5-Day Luxor & Aswan Tour with Nile Cruise
Highlights
Aswan, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo
Locations Covered
Aswan, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo
archaeological, cultural, historical
Group Tour
5 Days
Easy
Arabic, English, Russian
Description
Enjoy this Nile Cruise offering sightseeing of all important monuments and temples. Marvel at the Luxor Temple, a large Ancient Egyptian temple, the Papyrus Museum, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Philae Temple, a temple dedicated to the goddess Isis, and Colossi of Memnon among others. Go sailing from Luxor and try a Felucca ride on an Egyptian sailboat in Aswan.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Luxor East Bank Highlights
Meet with other tourists on the ship and rest for some time.
Have lunch at 1 p.m. and then at 2 p.m., start the tour.
Visit the Luxor temple, a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River.
Proceed to Karnak Temple, which consists of a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor.
Head towards the Papyrus Museum and delve into ancient Egyptian history.
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Day 2: Explore Luxor West Bank
- Visit the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
- Continue to the Valley of the Kings, a long narrow defile just west of the Nile River in Upper Egypt.
- Marvel at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahari), a temple is located beneath the cliffs.
- Proceed to the Alabaster Factory, a lovely souvenir shop, disguised as a workshop.
- Go sailing from Luxor.
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Day 3: Nile Cruise
- Take a cruise from the Nile to Aswan.
- Marvel at the Temple of falcon-headed Horus at Edfu, a tribute to the falcon-headed Sky God.
- Proceed to the Temple of the crocodile god Sobek at Kom Ombo, a unique temple dedicated to two gods.
- Arrive at Aswan on the same night.
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Day 4: Aswan sightseeing
- Visit the Philae Temple dedicated primarily to the goddess Isis.
- Continue to Aswan High Dam, the world's largest embankment dam.
- Explore the Institute perfumes at Aswan.
- Enjoy a relaxing Felucca ride on an Egyptian sailboat in Aswan.
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Day 5: Departure
In the morning, check out from the ship.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.