Take an amazing sailing Nile cruise trip from Aswan to Luxor for 2-nights with visit to the fabulous temples between Luxor and Aswan and the Great temples of Abu Simbel 285 km south of Aswan. Feast on buffet lunches, dinners, and breakfasts on board a 5-star ship. Every few hours, you will get alarm from your Nile Cruise to stop and walk to these huge temples and tombs in Aswan and Luxor to take amazing shots. Enjoy visiting Abu Simbel Temples, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, Valley of the kings and Hatshepsut Temple. Enjoy comfortable pickup and drop off at your hotel, airport or train station.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ 2 Nights accommodation on 5 star Cruise on full board basis,start with lunch and end with breakfast
✔ Egyptology English Speaking tour guide.
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Abu Simbel trip (Sharing a group in a bus or minibus )
✔ Pick up, drop off and Transfers by an A/C vehicle.
✔ Breakfast
✖ Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
✖ Tipping to the guide, driver and Cruise crew.
✖ Water or Beverages or Wi-Fi on the cruise.
✖ Any optional tours if required or any personal expenses like laundry..etc
✖ It is available to pick Travelers from Aswan west bank hotels with extra 15$ USD per person.
✖ It is available to drop off travelers at Hotels in Luxor west bank with extra 15$ USD per person.
Pickup Locations
1. Kato Dool Wellness Resort
2. Dahabeya Queen Farida
3. Meshra Katto
4. Benben By Dhara Hotels
5. Fenti Nubian Resort
6. Ramsis Hotel
7. Tolip Aswan Hotel
8. The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo
9. Pyramisa Isis Corniche Hotel
10. Citymax Hotel Aswan
11. Opal
12. El-amin Guest House
13. Abo ORabi Guest House
14. Kalabsha Hotel
15. Villa Misk
16. Tiba Hotel Aswan
17. Go Inn Backpackers
18. Basma Hotel
19. Shehrazad Nile Floating Hotel
20. Sara Hotel
Additional Info: Aswan east bank Hotel
Itinerary
Abu Simbel trip (Sharing a group in a bus or minibus), check in and sailing to Kom Ombo temple
1
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Check out from your hotel in Aswan around 4:30, our licensed Egyptology tour guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a small 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 Aswan around 1:30 pm to pick your luggage and transfer to the 5 star cruise to check in and have your lunch.
Duration: 9 hours
2
Temple of Kom Ombo
Around 2 pm, the cruise will start sailing heading to Kom Ombo. Arrive at Kom Ombo city where to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Back to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for overnight.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Edfu temple, and Overnight in Luxor
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 Luxor. Lunch on board. Cross Esna lock. Afternoon tea on the sundeck. Arrive Luxor late in the afternoon. Overnight in Luxor.
Duration: 2 hours
West bank tour and Departure Transfer
1
Valley of the Kings
Breakfast and check out to start your unforgettable day by driving to the West Bank to visit 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. Visit 3 tombs from the open ones (Your tour guide will recommend you the best 3 tombs).
Duration: 1.5 hours
2
Temple of Hatshepsut
Then, continue to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunch time in a local restaurant (optional). (it is available to do the optional tour to The East Bank to visit Karnak temple and Luxor temple with extra charge).
Duration: 1.5 hours
3
Luxor
Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor or Luxor Airport or train station.
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
• 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.
• A child from 5 to 11 accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.(full payment)
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
• Prices are quoted in U.S dollars, per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter holidays.
• If the Abu Simbel trip cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.d
• You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
• Passports copies, hotel name and room number are required for the Abu Simbel government permission.
