4 Days 3 Nights Cruise Luxor To Aswan, Abu Simbel and Air Balloon

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Transfer to Nile Cruise and Luxor East Bank tour
4 stops
1
Luxor
Our tour guide will meet and assist you at Luxor Airport, Railway station or Hotel to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board. Note: If your arrival to Luxor is so early, so we will start the tour directly 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.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Temple of Karnak
Then, start your tour by visiting the largest temple ever: Karnak temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
3
Luxor Temple
Proceed to visit Luxor temple, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Admire its obelisk and statues.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
4
Luxor
Back to the cruise, dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Hot Air Balloon Ride, Luxor West Bank Tour and Sailing
4 stops
5
Begin around 5:00 am pick up for the incredible trip of 30 to 45 minutes Hot Air Balloon flight over the west bank of Luxor and enjoy an aerial view of the country’s landscape and famous landmarks. Enjoy the sunrise illuminating the sky of the open air museum city (Luxor) over the great temples and mountains below.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Valley of the Kings
Breakfast and start your remarkable day by driving to the West Bank to explore the Theban Necropolis by visiting 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.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
7
Temple of Hatshepsut
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 sole Pharaoh.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
8
Colossi of Memnon
End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Return back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch. Start sailing down the River Nile, afternoon tea on the sundeck. Cross Esna Lock and overnight in Edfu.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple and arrive Aswan
3 stops
9
Temple of Horus
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.
2 minutes • Admission ticket not included
10
Nile River Valley
Back to the cruise. Relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on the sundeck.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Temple of Kom Ombo
Late in the afternoon, stop at Kom Ombo city where to visit the unique double temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Return to the cruise and have dinner followed by folkloric party operated by the cruise staff and tour guides. Continue sailing to Aswan for overnight.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Abu Simbel Trip and Philae Temple
2 stops
12
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Check out around 4 to 4:30 am, leave your luggage in the cruise reception and pick your breakfast box. Then your guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a group in a bus or minibus), drive for about 3-4 hours 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. The tour guide will lead you to buy your tickets,then he will explain the temple from outside since no guiding iside the temple. then, he will give yoi some fee time to explore the temple by yourself. Drive back in comfort for another 3 to 4 hours, to arrive Aswan aroun 2 to 2:30 pm
9 hours • Admission ticket not included
13
Temple of Philae
Get back to Aswan around 2:30 pm to pick your luggage from the cruise and proceed to visit the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. Later on, you will be transferred to your Aswan Hotel/Airport or Railway station.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• If the Hot Air Balloon trip has been cancelled due to bad weather you will be refunded with 30$ USD per adult and 15$ USD per child

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