This 4-day Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor offers a fascinating trip along the Nile River and all the magical archeological sites between Aswan and Luxor. Egypt Tours start in Upper Egypt, where you can see the iconic Isis temple of Philae on Agilkia Island and the engineering miracle of Aswan High Dam. Also, in your Egypt travel packages, you will visit the massive Abu Simbel temple and the ruins of the double temple of Kom Ombo.
Also, sailing down the Nile River to visit the best preserved Edfu temple to learn about ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. Later on, you will end your Egypt Nile cruise tours in Luxor, where you can visit the Valley of the Kings and Tutankhamun's tomb. Besides, the great Karnak temple of God Amun and Luxor temple together with Hatshepsut temple.
Upon your arrival in Aswan City, you will join your expert tour guide to start your Egypt tour to some of the best Aswan attractions. You will start your Aswan day tours with Aswan High Dam. The High Dam was considered an engineering miracle in the 20th century as one of the world's largest embankment dams.
The Unfinished Obelisk that you will explore during your tour is considered the largest known obelisk from ancient Egyptian civilization. Hatshepsut's unfinished Obelisk provides valuable insights into the techniques used by ancient Egyptians in quarrying and designing large stones. Then you will explore Philae Temple, which is located between Aswan Dam and Aswan High Dam on Agilkia Island instead of Philae Island.
Meals: Lunch, dinner
Enjoy your breakfast on board the Nile Cruise and have a free morning to relax or swim in the cruise swimming pool till lunch. Later on, the cruise boat will sail towards Kom Ombo to experience the marvelous double temple of Horus and Sobek.
Walk with your guide to visit Kom Ombo temple by the Nile side and enjoy the ruins of the only double temple in Egypt. Once you finish your tour to Kom Ombo, you can visit the Crocodile Museum, then back to the cruise for dinner and sail to Edfu City for overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Early morning coffee, then depart to Horus temple with horse carriages for about 15 minutes. Upon arrival, you will start your tour of the best-preserved temple in Egypt dedicated to Horus Behdity of Edfu. You will explore Edfu Temple, which is a great source of the way they constructed a temple in ancient Egyptian civilization.
Once you finish your tour, you will go back to the Nile cruise for breakfast and enjoy the rest of the day sailing to Luxor via Esna Lock. Relax, sunbath on the cruise deck, or feel free to do whatever you like till dinner time.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Enjoy your last breakfast on board the Nile Cruise before you start your full Luxor day tour of Luxor attractions. Start your day tour on Luxor's west bank with the most famous attraction in Luxor, Valley of the Kings. Explore the burial places of the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Tutankhamun's Tomb. You can visit three tombs included in the ticket and your guide will recommend three of them. For example, we recommend three of the following tombs: KV2—Rames IV, KV1—Rames VII, KV6—Rames IX, and KV14—Tausert and Setnakht.
Then you will visit Hatshepsut Temple. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is one of the most amazing temples on Luxor's West Bank in the Deir El Bahari area. After that, you can explore Memnon Colossi; these huge statues are among the best we found in the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III.
A Luxor day tour could not be completed without a Karnak temple complex visit, as it is the biggest temple in the world. There is a lot to see inside, like Ptah temple, Mut temple, Khonsu temple, and Hatshepsut Obelisk. Once you finish your tour, your guide will drive you wherever you like to end your Nile Cruise package.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
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