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7 Nights / 8 Days Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor

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7 Nights, 8 Days

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Daily Tour

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Enjoy an unforgotten tour in the Nile sailing northwards from Aswan to Luxor covering the most remarkable sightseeing in the Nile.  

Day 1: Aswan Sightseeing, High Dam, Philae Temple and the Unfinished Obelisk

Day 2: Kom Ombo, sail to Esna

Day 3: Free Day Onboard, sail to Luxor

Day 4: Luxor, East Bank

Day 5: Luxor, West Bank

Day 6: Edfu, Sailing Back to Aswan.

Day 7: Abu Simbel

Day 8: Departure.

Day 1: Check in the Nile Cruise, Aswan Sightseeing

EgyTopia coordinator will meet you at Aswan Airport, Railway station or your hotel to escort you to the Nile Cruise. Meet and Assist at Aswan Airport / Railway Station. Check in your Nile Cruise then enjoy lunch onboard. After lunch, start Aswan sightseeing by paying a visit to the High Dam, the most significant engineering project in modern Egypt to control the water of the Nile and to produce electricity.  Enjoy a motor boat ride to the Temple of Isis, located on the island of Philae, one of the temples which were saved by the UNESCO after being under water for a long time. The temple marks both the end of the Ancient Egyptian Religion and the last Ancient Egyptian Text carved the year 394 AD. Wrap your day by visiting the Quarry of Granite where the unfinished Obelisk still there. If it was fully finished, it was supposed to be the largest ever obelisk in the whole world.

Dinner on board, Overnight in Aswan

Day 2: Kom Ombo, sailing to Esna

Enjoy your breakfast on board while sailing to Kom Ombo. After breakfast, start your visit to the temple of Kom Ombo. It is a walking distance site dedicated to the crocodile god, Sobek, and the falcon god, Her Wer. In your way out of the temple, enjoy a quick visit to the Crocodile Mummification Museum. later on, walk back to the Cruise and continue sailing to Esna while having your lunch.

Dinner on board, Overnight in Edfu.

Day 3: Free Day Onboard, Sailing to Luxor

This day is a day for relaxation and enjoying every moment on the cruise. Enjoy the swimming pool and get ready to continue your adventure in the next day.

Day 4: West bank of Luxor

After breakfast, get ready for one of the highlights of the tour. Start your journey back in time to the biggest open air museum in the whole world.  You start by visiting the Temple of Karnak, which is around 247 acres making it the largest religious complex in the world. It is dedicated to the god Amon-Re, the most famous god during the New Kingdom.

Later on, your Egyptologist will escort you back to the Nile Cruise to enjoy lunch on board.

In the evening, enjoy a remarkable visit to Luxor Temple built by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II.

Dinner Onboard, Overnight in Luxor

Day 5: West Bank of Luxor, Sailing to Edfu

Early in the morning and after having breakfast, you cross the River Nile heading to the West Bank and start your visit to this special site. First, we start our visit to the Valley of the Kings, including the tomb of the child king Tutankhamun where you will have the chance to stand in front of his Mummy. Also, your tour will include access to the tomb of Ramses VI and the Highlight of the day Tomb of Seti I, the most colorful tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Visit the temple of Hatshepsut, one of the most famous and powerful women kings in Egyptian history. Enjoy a quick photo stop by the colossi of Memnon.

Later on, your Egyptologist will take you back to the Cruise to enjoy lunch onboard. End of the day, the cruise will start sailing towards Edfu.

Dinner Onboard, Overnight in Luxor

Day 6: Edfu Temple, Sailing to Aswan

After breakfast, on a horse carriage you will start your visit to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. It is the most complete (intact) temple in ancient Egypt. The temple was built between 237-157 BC, so pure Greek temple. It is dedicated to the falcon god Horus and bears wall scenes for the famous conflict between Horus and his uncle Seth. Later on, you go back to the cruise to enjoy your lunch and continue sailing to Aswan.

Dinner on board, Overnight in Aswan.

Day 7: Abu Simbel

In the early morning, after breakfast (served in breakfast boxes), you will be transferred to Abu Simbel by comfortable car. The ride takes around 3.5 hours to get to the site. The two temples of Abu Simbel temple on the southern borders of Egypt. You will be dazzled by these rock-cut temples which were saved by the UNESCO after being under water for a long time. Both temples are dedicated to the Royal Couple, Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. Later on, you drive back to the cruise to enjoy the rest of the day in the cruise.

Day 8: Departure

After enjoying your last breakfast on the cruise, check out and be ready to be transferred to your destination filled with good memories about Egypt.

  • • Meet and assist upon arrival and departure
  • • Accommodation
  • • Guiding Fees
  • • Entry fees to the mentioned sites
  • • Bottled water as per consumption
  • • Snacks on board in the vehicle
  • • All meals mentioned above.
  • • Service Tax
  • • International flights.
  • • Any meal or drinks that are not mentioned
  • • Entry visa to Egypt.
  • • Travel Insurance.
  • • Gratuities for the guides, coordinators, cruise staff, drivers or any other kind of tipping.
  • • Any optional Tours

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