4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor Including Abu Simbel- Private Tour

Day 1: Transfer to Nile Cruise and Aswan Tour

1. Aswan High Dam
   1m · Admission ticket not included
   Our licensed tour guide/representative will meet you at Aswan railway station, Airport or hotel to be transferred by A/C car to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board.
   
   Then, start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric.
2. Temple of Philae
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Proceed to visit Philae Temple; the Greco Roman temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. Later on, return back to your cruise for dinner, folkloric show, and overnight in Aswan.
   
   Note: If your arrival to Aswan is so early, so we will start the tour direct upon arrival since the cruise check-in time at 12:00 and we don't want our guest to waste their time waiting at the lobby for check-in

Day 2: Abu Simbel Trip (Sharing a group in a bus or minibus), Sailing and Kom Ombo Temple

1. Abu Simbel Temple
   9h · Admission ticket not included
   Around 4 to 4:30 am, your guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a group in a bus or minibus), 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 for about 3 to 4 hours to meet your guide who will be waiting for you by the ticket office to explain the story of the temples. He will give you some free time to explore the 2 temples and take some photos. Drive back to Aswan for another 4 hours. Get back to the cruise around 2 to 2:30 pm.
2. Kom Ombo Temple
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Have lunch and be ready for the cruise navigation heading to Kom Ombo city. Enjoy tea time on the sundeck (free tea and cake).
   
   Arrive at Kom Ombo by early evening, where to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the Falcon God. Back to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for overnight.

Day 3: Edfu Temple and Arrive Luxor(visit Luxor Temple)

1. Edfu Temple
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Around 4:30 to 5 am, 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.
   
   Return to the cruise, have breakfast and relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock, lunch on board and afternoon tea on the sundeck.
2. Luxor Temple
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Late in the afternoon, arrive at Luxor dock, to be transferred to enjoy Luxor temple on the East bank of Luxor; where ancient Egyptian, Christian and Islamic features are exhibited. Dinner on board and belly dancing show. Overnight in Luxor.
   
   Note: If your cruise arrives by 3:00 or 3:30 pm, then you have chance to visit both Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East Bank of Luxor.

Day 4: Luxor West Bank, Karnak Temple Tour and Departure transfer

1. Valley of the Kings
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Breakfast and check out at 8 am to start your remarkable day by driving to the West Bank to visit 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.
2. Temple of Hatshepsut
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Listen from your guide to her exciting story and how she managed to rule as a solo female Pharaoh. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic 17-meters statues of Memnon. Lunchtime in a local restaurant (optional).
3. The Karnak Temple
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Drive back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak temple built through 2000 years and covering an area of about 63 acres.
4. Luxor
   30m
   Later on, transfer to Luxor railway station, Airport or Luxor east bank hotel.

Pickup details

All hotels in Aswan east bank.
Aswan airport or train station

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• 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
• If your arrival to Aswan 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 the Abu Simbel trip cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.
• If you want to have your own room, then you need to book for a single person.
• If you are traveling in a group of 3 people, you will enjoy one triple room.
• The tour ends on the last day in Luxor city around 4 to 5 pm, so evening departure is recommended
• We can pick our Travelers from Aswan airport, train station or hotels in Aswan east bank.
• It is available to pick Travelers from Aswan west bank hotels with extra 15$ USD per person.
• Our drop off location in Luxor after the tour on the last day can be at Luxor Airport, train or hotels in Luxor east bank
• It is available to transfer Travelers to their Hotels in Luxor west bank with extra 15$ USD per person.
• If your traveling in a group and wanted to have your own room, then do a separate booking for a single person
• You will need to pay all the entrance fees to the sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in Egyptian money cash.
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.