Luxor to Aswan Nile Cruise 5 days & 4 Nights
Get a taste of Ancient Egyptian history by our Luxor to Aswan Nile Cruise Package, starting from Luxor (Thebes) which was used to be the capital of Egypt during the old & Middle Kingdom. Enjoy the footsteps of the pharaohs and witness their unique architecture through the temples and monuments, and enjoy a 5-days trip on the 5-stars Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours
Nile Empire representative will pick you up from Luxor airport or railway station in Luxor by an air-conditioned vehicle and transfer you to your 5-star Nile Cruise to check-in on the cruise. Enjoy your lunch on board and then start your day’s tour, by visiting The Karnak Temples on the East bank, which was dedicated to God Amon which has the largest place of worship ever built. Then proceed to visit the Luxor Temple of King Amenhotep III, which has one of the tallest obelisks in the world. Return back to the cruise to enjoy your open buffet dinner and the shows on the cruise.
Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.
*Optional Tour (Hot Air Balloon from Luxor)
Day 2: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
Enjoy your open buffet breakfast on board. Nile Empire’s Egyptologist guide will pick you up from the cruise to visit the West bank in Luxor. See The Valley of the Kings, which was used as the burial of many kings buried in this valley. Then move to visit The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Later, pass by the Colossi of Memnon, which are the remains of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. Return back to the cruise and enjoy your lunch on board. The cruise will start by sailing towards Esna and enjoying the view while the cruise crosses the Lock of the Nile. Enjoy your dinner on board and the shows on the cruise.
Visits: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.
Day 3: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
Enjoy your open buffet breakfast while the cruise is docking. Nile Empire Egyptologist guide will be waiting for you. You will enjoy a ride by horse carriage to get to Edfu Temple, which is dedicated to Horus, who is considered by most to be the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. Enjoy your lunch on board and the cruise will continue sailing towards Kom Ombo temple, which was built in the honor of two deities, the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, the falcon-headed Horus. Enjoy the dinner on board and the shows on the cruise. The cruise will continue sailing towards Aswan.
Visits: Kom Ombo Temple & Edfu Temple
*Optional Tour (Abu Simbel Temple visit from Aswan)
Day 4: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours
Enjoy your breakfast on board and then start your day’s tour, visiting The High Dam, which is an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods of the Nile. Move on to visit the majestic Philae Temple, which was built in the honor of Goddess Isis, the chief deity of the island. Later you will be transferred back to your Nile Cruise. Enjoy your lunch on board. You will have free time at your leisure to explore Aswan city. Dinner will be served on board.
Visits: High Dam, Philae Temple.
*Optional Tour (Nubian Dinner at Nubian Village)
Day 5: Disembarkation in Aswan
Enjoy your open buffet breakfast on board and Nile Empire representative will be ready to transfer you to Aswan airport or to the railway station.
Included:
- Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure
- Assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions
- All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
- Accommodation on board 5 star standard nile cruise on full board basis
- All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary
- English-speaking tour guide during your excursions
- All service charges and taxes
Excluded:
- Any extras and personal spending
- Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan
- Tipping
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Maps
