Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor 3 Nights 4 Days w/ Private Sightseeing

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Aswan : the Temple of Philae - the High Dam (L, D)
3 stops
1
Temple of Philae
Upon your arrival at Aswan Airport (your Aswan hotel or port) you will be transferred to your luxurious cruise ship for a 3 night Nile cruise. After check-in, you will begin a guided day tour, starting with a boat trip to the Temple of Philae, which was built in honour of goddess Isis. After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods. You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening. Spend the night on board in Aswan.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Aswan
. After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.
25 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Nile River
You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening. You spend the night on board in Aswan.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Aswan : Abu Simbel Temple (opt)/the Temple of Kom Ombo/the Temple of Horus (B,L,D)
4 stops
4
Abu Simbel Temple Complex
optional take a dawn trip to Abu Simbel Temple (additional cost) you will enjoy a guided tour of Abu Simbel Temple. After coming back from Abu Simbel, the ship will sail to Kom Ombo and Edfu. In Kom Ombo you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Temple of Kom Ombo
After coming back from Abu Simbel, the ship will sail to Kom Ombo and Edfu. In Kom Ombo you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. After this visit you will sail toward Edfu. in the evening you will have dinner on board and spend the night at Edfu.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
6
Temple of Horus
the Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. This relatively young pharaonic temple is well-preserved and therefore very impressive
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
Nile River
In the evening you will have dinner on board and spend the night (Meals included: .
Admission ticket free
Day 3
Luxor Esna (B, L, D)
1 stop
8
Nile River
As the ship sails on toward Luxor, you will pass the city of Esna. Today you can just enjoy the view relaxing on the sundeck while watching the local life on the river and its banks. After arrival in Luxor you have the option of seeing the Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temples in the evening. You spend your last night on board in Luxor
Admission ticket free
Day 4
Luxor West Bank & East Bank (B)
9 stops
9
Nile River
After breakfast on board, you will check out at 8 am to start your day tour of the West Bank of Luxor. First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes
Admission ticket free
10
Valley of the Kings
After breakfast on board, you will check out at 8:00 AM to start your day tour of the West Bank of Luxor. First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. It consists of tombs embedded in the mountain Thebes. Here, you visit 3 tombs of various dynasties. Your Egyptologist tour guide will be on hand to recommend and advise you as to which tombs to visit. After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Hatshipsut
2 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Tomb of Ramses III
The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Tomb of Ramases IX
Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince .
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
13
Tomb of Merenptah
In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)
Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun300.00 EGP) (optional) King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
15
Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II
25 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Colossi of Memnon
the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Amun, also known as Karnak Temples. You visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Passport name, number, and country is required at time of booking for all participants
• Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

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