Imagine yourself relaxing on the deck of a 5-stars Nile Cruise ship sailing down the Nile, watching the beautiful Nile Valley scenery and the real Egyptian life. Explore the highlights of the sightseeing in Luxor and Aswan, stop in the way to visit the most beautiful complete temple in Egypt Edfu Temple. Have fun & enjoy plenty of night entertainment of the belly dancing show, galabiya party, Nubian show or disco and more in 4 days/3 nights NileCruise.
4 DAYS
Luxor /Aswan
Saturday/Monday/Thursday
Luxor
Private
The Karnak temple complex at Luxor developed over more than 1,000 years
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”.
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.
The mortuary temple of Hatsheput is a built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatsheput of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt.
The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate,
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.
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.
Our tour guide will meet you at your Luxor Hotel,to be transferred by a car to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board. Then, start your tour by visiting the largest temple ever; Karnak Temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres.
Proceed to visit Luxor Temple, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Admire its obelisk and statues. Back to the cruise. Dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor
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.
Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Listen to her interesting story and know how she managed to rule the country for 22 years as a pharaoh.
End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon, once decorated the biggest funeral temple in Luxor built by king Amonhotep III from the 18th.dynasty. Return back to the Cruise by noon to have
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 & the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. 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.
Late in the afternoon,the cruise will arrive at kom Ombo double temple, dedicated to Sobek(the crocodile God) and Horus(the Falcon God). Have dinner followed by folkloric party operated by the cruise staff and tour guides. Continue sailing to Aswan for overnight.
After breakfast, Check out with your luggage and discover with your guide the highlights of Aswan and listen to the story of the Nubian immigration. Start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric.
Proceed to visit the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. Drive in comfort for airport, railway station or hotel in Aswan.