5-Day Nile Cruise in Luxor and Aswan with Edfu and Kom Ombo

• Meet your tour guide after arriving at Luxor International Airport, where a representative will assist you with arrival procedures and take you to the hotel. At the hotel, the tour manager will help with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Have lunch on board.
• See the courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses at Luxor Temple.
• Proceed by carriage or bus to Karnak, a series of temples built during different reigns. From the Avenue of Sphinxes, visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarabeus of Amenophis III, and the Sacred Lake. Have tea.
• Enjoy a belly dance show and have dinner on board.

Overnight on board in Luxor.
(Meals: lunch, dinner)

• Have breakfast on board and head to see the highlights of the West Bank - the Valley of the Kings.
• Visit the Colossi of Memnon on your return journey, two gigantic seated statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile.
• Head to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and have lunch on board.
• Sail to Esna and enjoy your tea and a disco party.

Overnight on board in Edfu.
(Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Have breakfast on board and visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, the second largest temple after Karnak. It was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna. The temple was dedicated to the falcon god Horus and was built during the Ptolemaic period.
• Sail to Kom Ombo and have lunch on board. Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo, standing on high ground overlooking the Nile. The Temple of Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo, also known simply as Kom Ombo Temple, dates from about 180 BC during the Ptolemaic era, with additions made into Roman times. The temple at Kom Ombo was also built at this time under Ptolemy VI. Since this bend in the Nile was a favored spot for crocodiles to bask in the sun and threaten locals, it is natural that the temple would be dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god. It is unusual in having a double dedication, as it also honors Haroeris, a form of the falcon-headed god Horus. The hypostyle halls were added under Ptolemy XIII (51-47 BC), and the Roman emperor Trajan (53-117 AD) added the forecourt and outer enclosure walls. Have your afternoon tea and dinner on board, and prepare for a galabya party.

Overnight on board in Kom Ombo.
(Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Have breakfast on board and sail to Aswan.
• Visit the High Dam. This engineering miracle was constructed between 1960 and 1970. It aimed to increase economic production by further regulating the annual river flooding and providing storage of water for agriculture, and later, to generate hydroelectricity. The dam had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt.
• Move to the Unfinished Obelisk. This obelisk is believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of King Tuthmosis II. The Unfinished Obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan. It is unknown which pharaoh created this structure. It is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished, it would have measured around 42 m and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons. Then move to the beautifully located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor.

Have dinner on board.

Overnight in Aswan.
(Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner)

• Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Aswan Airport for your onward destination.

(Meal: breakfast)