Amazing 7 Nights Nile Cruise From Luxor To Aswan with Abu Simbel

Our representative will meet and assist you at Luxor Airport, Railway station or Hotel to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board. Free afternoon, you can add the optional tour to the Sound and light show or the city tour with extra charge.

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Meals included: lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Luxor on board the cruise.

Have 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.

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Continue, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, that was renewed and rebuilt by the Polish mission in Egypt since 1960 up till these days. Listen to the queen’s interesting story from your Egyptology guide and know how she managed to rule as a sole Pharaoh.

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End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Return back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch. Start sailing down the River Nile, afternoon tea on the sundeck. Cross Esna Lock and overnight in Edfu.

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Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight at Edfu

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 and 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.

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Late in the afternoon, stop at Kom Ombo city where to visit the unique double temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Return to the cruise and have dinner followed by folkloric party operated by the cruise staff and tour guides. Continue sailing to Aswan for overnight.

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Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Aswan on board the cruise.

Take your breakfast, 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. The Dam provides a huge water reservoir known as Lake Nasser, one of the biggest artificial lakes in the world.

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Proceed to visit the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. Free afternoon. The temple was relocated to its current location by UNESCO after the building of the High Dam in order to prevent its inundation. The island was carefully selected to match the original settings on which the temple was originally built. Enjoy free time to explore the beauty of the temple and its surroundings. Lunch on the cruise. Free afternoon. Dinner on board and Nubian Show. Overnight in Aswan.

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Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Aswan on board the cruise.

Around 4 to 4:30, pick your breakfast box from the reception and wait for your guide to start the tour to Abu Simbel (sharing a group in a bus or minibus). Drive for about 3 to 4 hours, to visit one of  the most impressive places in Egypt; the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramesses 2nd and his beloved Queen Nefertari. Drive in comfort back to Aswan. Arrive Aswan around 2:30 pm to have your lunch and free afternoon.

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Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Aswan on board the cruise.

You will have the chance to add the optional tour to the Nubian Village in your free morning.

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The boat will start the navigation around 2 to 2:30 pm. Enjoy the beautiful Nile Valley scenery and the real Egyptian life from the deck of your Cruise ship while sailing back to Luxor.

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Enjoy tea time on the sundeck while sailing to Kom Ombo.

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Other Travelers who board the cruise from Aswan will stop at Kom Ombo temple this evening. Then continue sailing to Edfu for Overnight.

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Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Edfu on board the cruise.

Some of the travelers who board the cruise will stop at Edfu temple. Then, sailing to Esna and pass Esna Lock.

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Enjoy tea time on the sundeck while sailing to Luxor.

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The boat will arrive Luxor dock, late in the afternoon.

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Free evening.(available to add the optional Sound and light show at Karnak or City Tour by horse and carriage to see Luxor''s old market)

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Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Luxor on board the cruise.

Have your breakfast and check out at 8 am. Then, start your tour by visiting the largest temple ever: Karnak temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Listen carefully to the stories and legends to be told by your tour guide. Marvel at the sheer size of the Great Hypo-style Hall, take photos between the huge columns and obelisks.

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Proceed to visit Luxor temple, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Admire its obelisk and statues. Finally, transfer to your final destination in Luxor (Airport, train station or Hotel in the East bank)

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Meals included: breakfast.

Accommodation: No accommodation included.

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Optional Tours:

• Hot Air Balloon In Luxor (120 $ per person)
• Abu Simbel temples, private tour (140$ USD per person, starting from 2 travelers and 220$ USD per a single person)
• Nubian Village by motorboat (50$ USD per person)

Facilities:

All Cabins Contain:

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• Mini Bar.
• Safe Deposit Box.
• Satellite TV.
• Private Bathroom with full bathtub.

Additional Information:

• Child rate applies only when sharing 2 paying adults.( Maximum 1 Child sharing parent’s room )
• A child from 5 to 11 years old accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.
• Prices are quoted in U.S dollars, per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter Holidays (100$ per person per night will be charged as extra supplement for these Holidays).
• If your arrival to Luxor is so early, so we will start the tour direct upon arrival as Cruise check in at 12:00.
• Sometimes due to sailing conditions on the River Nile, Nile Cruises itineraries schedule and sailing time maybe updated. We assure that our clients will see all what is on their itineraries but maybe in different order.
• If Abu Simbel Trip cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.
• If you are travelling in a group and wanted to have yor own room, then do a separate booking for a single person.
• If you are traveling in a group of 3 people, you will enjoy one triple room.
• If you want to have your own room, then you need to book for a single person.
• You will need to pay all the entrance fees by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in cash.
• It is available to provide an Italian, Japanese, German or French tour guide with extra 350$ USD per person upon your request.
• It is available to pick travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
• It is available to drop off travelers at their Hotels in Luxor west bank with extra 10$ USD per person.