Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor 3 Nights 4 Days w/ Private Sightseeing

Day 1: Aswan : the Temple of Philae - the High Dam (L, D)

1. Temple of Philae
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Upon your arrival at Aswan Airport (your Aswan hotel or port) you will be transferred to your luxurious cruise ship for a 3 night Nile cruise. After check-in, you will begin a guided day tour, starting with a boat trip to the Temple of Philae, which was built in honour of goddess Isis. After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.
   
   You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening. Spend the night on board in Aswan.
2. Aswan
   25m
   . After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.
3. Nile River
   Pass by
   You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening. You spend the night on board in Aswan.

Day 2: Aswan : Abu Simbel Temple (opt)/the Temple of Kom Ombo/the Temple of Horus (B,L,D)

1. Abu Simbel Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   optional take a dawn trip to Abu Simbel Temple (additional cost) you will enjoy a guided tour of Abu Simbel Temple. After coming back from Abu Simbel, the ship will sail to Kom Ombo and Edfu. In Kom Ombo you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo
2. Kom Ombo Temple
   1h · Admission ticket included
   After coming back from Abu Simbel, the ship will sail to Kom Ombo and Edfu. In Kom Ombo you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. After this visit you will sail toward Edfu. in the evening you will have dinner on board and spend the night at Edfu.
3. Edfu Temple
   1h · Admission ticket included
   the Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. This relatively young pharaonic temple is well-preserved and therefore very impressive
4. Nile River
   Pass by
   In the evening you will have dinner on board and spend the night (Meals included: .

Day 3: Luxor Esna (B, L, D)

1. Nile River
   Pass by
   As the ship sails on toward Luxor, you will pass the city of Esna. Today you can just enjoy the view relaxing on the sundeck while watching the local life on the river and its banks. After arrival in Luxor you have the option of seeing the Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temples in the evening. You spend your last night on board in Luxor

Day 4: Luxor West Bank & East Bank (B)

1. Nile River
   Pass by
   After breakfast on board, you will check out at 8 am to start your day tour of the West Bank of Luxor. First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes
2. Valley of the Kings
   2h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast on board, you will check out at 8:00 AM to start your day tour of the West Bank of Luxor. First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. It consists of tombs embedded in the mountain Thebes. Here, you visit 3 tombs of various dynasties. Your Egyptologist tour guide will be on hand to recommend and advise you as to which tombs to visit. After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Hatshipsut
3. Tomb of Ramses III
   25m · Admission ticket included
   The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
4. Tomb of Ramases IX
   25m · Admission ticket included
   Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince .
5. Tomb of Merenptah
   25m · Admission ticket included
   In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
6. Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62)
   25m · Admission ticket included
   Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun300.00 EGP) (optional)
   
   King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings
7. Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
   25m
   Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II
8. Colossi of Memnon
   25m · Admission ticket included
   the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.
9. The Karnak Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Temple of Amun, also known as Karnak Temples. You visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Passport name, number, and country is required at time of booking for all participants
• Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required