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 experience the life trip hot air balloon. 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 Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and, Colossi of Memnon. 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
✔ Pick up, drop off and Transfers by a.n A/C vehicle.
✔ Lunch
✔ 35 to 45 minutes Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor.
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ English Speaking tour guide.
✖ Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
✖ Tipping to the guide, driver and Cruise crew. .
✖ Water or Beverages or Wi-Fi on the cruise .
✖ 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. Dahabeya Queen Farida
2. Meshra Katto
3. Benben By Dhara Hotels
4. Fenti Nubian Resort
5. Pyramisa Island Hotel Aswan
6. Aswan Airport
7. Ramsis Hotel
8. Tolip Aswan Hotel
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. Nile Hotel
19. Basma Hotel
20. Shehrazad Nile Floating Hotel
Additional Info: Aswan hotel, train station or airport.
Itinerary
Arrive Aswan, Check in the cruise and sailing to Kom Ombo
1
Aswan
Our Egyptology tour guide will pick you up at your Aswan hotel, train station or airport to check in the cruise. (this morning is available to do the optional tour to Aswan Highlights; Philae temple and High Dam or the Abu Simbel trip sharing a small group with extra charge ).
Note: the cruise check-in time at 12:00, so pick up time will be before 12:00.
-The cruise options for Mondays and Fridays start sailing to Kom Ombo in the early morning of day 2 around 5 am. We will do all the excursions mentioned in the itinerary but in different order according to the cruise schedule.
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Temple of Kom Ombo
Have your lunch and 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 arrive Luxor
1
Temple of Horus
After your breakfast, experience 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. Return to the cruise. Relax on deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on sundeck.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Luxor
Late in the afternoon, arrive at your cruise dock in Luxor. Dinner on board and belly dancing show. Overnight in Luxor
Duration: 1.5 hours
Hot Air Balloon Ride, Luxor West Bank Tour Tour and Departure transfer
1
Begin around 5:00 am pick up for the incredible trip of 30 to 45 minutes Hot Air Balloon flight over the west bank of Luxor and enjoy an aerial view of the country's landscape and famous landmarks. Enjoy the sunrise illuminating the sky of the open air museum city (Luxor) over the great temples and mountains below.
Duration: 2 hours
2
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.
Duration: 1.5 hours
3
Temple of Hatshepsut
Then 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
4
Luxor
Transfer to Luxor Hotel, Airport or Railway station.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• 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.
• A child less than 6 years is not allowed for the balloon trip.
• Camera is not allowed for the balloon trip, but you can use your cellphone to take pictures.
• If the balloon cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded with 30$ per person.
• Prices are quoted in U.S dollars, per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter holidays.
• Pregnant woman is not allowed for the balloon trip.
• 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 cruise line company and the Abu Simbel trip permission.
