Explore top Egypt attractions between Luxor and Aswan with these 5 Days Nile Cruise from Marsa Alam. During this Egypt travel packages, you will discover Luxor attractions, and Aswan attractions with Abu Simbel temple. In fact, during your Egypt Nile Cruise tours, you will visit Valley of the Kings, Philae temple, Kom Ombo temple, Karnak temple and Hatshepsut temple. All these iconic sightseeing is included in our Egypt tours from Marsa Alam. Contact Golavita travel and get the best services with qualified archeologist tour guides and new brand transportations cars.
Start your 5 Days Nile Cruise from Marsa Alam with a transfer from your hotel to Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor, you will start your Luxor attractions on the east side of the Nile.
Karnak temple
The biggest Pharaonic temple in Egypt on Luxor east bank and a great source for ancient Egyptian history during the New Kingdom. There are a lot to admire here such as Hatshepsut Obelisk, the Great Hypostyle Hall, and Festival Hall of Thutmose III. Also, the sacred Lake, the Big Scarab, Sekhmet Shrine, Mut temple and Khonsu temple.
Luxor temple
Another Luxor attractions and one of the best temples in Luxor together with Karnak temple. Luxor temple was built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty and Ramesses the Great, Tutankhamun, Alexander the Great added parts to the temple. In fact, Ramesses Colossi, Obelisks, and pylon are among the highlights of the temple. Moreover, the Divine Birth is one of the most important carvings you can see on the walls.
At the end of your tour, you will be taken to have smooth check-in at your Nile cruise then lunch on board and free time at your own leisure till next day.
Meals:
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Enjoy your breakfast on board the Nile cruise before you will join your guide to explore Luxor west bank.
Valley of the Kings
Kings Valley in Luxor is a must-see while you are in Luxor with its 62 tombs carved inside the mountain including Tutankhamun tomb. Amazing scenes from the book of dead, book of the day, night and book of the imyduat decorating the walls. Actually, the Valley is a great source for ancient Egyptian religion and funerary believes.
Hatshepsut temple
The Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a very unique temple on uxor west bank for the only female Pharoah ruled Egypt for about 23 years. Admire Hathor chapel, Anubis Chapel, Punt Expedition and the Divine birth of Hatshepsut on the walls.
Memnon Colossi
Two massive statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated on the throne were decorating the entrance of the biggest Valley temple in Luxor. The temple was used for Opening of the Mouth rituals or Mummification purposes back then.
At the end of your Luxor top attractions on the west bank, you will go back to the Nile cruise for lunch and sail all day to Edfu city and overnight.
Meals:
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Enjoy your morning coffee at the cruise bar before you enjoy a short horse carriage ride to Edfu temple.
Horus temple
Edfu temple is the best-preserved temple dates back to the Ptolemaic era started under Ptolemy III Euergetes, and ended by Ptolemy XII Auletes. The temple is the only one has the legend of Horus and Seth in details. In fact, the temple was connected with Dendera temple with a very famous festival called the good union between Horus and Hathor.
Kom Ombo temple
The temple is in ruins but still have unique carvings like the Calendar, Surgical instruments, and the division of the temple by goddess Maat of justice and harmony.
After coming back to the cruise, the boat will sail to Aswan while dinner.
Meals:
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Early morning departure to Abu simbel temple in Nubia by Nasser Lake with breakfast boxes. Upon arrival, you will visit the two cut-rock temples of Abu Simbel.
The great temple of Ramesses the great
Hathor temple | Nefertari temple
Back to the Nile cruise in Aswan for lunch then start your Aswan attractions.
Aswan High Dam
Aswan High Dam is one of the world's largest embankment dams started in 1960 and ends 1970. It is one of Aswan attractions and it protects Egypt from the drought and enable the production of electricity power.
Philae temple
Isis temple or Philae temple on Agilkia Island was very famous as a healing center in the past and a place of pilgrimage for Egyptians and Nubians a like. The temple is famous for the Obelisks standing now in the garden of Dorset helped in the Decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Ptolemy II Philadelphus built the Holy of Holies and his followers Ptolemy III, Ptolemy V, Ptolemy VI till Ptolemy XII decorated the temple.
Back to the cruise for dinner and overnight.
Meals:
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Last breakfast on board then checks out and transfer you to Marsa Alam or Aswan airport or wherever you like in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast
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