2-Nights Cruise Aswan To Luxor including Abu Simbel&Air Balloon

Day 1: Abu Simbel trip (Sharing a group), check in and sailing to Kom Ombo temple

1. Aswan
   4h
   Egypt Gift Tours licensed Egyptology tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Aswan east bank around 4 to 4:30 am, for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a group in a bus or minibus), to drive for about 4 hours.
2. Abu Simbel Temple
   9h · Admission ticket not included
   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 Aswan around 2 to 2:30 pm to pick your luggage and transfer to the 5 star cruise to check in and have your lunch.
3. Kom Ombo Temple
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Around 2:30 pm, the cruise will start sailing heading to Kom Ombo. Arrive at Kom Ombo city 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.
   
   Note: The cruise options for Mondays and Fridays start sailing to Kom Ombo in the early morning of day 2 around 5 am. We will do all the excursions mentioned in the itinerary but in different order according to the cruise schedule.

Day 2: Edfu temple and arrive Luxor

1. Edfu Temple
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Start the tour around 6 am and experience 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 to have your breakfast and sailing.
2. Esna Lock
   5h
   Relax on deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on sundeck.
3. Luxor
   2h
   Late in the afternoon, arrive at your cruise dock in Luxor. Dinner on board and belly dancing show. Overnight in Luxor

Day 3: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Luxor West Bank Tour and Departure transfer

1. 3h
   Begin around 5:00 to 5:30 am (available to change) pick up for the incredible trip of 30 to 45 minutes Hot Air Balloon flight over the west bank of Luxor and enjoy an aerial view of the country’s landscape and famous landmarks. Enjoy the sun illuminating the sky of the open air museum city (Luxor) over the great temples and mountains below.
2. Valley of the Kings
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Breakfast and check out to start your unforgettable 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.
3. Temple of Hatshepsut
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Then to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew.
4. Colossi of Memnon
   10m
   End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunch time in a local restaurant (optional). (it is available to add the optional tour to The East Bank to visit Karnak temple and Luxor temple with extra charge).
   Transfer to Luxor east bank hotel, Airport or Railway station.

Pickup details

Aswan east bank hotels.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Essentials for the excursion: Passport, comfortable shoes, sunglasses, hat, and sunscreen.
• Your passport copy is required after booking for a government permission before the travel date
• Please, send us your hotel name, address and room number when possible before the travel date.
• Children less than 6 years are not allowed for the balloon trip.
• Camera is not allowed in the balloon basket, you can use your cell-phone to take photos
• If the balloon trip cancelled due to bad weather you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.
• You will need to carry Egyptian money cash for the Tipping to The guide and drivers.
• You will pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary by card
• 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.
• We pick Travelers from Aswan hotels (east bank side).
• If your hotel is located on Elephantine Island or Aswan west bank, so you need to arrange crossing to the city side, where we can pick you up.
• Passports copies are required for the cruise line company, Abu Simbel and hot air balloon trip permissions.
• 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 your traveling in a group and wanted to have your own room, then do a separate booking for a single person.
• Pregnant women are not allowed for the Hot Air Balloon trip.
• The cruise options for Mondays and Fridays start sailing to Kom Ombo in the early morning of day 2 around 5 am. We will do all the excursions mentioned in the itinerary but in different order according to the cruise schedule.