Sail down the majestic river Nile and enjoy the 4-Days 3-Nights Cruise From Luxor to Aswan on board of a 5 star cruise ship. Experience the highlights of Luxor and Aswan guided by a professional Egyptology tour guide with stops at Edfu and Kom Ombo temples between Luxor and Aswan. Visit the magnifient temple of Abu Simbel, 285 km south of Aswan sharing a group. Feast on open buffet meals, door to door transfers are included but beverages and water are not included. Entrance fees to the sightseeing on your own expenses.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ 3 nights accommodation on 5 stars Nile Cruise on full board basis.
✔ Lunch
✔ All transfers, pickup and dropp off by an A/C. vehicle..
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ Abu Simbel Trip (Sharing a group in a bus or minibus ).
✔ Professional English speaking Egyptology Tour guide.
✖ Water and Drinks on the Cruise.
✖ Tipping to Guide, Drivers, cruise crew etc.
✖ Motorboat to Philae Temple.
✖ Wifi is a on the cruise with extra charge
✖ It is available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person
✖ It is available to drop off Travelers at Hotels in Aswan west bank with extra 10$ USD per person.
✖ Entrance fees to Karnak Temple 450 eg.pound per person
✖ Entrance fees to Luxor Temple 400 eg.pound per person
✖ Entrance fees to Vally of the Kings 600 eg.pound per person
✖ Entrance fees to Hatshepsut Temple 360 eg.pound per person
✖ Entrance fees to Edfu Temple 450 eg.pound per person
✖ Entrance fees to Kom Ombo Temple 360 eg.pound per person
✖ Entrance fees to Abu simbel Temple 615 eg.pound per person
✖ Entrance fees to Philae Temple 450 eg.pound 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. Bedouin Lodge Luxor
14. Azab Desert Safari
15. Royal Mountain Hotel
16. Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo
17. Meena Rooms
18. Sweet Rooms
19. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
20. Mountain View Villa
Additional Info: Luxor airport, train station or Luxor east bank hotels.
Itinerary
Transfer to Nile Cruise and Luxor East Bank
1
Temple of Karnak
licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Luxor Airport, Railway station or Hotel 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: 3 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 and 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: 3 hours
Luxor West Bank Tour and 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: 2 hours
2
Temple of Hatshepsut
Continue, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon – two 17-meter-high statues on Luxor’s west bank. Carved from granite blocks, they represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and were once part of an impressive colonnade. Return back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Esna Lock
Start sailing down the River Nile, afternoon tea on the sundeck. Cross Esna Lock and overnight in Edfu.
Duration: 3 hours
Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temple-Aswan
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 Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on the sundeck.
Duration: 3 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: 4 hours
Abu Simbel Trip (Sharing a group), Philae temple and Departure transfer
1
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Check out around 4:30, your 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.
Duration: 9 hours
2
Temple of Philae
Proceed to visit Philae temple; the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there.
Later on, you will be transferred to your Aswan Hotel, Airport or Railway station.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• If the Abu Simbel trip cancelled due to bad weather you will be refunded with 30$ USD per adult and 15$USD per child
• A child from 5 to 11 years old accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.
• If your arrival to Aswan is so early, so we will start the tour direct upon arrival as Cruise check in at 12:00.
• Sometimes due to sailing conditions on the River Nile, Nile Cruises itineraries schedule and sailing time maybe updated. We assure that our clients will see all what is on their itineraries but maybe in different order
• Child rate applies only when sharing 2 paying adults.
• It is available to pick travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$USD per person.
• It is available to transfer travelers to Aswan west bank hotels with extra 10$USD per person.
