5-Day Nile Cruise: Luxor to Aswan with Optional Abu Simbel

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Luxor east bank⌄

   In the morning we will meet you and pick you up from any hotel in Luxor or even from Luxor airport. Your tour guide will be there to assist you and take you on board the Nile cruise.

   Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, which has a number of important temples built in different eras. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes, visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the Temple

   Continue your tour with your tour guide by visiting the magnificent Luxor Temple which contains 5 different civilizations: ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Christian and Islamic. Luxor Temple is one of the most complete ancient Egyptian temples. Enjoy the explanation

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Cureises

2. 2Luxor The west bank⌄

   Breakfast on board, followed by tours. The West Bank—the Valley of the Kings, the Colossi of Memnon, and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari Excursion to the Valley of Kings; visit the dynasties' tombs at the Temple of Deir El Bahari.

   Then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, who died in 1458 BC, the temple is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley

   On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Cureises

3. 3Edfu. to Kom Ombo⌄

   Breakfast is on board. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Dedicated to the god Horus of Behedet, lord of Edfu, the Temple of Horus is the most famous monument at Tell Edfu. Due to its completeness and state of preservation, it is the best example of a Ptolemaic temple building in Egypt. The temple is oriented from south to north, measuring a little over 140 m long and occupying an area of about 7000 m2.

   Lunch is on board. Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo. The Temple of Kom Ombo Dedicated to Sobek and Horus the Elder, the Temple of Kom Ombo has two identical entrances, hypostyle halls, and sanctuaries. The symmetry of the temple layout is a tribute to the mythical link the two gods shared. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board and a Galabya party Overnight on board Kom Ombo

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Cureises

4. 4Aswan⌄

   Breakfast on board, then sail to Aswan.Aswan then Visit the High Dam. The Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile, and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction on the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971. The total investment in constructing the dam reached $1 billion.

   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 (Assuan), Egypt. Archaeologists claim the female pharaoh known as Hatshepsut sanctioned its construction. However, modern engineers question whether the Dynastic Egyptians could have achieved this task.

   Dedicated to the goddess Isis, the Temple of Philae is located in a beautiful setting, landscaped to match the original site of the temple when it was relocated by UNESCO after the building of the Aswan Dam threatened the site. Lunch is on board. Sail on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener's Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Afternoon Tea. Dinner is on board. Overnight in Aswan

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Cureises

5. 5Aswan⌄

   Breakfast on board. Disembarkation and Transfer you to Aswan airport and if you have time to visit Abu simple temple it's optional

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: No accommodation included on this day.