L4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor Including Abu Simbel- Private Tour

Day 1: Transfer to Nile Cruise and Aswan Tour

Our licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Aswan railway station, Airport or hotel to be transferred by A/C car to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board. Then, start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric. Proceed to visit Philae Temple; the Greco Roman temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. Later on, return back to your cruise for dinner, folkloric show, and overnight in Aswan.

Meals included: lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Aswan

Note: If your arrival to Aswan is so early, so we will start the tour direct 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.

Day 2: Abu Simbel Trip, Sailing and Kom Ombo Temple

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. Get back to the cruise by noon time. Enjoy  lunch and be ready for the cruise navigation by afternoon heading to Kom Ombo city where to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the Falcon God. Back to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight at Edfu

Day 3: Edfu Temple and Arrive Luxor (visit Luxor Temple)

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. Return to the cruise, relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock, lunch on board and afternoon tea on the sundeck. Late in the afternoon, arrive at Luxor dock, to be transferred to enjoy Luxor temple on the East bank of Luxor; where ancient Egyptian, Christian and Islamic features are exhibited. Dinner on board and belly dancing show. Overnight in Luxor.

Note: If your cruise arrives by 3:00 or 3:30 pm, then you have chance to visit both Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East Bank of Luxor.

Meal included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Day 4: Luxor West Bank, Karnak Temple Tour and Departure transfer

Breakfast and check out to start your remarkable day by driving to the West Bank to visit 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. Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Listen from your guide to her exciting story and how she managed to rule as a solo female Pharaoh. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic 17-meters statues of Memnon. Lunchtime in a local restaurant (optional). Drive back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak temple built through 2000 years and covering an area of about 63 acres. Later on, transfer to Luxor railway station, Airport or Luxor hotel.

Meal included: Breakfast.

Optional Tours:

• Hot Air Balloon In Luxor(100$ per person)
• Nubian Village by motorboat(50$ per person)

Facilities:

All Cabins Contain:

• Mini Bar.
• Safe Deposit Box.
• Satellite TV.
• Private Bathroom with full bathtub.

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