4 Nights Nile River Cruise from Luxor Include Abu Simbel

Your knowledgeable tour guide will pick you up in the morning from your hotel or any other location in Luxor by a cutting-edge air-conditioned vehicle to explore Luxor East Bank, which will include:

Karnak Temple

From 2055 BC to the beginning of the Ptolemaic era in 100 AD, Upper Egypt’s religious adoration of its gods was centered in the enormous Karnak temple complex, a magnificent open-air museum. It has the largest collection of statues and temples from ancient Egypt anywhere in the world.

After checking in and eating lunch on board the 5-star Deluxe Nile cruise, you can unwind in your accommodation until the evening when you will be taken to see:

Luxor Temple by Night

The famous palace of the festival of Opet, which celebrated the pharaohs’ divine abilities, was built around 1400 BC under the reign of Amenhotep III and finished by Ramses II. Only the celestial moon of the night was able to disclose its beauty and enigmatic past.

Return and overnight onboard the cruise.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

After breakfast on board, you will be escorted to see the West Bank’s top attractions, including:

Valley of the Kings

The ancient rulers of the New Kingdom (1570–1070 BC) sought to immortalize their names and pass into the afterlife, therefore 20 royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including those of Rameses VI, Amenhotep I, Seti I, Tutankhamun, and others, were built near to their corpses.

Hatshepsut Temple

The Hatshepsut Temple, which highlights the significance of Queen Hatshepsut, is one of the captivating examples of ancient Egyptian architecture (1507-1458 BC). The temple’s design is a genuine work of art that was built in the New Kingdom’s classical style.

Colossi of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon, which stand 18 meters (60 feet) tall and weigh 720 tonnes each, were built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1386–1350) in Cairo before being relocated to be at the gateway of Luxor city.

You return to the cruise ship for a beautiful lunch meal before setting sail and spending the night on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

After breakfast on board, your Egyptologist will accompany you as you ride in a horse-drawn carriage to explore the Edfu Temple.

Edfu Temple

The temple of Edfu is one of the few structures constructed in Egypt’s history between 237 and 57 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty to serve as the official residence of the sky god Horus, and it successfully combines Greek and Egyptian architectural styles.

While traveling to Kom Ombo, have a delectable lunch meal on the cruise. When you get there, a contemporary A/C automobile will take you to:

Kom Ombo Temple

Across the Nile, the bank is the unique twin temple of Kom Ombo, which was built between 205 and 180 BC during the Greco-Roman era. It is home to the crocodile god.

Return to the ship and continue sailing until you reach Aswan. Spend the night there.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Breakfast boxes after which your tour guide will drive you to Abu Simbel in the early morning. While there, you will see:

Abu Simbel Temples

Ramses II (1292-1186 BC) built the two temples at Abu Simbel; the larger of the two was built to honor Amun and serve as the focal point of the annual sun festival, which takes place on February 22 and October 2 of each year. The second dedication was made in honor of Ramses II’s queen wife Nefertari.

After lunch, we’ll transport you back to the Nile cruise where you can spend the night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

You will have breakfast on the ship, check out, and then embark on a guided tour of Aswan’s iconic sites, which include:

Aswan High Dam

A strong Aswan high dam was built between 1960 and 1970 to regulate the Nile floods, boost irrigation water storage, and produce massive amounts of energy.

The Unfinished Obelisk

Queen Hatshepsut gave the order for it to be placed at the entrance to the Karnak temple, but sadly, it cracked during the building. It is 42 meters tall, 1200 tonnes in weight, and may show how ancient Egyptian workmanship was done.

We’ll have lunch at a top-notch restaurant before moving on to some sightseeing:

Philae Temple

Between 380 and 362 BC, King Ptolemy II built the Philae Temple to serve as the mythical house of the goddess of motherhood and healer Isis, the wife of Osiris, the ruler of the underworld. This temple was intended to depict an old story.

Finally, we will transfer you to your hotel in Aswan or another location of your choosing.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch