3 Nights Cruise Luxor To Aswan and Abu Simbel with train rounded trip from Cairo

Day 1: Cairo transfer and Overnight Sitting Train from Cairo to Luxor

1. 11h · Admission ticket included
   Egypt Gift Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza around 6:30 PM to transfer to the train station to take your evening first class sitting train to Luxor. (the train takes about 10 to 12 hours).

Day 2: Transfer to Nile Cruise and Luxor East Bank

1. The Karnak Temple
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Our licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Luxor railway station to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board. Then, start your tour by visiting the largest temple ever: Karnak temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres.
   Note: If your arrival to Luxor 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.
2. Luxor Temple
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Proceed to visit Luxor temple, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Admire its obelisk and statues. Back to the cruise, dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.

Day 3: Luxor West Bank Tour and Navigation

1. Valley of the Kings
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   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.
2. Temple of Hatshepsut
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Continue, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon – two 17-metre-high statues on Luxor’s west bank. Carved from granite blocks, they represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and were once part of an impressive colonnade. 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.

Day 4: Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temple-Aswan

1. Edfu Temple
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   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.
2. Kom Ombo Temple
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   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.

Day 5: Abu Simbel Trip (Sharing a small group), Aswan Tour and Departure transfer

1. Abu Simbel Temple
   8h · Admission ticket not included
   Check out around 4:30, your guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a small group), 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. Back to the cruise round 1:30 pm to pick your luggage and start the tour to Philae temple.
2. Temple of Philae
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Proceed to visit Philae temple; the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there.
3. 14h · Admission ticket included
   Later on, transfer to Aswan railway station to take your evening train back to Cairo.

Pickup details

All hotels in Cairo or Giza

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Child rate applies only when sharing 2 paying adults.
• A child from 6 to 11 years old accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.( full price)
• Prices are quoted in U.S dollars , per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter Holiday
• 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.
• You have a chance to upgrade the sitting train to a sleeping one with extra charge.
• 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.
• If you are 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.
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
• If the Abu Simbel trip cancelled due to bad weather you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.