Private Deluxe Nile River Cruise for 5 days, Luxor to Aswan

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Transfer to Nile Cruise / Luxor East Bank Excursions
3 stops
1
Luxor
- Pick up from Luxor Train station / Airport / Hotel - Transfer to Nile Cruise. Check in. - Lunch on board
Admission ticket free
2
Karnak Open Air Museum
Welcome to Luxor and the start of a wonderful Nile cruise holiday. This morning, our tour will begin with visiting the magnificent Temple of Karnak. Karnak is more than a temple; it is a gigantic and stunning complex of sanctuaries and pylons dedicated to the Theban gods, considered one of the best Luxor tours.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Luxor Temple
The Luxor temple, which is 3400 years old, was built by King Amenhotep III and King Ramses II. After finishing our tour, we now transfer you in a private air-conditioned car to your Nile cruise. Rest of the day is relaxing. Then we spend the night on our authentic Nile cruise.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Luxor west bank
3 stops
4
Colossi of Memnon
The massive pair of statues known as the Colossi of Memnon are the first monuments you’ll see during our morning visit to Luxor
10 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Valley of the Kings
The royal graveyard of the kings of the new kingdom at the western bank of the Nile in Luxor town. Valley of the Kings, long narrow defile just west of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. It was part of the ancient city of Thebes and was the burial site of almost all the kings (pharaohs) of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539–1075 BCE), from Thutmose I to Ramses X. Located in the hills behind Dayr al-Baḥrī, the 62 known tombs exhibit variety both in plan and in decoration. In 1979 UNESCO designated the valley part of the World Heritage site of ancient Thebes, which also includes Luxor, the Valley of the Queens, and Karnak.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
6
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
It was built by queen Hatshepsut around 1400 BC .
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Edfu & Kom Ombo
2 stops
7
Temple of Horus
AM: Visit Edfu Temple the most well preserved Temple in Egypt dedicated to the Falcon God Horus
2 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Temple of Kom Ombo
PM: Visit the temple of kom ombo.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Aswan Excursions
2 stops
9
Aswan High Dam
The Aswan Dam, or more specifically since the 1980s, the Aswan High Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. When it was completed, it was the tallest earthen dam in the world, eclipsing the United States ' Chatuge Dam.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
10
Temple of Philae
The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Until the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, the temple complex was located on Philae Island, near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam. The hieroglyphic reliefs of the temple complex are being studied and published by the Philae Temple Text Project of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Disembarkation - Abu simbel
1 stop
11
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Around 4:30, your driver will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (Optional tour sharing a small group). Arrive around 8 am, 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 Nefertary. then transfer to Aswan airport for final departure.
9 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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