Luxor
2. Mara House
3. Jewel Howard Carter Hotel
4. Luxor Airport
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. The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo
14. Royal Mountain Hotel
15. Meena Rooms
16. Sweet Rooms
17. Mountain View Villa
18. Minamar Hotel
19. San mina Hotel
20. Sant Mina Hotel
Additional Info: Luxor Airport
Luxor Railway station
Luxor East Bank Hotels
Itinerary
Transfer to Nile Cruise&Luxor East bank
1
Temple of Karnak
Egypt Gift Tours tour guide will meet you at your Luxor Hotel, train Station or Airport to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board. 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
2
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. 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: 60 minutes
Luxor West Bank&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. Listen to her interesting story and know how she managed to rule the country 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, once decorated the biggest funeral temple in Luxor built by king Amonhotep III from the 18th.dynasty. 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.
Duration: 10 minutes
Edfu Temple,Kom Ombo Temple/Aswan
1
Temple of Horus
Day 3: Edfu Temple-Aswan
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. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on the sundeck.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Temple of Kom Ombo
Late in the afternoon,the cruise will arrive at kom Ombo double temple, dedicated to Sobek(the crocodile God) and Horus(the Falcon God). 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,High Dam)&Departure transfer
1
Aswan High Dam
After breakfast, Check out with your luggage 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. Drive in comfort for airport, railway station or hotel in Aswan.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults.
• Children from 5 to 11 years old accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.
• Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
• Prices are quoted in U.S dollars, per person per trip and valid, except during Christimas, New Year and 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 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 traveling in a group and wanted to have your own room, then do a separate booking for a single person
• Our drop off location in Aswan after the tour on the last day can be at Aswan Airport, train or hotels in Aswan east bank
• You will need to pay all the entrance fees to the sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple.
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
• It is available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person
• It is available to transfer Travelers to their Hotels in Aswan west bank with extra 10$ USD per person.
