Visit the most famous sites and attractions between Aswan and Luxor. Egypt Nile River Cruises have a fixed schedule and determined landing points. 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 Philae temple, High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ English Speaking Egyptologist tour guide
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ All Transfers/Pickup&drop off from your Hotel, airport or train station by an A/C vehiclle.
✔ 03 nights’ accommodation on board 5* Nile cruise – based on FB basis.
✖ Entrance fees to all the mentioned sightseeing.
✖ Motorboat to Philae temple.
✖ Wifi on the cruise. (extra charge)
✖ Tipping to the guide, driver and Cruise crew. .
✖ 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 10$ USD per person
✖ It is available to transfer Travelers to Hotels in Luxor west bank with extra 10$ USD per person
Additional Info: All Hotels in Aswan east bank.
Aswan Airport
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Aswan and Aswan tour
1
Aswan
Our tour guide will meet you at Aswan airport, train Station or your hotel in Aswan and transfer to your Nile cruise. Embarkation before 12. Lunch on board.
2
Temple of Philae
Have your lunch and start the tour to visit Aswan highlights.
Start by visiting Philae temple using a small motorboat to get there. Listen to the story of the Goddess Isis, goddess of love and beauty.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Aswan High Dam
Continue to the famous Aswan High Dam. Back to the cruise and Overnight on board in Aswan.
Duration: 45 minutes
Day 2: Sailing and Kom Ombo Temple visit
1
Temple of Kom Ombo
Breakfast on board, free morning and be ready by noon time for navigation. Lunch on board and start sailing to Kom Ombo city, visit temple shared by 2 Gods Sobek and Horus and back to your ship, strat sailing to Edfu city, dinner on board and overnight in Edfu
Duration: 60 minutes
Day 3: Edfu Temple and Arrival to Luxor
1
Temple of Horus
Morning visit to the temple of Hours in Edfu by horse carriage and get back to your cruise to continue sailing to Esna city, Cross the amazing lock of Esna (just like Panama canals) and Late in the afternoon arrive to Luxor. overnight on board.
Duration: 2 hours
Day 4: Luxor West and East Bank Tour, Departure transfer
1
Valley of the Kings
Check out afterbreakfast, and then visit The west bank at Luxor. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. It is much more than what we refer to as the Valley of the Kings, though many have called the whole of the area by that name. In fact, many good books on the west bank at Luxor (ancient Thebes) are titled,"Valley of the Kings", even though they cover the entire area. It can be a bit confusing for the novice, particularly considering the actual conceptual scope of the religious concept. If one looks at just the Valley of the Kings, one only sees tombs, but the tombs were an integral part of larger mortuary complexes. Indeed the whole west bank is honeycombed with tombs, not just of the ancient Egyptian Kings, but of their families and the noblemen who served them.
Duration: 1.5 hours
2
Temple of Hatshepsut
Also you will visit Hatshepsut Temple ( Deir el-Bahari ) and visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon).
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Temple of Karnak
Then start your tour to the East bank of Luxor. The Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak. Unlike the West Bank, which was ever the main area for cemeteries and mortuary temples, the East Bank represented the main settlement of the living throughout the millennia - a role that has hardly changed.The vast majority of hotels and tourist facilities are to be found in the East Bank
Duration: 1.5 hours
4
Luxor Temple
The Temple of Luxor, open daily May-September 6am – 8pm, October-April 6am-9pm- as it stands today, largely the work of Amenhotep III and Ramesses II the Great (whose colossi and obelisk stand at the entrance) Also to be seen is the small "hanging" Mosque of Abu al-Haggag, its position a reflection of the ground level that had built up before excavation of the temple precinct. After you finish the tour, we will transfer you to Luxor airport, station or any location you want to go, (inside Luxor city). (B)
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• 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 in Egyptian money cash
• You will need to carry cash for the Tipping to The guide and, drivers and cruise crew
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request
• It is available to pick Travelers from Aswan west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person
• It is available to drop off travelers at Hotels in Luxor west bank with extra 10$ 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 of 3 people, you will get one triple room
