4-Day Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel Option

• The representative will welcome you at Aswan Airport at the indicated time. We can also meet you at a hotel, the train station, or wherever you prefer.
• We will continue to the cruise pier and, depending on the time, complete the accommodation procedures. Full board begins with lunch on the first day.
• Then, we will visit the High Dam and Philae Temple, the pearl of Egypt. Its name comes from an island located in the Nile River, 11 kilometres south of Aswan. It was famous for the temples erected during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, dedicated to the worship of the Goddess Isis, a goddess of music, love, and joy whose cult spread throughout the Mediterranean until the temple was closed in 430 AD.
• We will return to the cruise for lunch after the tour. In the afternoon, we will take a felucca trip.

Meal- Lunch & dinner

• Very early, before breakfast, there is an optional excursion to the temples of Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel is an archaeological site made up of Egyptian temples located in Nubia, in southern Egypt. It lies on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 280 km southwest of Aswan, close to its original location. For this excursion, breakfast will be provided as a picnic box.
• After returning to the Nile cruise, we will have lunch and begin sailing along the Nile, arriving at the Temple of Kom Ombo at sunset, a sight that will not be easily forgotten. We will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, known for its special design, divided between two triads of six divinities: Sobek, the crocodile god, with his wife and son, and Haroeris, with the head of a falcon, accompanied by his wife and son.
• After visiting the temple, we can enter the museum of crocodile mummies that were found in a cemetery on the western bank of the Nile.
• Later, we will continue sailing towards Edfu, where we will dock for dinner and overnight.

Meal- Full board

• After breakfast, depart to visit the Temple of Edfu. This temple dates back to Ancient Egypt and is located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu, 120 km south of Luxor. It was known as Apollinopolis Magna during the Greco-Roman period, when the temple was dedicated to Horus of Edfu, the falcon god. It is the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak and one of the best preserved.
• We will return to the cruise ship, which continues sailing towards Esna. There, we will cross the famous lock, a technique used to pass through rivers or canals with different water levels. This passage through the lock is worth seeing.
• Upon arrival in the majestic city of Luxor, ancient Thebes, we will visit the eastern bank of Luxor, beginning with Luxor Temple, which dates from the New Kingdom of the pharaohs Tuthmosis III, Ramses II, Amenophis III, and Alexander the Great, next to the Nile River.
• We can also see the 2,500-metre-long Avenue of Sphinxes, dating back to the 4th century BC, which connected Luxor Temple with Karnak Temple. Karnak is the largest temple of worship in the world, covering more than 23 hectares.
• We will return to the cruise ship, have dinner, and spend the night docked in Luxor.

Meal- Full board

• After breakfast, we will vacate the cruise ship cabins and depart early across the Nile River to visit the western bank, including the most important necropolis in Egypt, the Valley of the Kings. The tombs have well-preserved colours and very interesting texts that describe the afterlife and the king's journey to paradise. Our guide will choose the most interesting tombs among those that are open.
• Then, we will visit the temple of Deir El Bahary, the funerary temple of Pharaoh Hatshepsut from 1480 BC. It has a very unusual shape, with two ramps and three terraces set against the cliff of the Theban limestone mountain. You can still see colours on the temple walls, and there is also a more deeply carved section inside the mountain with the sanctuary of the holy place.
• Next, we will stop in front of the Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic statues that were moved from Cairo to flank the entrance to the funerary temple of King Amenophis III. Although the temple was lost, the statues remain as witnesses to the greatness the temple once possessed.
• After finishing the visit to the temple of Deir El Bahary in Hatshepsut, we will pass by the Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic sandstone statues that belong to Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Despite their Greek name, we know their interesting legend there. The tour ends around 12 noon.
• At the time you prefer, we will take you to Luxor Airport, the train station, or any point in the city you want.

Meal- Breakfast