4-Days 3-Nights Nile Cruise Trip From Aswan to Luxor

Day 1: Arrival Transfer to Nile Cruise and Aswan Tours

Egypt Gift Tours licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Aswan Airport, Railway station or Aswan east bank 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. The Dam provides a huge water reservoir known as Lake Nasser, one of the biggest artificial lakes in the world.

Proceed to visit Philae temple; the Greco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. The temple was relocated to its current location by UNESCO after the building of the High Dam in order to prevent its inundation. The island was carefully selected to match the original settings on which the temple was originally built. Enjoy free time to explore the beauty of the temple and its surroundings.

Later on, return back to your cruise for dinner, folkloric show, and Overnight in Aswan.

Note: If your arrival to Aswan is so early, so we might 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.

Meals included: lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Aswan on board the cruise.

Day 2: Free morning, Sailing and Kom Ombo Temple

Breakfast on board. Free leisure morning on the deck. Have 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.

Note: The cruise options for Sundays and Thursdays start sailing to Kom Ombo in the early morning of day 3 around 5 am. We will do all the excursions mentioned in the itinerary but in different order according to the cruise schedule. 

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Edfu on board the cruise.

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

Around 5:30 to 6 am, 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 to have your breakfast and start sailing. 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.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Luxor on board the cruise.

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, that was renewed and rebuilt by the Polish mission in Egypt since 1960 up till these days. Listen to the queen’s interesting story from your Egyptology guide and know how she managed to rule as a sole Pharaoh.

End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunchtime in a local restaurant (optional). 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. Enjoy the legends and stories of the ancient Egyptian Gods from your Egyptologist guide, take memorable photos between its huge pillars.

Finally, transfer to Luxor east bank hotel, Airport or Railway station.

Meals included: breakfast.

Accommodation: Not included.

Facilities:

All Cabins Contain:

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

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