8 Days Nile River Cruise from Luxor

Tour itinerary

• Day 1 Aswan

  Start your 8-day Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor by meeting your expert guide in Aswan to start your Aswan attractions such as Aswan High Dam which was built 70 years after the Aswan Low Dam and 3 km to the south of it. Then you can visit the Unfinished Obelisk, which is a huge obelisk that was left unfinished in the granite quarries. End your first day with the Philae temple, it is located between Aswan Dam and Aswan High Dam on Agilkia island instead of the Philae Island. At the end of your tour, you will go to check in at your Nile Cruise boat and have lunch on board.

  Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Day 2 Kom Ombo

  Free morning after having your breakfast on board to check Aswan market or simply sunbath on the cruise deck till lunch time. Later on, the Cruise will sail towards Kom Ombo city. You will visit Kom Ombo temple, which is a marvelous Greco-Roman temple by the Nile side, and it's mostly in ruins. Once, you finish your tour to Kom Ombo, you can visit the Crocodile Museum then back to the cruise for dinner and sailing towards Edfu city.

  Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Day 3 Free Day on Board

  Enjoy your morning breakfast on board then a free day at your leisure on board while the cruise sail towards Luxor via Esna Lock.

  Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Day 4 Luxor West Bank

  After having your morning breakfast and coffee, your guide will join you for some of the best Egypt attractions on Luxor's west bank. Start with the Valley of the Kings, Kings’ Valley is one of the most visited places in Egypt after the Giza Pyramids and Abu Simbel temples, we recommend three of the following tombs KV2 - Ramses IV, KV1 - Ramses VII, KV6 - Ramses IX, and KV14 - Tausert & Setnakht. Meanwhile, Tutankhamun's tomb is an extra charge tomb. Then you will visit the Hatshepsut temple, it is one of the most amazing temples on Luxor's west bank in the Deir El Bahari area.

  After that you will go to the Memnon Colossi, these huge statues are among the best we found in the Mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. They are two huge statutes that once decorated the entrance of the temple and they still stand there till now. At the end of your Luxor day tour on the west bank, you will be back on the cruise for lunch and a free evening at your leisure.

  Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Day 5 Luxor East Bank

  Luxor attractions on the east bank of the Nile River start after breakfast. You will visit two of the most beautiful Egyptian temples with great Spiritual and healing importance. You will visit the Karnak temple Complex, the Karnak temple complex is the biggest temple not only in Egypt but in the world. There is a lot to see inside like Pylons, Shrines, reliefs, history, and architecture. At the end of the tour, if you like to walk the Sphinx Avenue between Karnak temple and Luxor temple, you can or will go to Luxor temple by car. The temple was connected to Karnak temple with the Avenue of Sphinxes. Although, Luxor temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the top Luxor attractions. Later on, you will go back to the cruise for lunch and sail towards Edfu City overnight.

  Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Day 6 Edfu - Aswan

  Early morning coffee then depart to Horus temple with horse carriages for about 15 minutes. Upon arrival, you will start your tour of the best-preserved temple in Egypt dedicated to Horus Behdity of Edfu, the Edfu temple is a great source of the way they constructed a temple in ancient Egyptian Civilization. Once you finish your tour, you will go back to the Nile cruise for breakfast and enjoy the rest of the day sailing to Aswan.

  Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Day 7 Abu Simbel

  Enjoy your breakfast on board then start your way to Abu Simbel to the north of Sudan in Old Nubia. The distance is about 280 km and it takes around 3 hours driving with a coffee break on the way. Explore Abu Simbel temples, Abu Simbel is a very important historical site near Sudan in Egyptian Nubia including two massive temples built by the great Ramesses. At the end of the tour, you will be back to Aswan Nile Cruise for lunch and free time till the end of the day and last overnight on board.

  Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

• Day 8 Disembarkation

  Enjoy the last breakfast on board and check-out and then your guide will drive you to any place in Aswan.

  Meals: Breakfast