4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Hot Ballon Ride

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Aswan - Philae Temple - Unfinished obelisk - high dam
5 stops
1
Aswan
Upon arrival to Aswan, you will be met and greet by our English-speaking representative who will transfer you by private A-C vehicle to your fabulous Nile cruise ship. Check in 12:00 PM. At the beginning you will have your Lunch meal on board. After Lunch, you will be transferred to visit The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood. After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile by a motor boat to reach Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Graeco-Roman period and was dedicated to goddess Isis. At last you will be escorted to visit The Unfinished Obelisk, which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to god Amun Ra. After finishing your tour, you will return to your ship. At night, free at leisure on your own in Aswan
4 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Temple of Philae
start your day with a visit to the romantic temple of Philae. Philae is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Philae was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
3
Aswan High Dam
The Aswan Dam, or more specifically since the 1960s, the Aswan High Dam, is the world's largest embankment dam, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
4
Unfinished Obelisk
The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan.
45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
5
Nubian Museum
The museum houses a collection of artifacts from the Nubia region, which tell the story of the development of civilization in the southern Nile Valley from prehistory all the way through the pharaonic ages
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Abu simbel temples - Sailing - Kom Ombo temples
3 stops
6
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
(OPTIONAL TOUR without missing any part of the cruise ) Enjoy a private tour to Abu Simbel from Aswan with a private guide. Visit the temples of Abu Simbel, cut in the rock. Go to Abu Simbel to see the great temple of Ramses II and the temple of Queen Nefertari
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
7
Temple of Kom Ombo
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
8
Gibel Silsila
The Gebel El-Silsila, or simply Silsila, was an important site for the ancient Egyptians. A vital sandstone quarry of the region, it provided the raw materials required to build the massive sandstone structures at Luxor, Karnak, Ramesseum and Kom Ombo
Admission ticket free
Day 3
Edfu temple - Karnak temple - Luxor temple
4 stops
9
Temple of Horus
after breakfast enjoy a guided tour to one of the most well preserved temples in Egypt Edfu temple The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
10
Esna Lock
The lock is a scenic photo spot for the Nile travelers while crossing on board their Nile cruises onto Edfu coming from Luxor or onto Luxor from Edfu departing from Aswan.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Luxor Temple
afternoon, the cruise ship will arrive to Luxor city and your tour guide will take you to visit Luxor temple. The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary". It was one of the two primary temples on the east bank, the other being Karnak. Unlike the other temples in Thebes, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the pharaoh in death. Instead, Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the pharaohs of Egypt were crowned in reality or conceptually.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
12
Temple of Karnak
after you finish with Luxor temple your tour guide will take you to visit Karnak temple. The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak , comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BCE) in the Middle Kingdom (around 2000–1700 BCE) and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE)
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Valley of the kings Hatshepsut temple and Memnon colossus
10 stops
13
Luxor
Check out after breakfast (at 08:00 AM). After that you will enjoy your tour discovering the west Bank of Luxor, including the most wonderful temple of queen Hatshepsut and valley of the kings and Memnon colossi. after the tour ends our tour guide will drive your preferred drop off point Luxor airport - Luxor train station or your accommodation in Luxor city
2 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Valley of the Kings
the Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. You will get to visit 3 tombs in the valley of the kings with the normal ticket. Other tombs like Tut Ankh Amun tomb requires extra ticket
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
15
Tomb of Merenptah
Merenptah tomb is one of the most impressive royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings not only for its length, which reached 164,5 meters, but for its distinguished reliefs and the biggest granite sarcophagus ever found in the Valley
15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
16
Tomb of Ramses III
One of the most popular tombs in the valley, KV 11 is also one of the most interesting and best preserved. Originally started by Sethnakht, measuring a total of 180 meters
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
17
Tomb of Ramses III
Running a total distance of 105 meters into the hillside, the tomb begins with a gate and a shallow descending ramp. Following on from the ramp come three successive stretches of corridor. The first of these has four side chambers.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
18
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
The Temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
19
Howard Carter House
Across the mesmerizing west bank of Luxor, resides the house of the British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter, the man who led the team excavating the tomb of Tutankhamun. The house where he lived during the years of this mission remain until today and has become a touristic site that many would like to visit.
Admission ticket free
20
Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
21
Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. located on the west bank of Luxor.
Admission ticket free
22
Luxor
early in the morning you will be picked up from the cruise ship to have 45 minutes hot air balloon ride over the west bank of Luxor , after the balloon tour you will be transferred back to the cruise ship to have your breakfast.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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