Multi-Day Tour From Luxor 7-Night Nile River Cruise

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrival / East Bank Sightseeing⌄

   The Egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel / Airport to accompany you to visit the complex of Karnak temples. Karnak Temple is one of the biggest Temples in the entire world, here you have the chance to visit the Sacred Lake and the huge Scarab Statue which apparently if you walk around few times it brings you a good luck as may your wishes come true. Karnak Temples were built in dedication to the triad of Thebes God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu.

   Then to Luxor temple which has alive evidences to many civilizations and religions that been practiced inside its walls for thousands of years related to Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic. It was built by Amenhotep III in the 18th Dynasty about 1300 B.C. to prove his rights in the rule of Egypt by representing the story of his divine birth on the walls of divine birth room inside the temple. Also, Ramses II and Tut Ankh Amon put their fingerprints on the completion of the temple since Luxor was the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom era. Check in the cruise. Overnight in Luxor

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay on 5 stars Nile Cruise

2. 2West Bank Sightseeing & Sailing to Edfu⌄

   Rise before sunrise and enjoy the experience of a lifetime as you take a hot air balloon ride over the city. Watch as the sunlight illuminates theBreakfast on board. An expected busy day when you cross the Nile river towards the west bank. First visit to the Valley of the Kings, the valley contains 63 royal tombs within the New Kingdom era 1500 B.C. The reason of choosing the west bank in the burial, because of the dry environment, adequate Limestone queries and to keep their tombs and the royal mummies obscured from the robbers. The walls of these tombs are containing incredible carvings and inscriptions indicating the religious life of the Pharaohs.

   Then proceed to Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. It is such a unique temple in its architectural style. Where it contains inscriptions of the royal journey to Puntland. And visions of the divine birth of the Queen Hatshepsut. The limestone mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was designed and constructed by the high priest and architecture Senenmut 1503 B.C.

   Later you will be listening to the legendary story of Colossi of Memnon in a granary area. These gigantic statues are sculptured from sandstone. After finishing your enjoyable visit, you will get back to the cruise and start sailing to Edfu. enjoy passing Esna locks. Overnight in Edfu.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay on 5 stars Nile Cruise

3. 3Kom Ombo Temples⌄

   Breakfast on board. sailing to Kom Ombo town. English tea time on the sundeck then another tour to Kom Ombo Temple & Crocodile museum. Temple of Kom Ombo is unique designed architecture located just few steps on the east bank of Nile river, it divided equally between Sobek “crocodile god” and Horus “falcon god”. There are two long access are leading to two interior sanctuaries. Again, back to the cruise navigating to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay on 5 stars Nile Cruise

4. 4Aswan Sightseeing⌄

   Secondly a water trip to Philae Island located in the middle of the Nile and was dedicated to the goddess Isis. You will be able to visit a complex of Geek-Roman chapels and Phiela temple. The entire complex is moved from its original location on Phiela Island to Egilika Island to salvage it from submerging when the dams were built there.

   Secondly a water trip to Philae Island located in the middle of the Nile and was dedicated to the goddess Isis. You will be able to visit a complex of Geek-Roman chapels and Phiela temple. The entire complex is moved from its original location on Phiela Island to Egilika Island to salvage it from submerging when the dams were built there.

   Thirdly a visit to the ancient quarry where the Unfinished Obelisk is lying down there. This place explains how the ancient Egyptians cut numerous obelisks in there to be founded in their ancient temples. Overnight in Aswan.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay on 5 stars Nile Cruise

5. 5Free day at Aswan / Optional tour to Abu Simbel temple⌄

   Breakfast on-board. free time to enjoy the sun at the sundeck, Lunch and dinner on board, Overnight in Aswan.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay on 5 stars Nile Cruise

6. 6Sailing to Kom Ombo⌄

   Breakfast on-board. Free time till afternoon Sailing to Kom Ombo. Overnight in Edfu.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay on 5 stars Nile cruise

7. 7Sailing to Luxor⌄

   Breakfast on board. In this day you will explore a new era of the ancient Egyptian history that called Greek-Roman period. Ptolemaic period started in 332 B.C by Alexander the great when he invaded Egypt to liberate them from Persians and to establish his own great Empire. The guide will accompany you to visit one of the most preserved Greek-Roman achievements in Egypt it is Edfu temple. Edfu temple is dedicated to the cult of Horus (Falcon God 237 B.C). Greeks and Romans are influenced in the ancient Egyptian culture, religion and architects however they decided to merge it with their heritage when they rebuilt the ruined temples. Lunch on board, then sailing to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight stay on 5 stars Nile cruise

8. 8Departure / Back home⌄

   Breakfast and Disembarkation from cruise, then you will be transferred to Luxor International airport.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Not included (Departure )