7 Night Nile Cruise Aswan and Luxor

High Dam at Aswan

Early in the morning, we’ll pick you up from your hotel to begin your tour, taking you to see some of Aswan’s most well-known tourist attractions, In the 1960s and 1970s, the magnificent Aswan High Dam was built to have a good effect. on the enormous nation of Egypt’s economy and culture, bringing Egypt into the industrial age.

Temple of Philae

The dazzling Philae temple of the renowned mother goddess Isis The “Myth of Osiris” is depicted in the enormous storybook Isis, which was crafted from heavenly stone and endured the test of time. It was moved to Agilkia Island between the 1960s and 1970s as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project. King Ptolemy II erected it about 280 BC

Then, we’ll drive you to the Nile Cruise

where you may check-in.  eat lunch and dinner, and spend the remainder of the day.

(Optional Tour)

Visit the Nubian village by motorboat and enjoy the remarkable sights on the Nile shore.

Meals:  l. d

overnight on the cruise

Breakfast on board, then

Kom Ombo Temple

Between 180 BC and 47 BC, during the Ptolemaic era, the exceedingly exotic double temple known as the “Kom Ombo Temple” was constructed as the place of worship for the Haroeris god Horus the Elder on the north and Sobek, the crocodile god of the Nile, on the south. The temple is a magnificent work of construction that displays wonderful carving and design that highlights numerous astronomical and medical facts from the time.

Meals: B, L, D

Overnight: Onboard the Cruise

Have your breakfast and enjoy a free day on board the cruise while sailing to Luxor city. Continue sailing to Luxor and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner

Overnight: Onboard the Cruise

(Optional Tour)

Join a Hot Air Balloon trip over Luxor’s west bank for 45 minutes. (A request is required.) After breakfast, you’ll meet your own Egyptologist tour guide to explore the ancient Egyptian sites along Luxor’s east bank. Stops include:

Karnak temples 

Throughout its 2000-year history, the mystical Karnak temple has been known by a variety of names, including Ipet-isu, which means “The most select of sites” in the Middle Kingdom; Pr-Imn, which means “House of Amon,” and the biggest and most ancient religious center on earth. To worship the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, construction took place on 247 acres of sacred ground between the years 2000 BC and 30 BC. The magnificent Luxor Temple, the Precinct of Amun-Re, the enormous hypostyle hall, and many other ancient structures are all connected to the temple complex by the Avenue of Sphinxes, a wonderful avenue of sphinxes.

Then go back to your Nile cruise to have lunch and relax. In the evening, we will pick you up to enjoy

Luxor temple

The birthplace of kingship, the blessed Southern Sanctuary of the ancient Egyptian royal family’s “Luxor Temple,” was built in 1400 BC to honor the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. It now hosts the Opet festival, which celebrates the revival of kingship and reconciles the human side of kings with the divine office.

Back to your cruise to have dinner & spend the night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner

Overnight: Onboard the Cruise

Valley of the Kings

Enjoy your breakfast while you cruise, then get ready to resume your itinerary for your 7-night Nile cruise with a visit to the West Bank of Luxor. The remarkable Valley of the Kings is a World Heritage Site that displays the ideals and way of thinking of the most advanced civilization in human history. There are 63 magical royal tombs of the great Pharaohs of the new empire (1570–1050) hidden deep behind the Theban necropolis hills. BC, including Tutankhamun, Seti I, Hatshepsut, Ramses the Great, and many others.

 Hatshepsut temple

The holiest of the holies is a term used to describe Queen Hatshepsut’s (1507–1458 BC) fabled, elegant, and blessed mortuary temple, which is a divinely inspired work of art. It was built in 1479 BC to immortalize her accomplishments and became the best example of classical architecture of the New Kingdom (1570–1050 BC. as well as primarily paying homage to Hathor, Anubis, and the creator sun deity Amun.

Memnon’s Colossi

The magnificent Colossi of Memnon of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1386–1349 BC) was built of quartzite sandstone and was first discovered in 1350 BC. However, they have undergone numerous renovations throughout history. It features decorations on its sides that highlight his ancestry, accomplishments, and the representation of the Nile god Hapi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner

Overnight: Onboard the Cruise

Edfu Temple

Enjoy your breakfast as you sail to Edfu in the morning, then meet your tour guide to explore the temple of the ancient Egyptian god HorusThe Edfu Temple is a magnificent work of mythology that has maintained the memory of a valiant conflict that determined the fate of the entire universe. It was constructed on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt between 237 BC and 57 BC, roughly 60 km north of Aswan, and it is currently one of the best preserved in Egypt. is thought to have been constructed on the same site where Set and Horus engaged in combat.
Return to the ship for lunch and dinner, then keep sailing toward Aswan. On the cruise ship for the night.

Meals: Lunch, breakfast, and dinner
Throughout the night: on the Cruise

(Optional Tour)
Abu Simbel Temples

Early in the morning, get your breakfast boxes, and we’ll drive you in a private A/C vehicle to the southwest of Aswan to see the stunning King Tut temple. The Holy Temples of Abu Simbel stand as a magnificent representation of majesty and grace. It was constructed around 1200 B.C. by Pharaoh Ramses the Great to glorify Amun, Ra, and Ptah and to display his military prowess, particularly during the Battle of Kadesh. The big sun celebration, which takes place on October 22nd, was centered in the magnificent temple of King Ramses II. The second temple is devoted to his stunning wife Queen Nefertari, and it is opened in February of every year.
Following that, we will return you to the cruise where you will have lunch, supper, and overnight accommodations.

Meals: Lunch, breakfast, and dinner
Throughout the night: on the Cruise

Check out after breakfast and transfer to anywhere you want in Aswan to end your experience in Upper Egypt.

Meals: Breakfast