4 Nights Cruise: Monday – Friday From Luxor to Aswan, Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
The land of Upper Egypt has a lot to offer travelers and adventurers alike; however, one of the most fulfilling ways to fully explore all that ancient Upper Egypt has to offer is to take a Nile cruise along the world’s most famous river.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
The land of Upper Egypt has a lot to offer travelers and adventurers alike; however, one of the most fulfilling ways to fully explore all that ancient Upper Egypt has to offer is to take a Nile cruise along the world’s most famous river.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Luxor – Visit West bank in Luxor
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
After meet and assist in the arrival point in Luxor you will start your tour with Valley of the Kings.
The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.[5] The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut, King Valley Road, Luxor Egypt
Temple of Hatshepsut or Deir el-Bahari (Arabic: الدير البحري al-Dayr al-Baḥrī “the Monastery of the North”) is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis.
The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty. It was constructed during the 15th century BCE.
During the Eighteenth Dynasty, Amenhotep I and Hatshepsut also built extensively at the site.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Dynasty XVIII. Since 1350 BCE, they have stood in the Theban Necropolis, located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: On board
• Dinner: On board
Accommodation included: Standard 5 stars Cruise
Day 2: East bank in Luxor, and then sail to Edfu
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
The complex is a vast open site and includes the Karnak Open Air Museum. It is believed to be the second most visited historical site in Egypt; only the Giza Pyramids near Cairo receive more visits. It consists of four main parts, of which only the largest is currently open to the general public.The term Karnak often is understood as being the Precinct of Amun-Ra only, because this is the only part most visitors see. The three other parts, the Precinct of Mut, the Precinct of Montu, and the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV, are closed to the public. There also are a few smaller temples and sanctuaries connecting the Precinct of Mut, the Precinct of Amun-Re, and the Luxor Temple.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Luxor Temple (Arabic: معبد الاقصر) is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: On board
• Lunch: On board
• Dinner: On board
Accommodation included: Standard 5 Stars Cruise
Day 3: Visit Edfu – Sail to Kom Ombo – Sail to Aswan
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
The cruise start sailing to Kom ombo around14:00 pm.
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: On board
• Lunch: On board
• Dinner: On board
Accommodation included: Standard 5 stars Cruise
Day 4: Overday Aswan
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
“The Aswan Dam”, or more specifically since the 1960s, the Aswan High Dam, is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
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, Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: On board
• Lunch: On board
• Dinner: On board
Accommodation included: Standard 5 stars Cruise
Day 5: Disembarkation & Departure from Aswan
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
At that day you have the chance to visit Abu Simbel Temple “optional”.
The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BC). It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself.[8] It is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Ramesses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt.
After check out the cruise you will be transferred to you departure point in Aswan
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: On board
No accommodation included on this day.
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
