4-Day Luxury Nile Cruise in Egypt with Abu Simbel and Karnak

Upon arrival at Aswan airport or railway station, you will be received and escorted by your Egypt tour guide to visit Aswan's High Dam, which provides Egypt with water and electricity and protects it from the destructive inundation of the Nile River.

Visit the Temple of Isis at Philae, dedicated to the mother goddess of Horus and the consort of Osiris.

Have a sumptuous lunch and rest on the Nile cruise. Then, take a felucca, a traditional wooden sailing boat, around the islands of Aswan and Elephantine Island, believed to have been a major ivory trading centre in ancient Egypt. Stay overnight on board.

At 4:00 am, travel towards Abu Simbel on a 3-hour drive to visit the Great and Small Temples of King Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The temple complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Nubian Monuments, which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae.

Sail towards Kom Ombo while having lunch. Visit the unusual double-built temple dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris in the southern part and the crocodile god Sobek in the northern part, built during the Ptolemaic era.

Proceed towards Edfu while having dinner and stay overnight in Edfu.

Witness one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt, flanked by beautiful granite statues of the Falcon God Horus.

After your visit to Edfu Temple, return to the cruise, have lunch, and proceed to Luxor.

Visit Luxor Temple, built by King Amenhotep III in the outer part and King Ramses II in the inner part. It is believed to have hosted ancient Egyptian festivals. Inside the temple, you will find the Abu Al-Haggag Mosque, which was built on the ruins of a church that had itself been built inside the temple. The rear end of the temple is home to chapels built by King Thutmosis III and Alexander the Great.

Relish your dinner and be engrossed by grand folk shows onboard the floating hotel. Stay overnight on board in Luxor.

After breakfast, visit the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile, where you will see the well-preserved tombs belonging to kings including Ramses II and the child king Tut Ankh Amon, as well as the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, called the Holy of Holies.

Cross the Nile River to the East Bank to visit the Karnak Temple Complex, a place of worship for the Theban triad - God Amun, his consort Mut, and their son Khunso. The entire complex consists of a vast mix of dilapidated temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Its construction began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic Period.

Drop off at Luxor International Airport or the railway station to return to Cairo.