5 Day Nile Cruise Luxor to Aswan

Itinerary
 

Day 1:  Nile Cruising

When you arrive for your fantastic 5 Day Nile cruise Luxor to Aswan vacation, one of our tour managers will meet you at the Airport and you will be driven in air conditioned comfort to the location where you will board the Nile Cruise, you will start your tour to visit the most famous temple of Egypt Karnak temple dedicated to king of gods Amon Ra and his triad, each new king of Egypt had to build a part for it hopping the satisfaction of the gods Karnak temple is not just one temple it is a group of 20 temples most of them dedicated to Amon Ra, you will visit amazing temple in Luxor called Luxor temple built by king Ramses the second and Ament hotep the third dedicated to god Amon Ra and his triad, Later in the day you will return to your boat for a delicious dinner, and of course you will also be spending the night on board.
Meals included: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Discover Luxor and ruise to Edfu

When breakfast is over, you then you will start your visiting to the valley of kings. Which has more than 62 tombs for kings in Egypt Enjoy visiting 3 tombs with fabulous paintings then you will drive to temple of queen of Egypt Hatshepsut, was built during the 15th century BC.  You will also visit the nearby Valley of the Queens.  After you have enjoyed a delicious lunch back on your boat, plan on sailing to Edfu and enjoy a lovely dinner on board the during the cruise.  You will stay overnight on board the ship.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner


Day 3: Sail from Edfu to Kom Ombo

After breakfast, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. Saiingl to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated toSobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan.
 Dinner on board.
Over night in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4:  Touring Aswan

After breakfast, you will  Start your tour with the Unfinished Obelisk, Unfinished Obelisk still lies in the ancient granite quarries, It was abandoned because of a crack in the stone and still exist tools of the builders that give us an idea how work was done, If Unfinished Obelisk had been finished, it would have been the largest monolithic piece of stone ever handled weighing over 1000 tons, and then take the motorboat to the island where the Philae Temple is located and visit the temple of Isis that remained in use till 550AD when emperor Justinian closed it (it was the last pagan temple in use). According to legend Isis found the heart of Osiris here. Then move to visit the High Dam that was constructed between 1960 and 1970 to control floods, provide water for irrigation and generate electricity, the reservoir it created, Lake Nasser is 550km long and 35km wide. The dam itself is 111m tall, 3800m long and 980m wide at the base, 40m at the crest
Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5:  You're Luxor Departure

On arrival back in Luxor you will disembark from the cruise once you’ve had breakfast, and one of our tour managers will be there to take you to Luxor Airport.The drive from Aswan to Luxor lasts around for around four hours. The road can only be used between the hours of 06h00 to 18h:00 so please book your flight out of Luxor accordingly.
Meals included: Breakfast


Package Inclusions

• 4 nights in a 5 stars cruise ship on Full Board basis (standard double cabin)
• Meals as per itinerary
• Private tour
• All transfers by a Private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Private English Egyptologist guide (other languages available at request).
• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.
• Free Wi Fi service on board the vehicle.
• Free snack bag (fruit, chips).
• Free soft drink
• Free Bottles of mineral water during your tours.
• All Service charges & taxes

Package Exclusions

• Any Entry visa to Egypt 
• extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Gratuities   (recommended)