5-Day Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan with Ancient Temple Visits

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Offer your prayers at Karnak Temple, the largest temple in the world
• 02 Visit the unique Hatshepsut Temple and Luxor Temple
• 03 Pay your respects at Philae Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, and Edfu Temple
• 04 Sail along the majestic Nile River

Explore the grandeur of Egypt's temples and cities on a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan. Visit Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan as you step back in time through remarkable archaeological sites such as Karnak Temple, Hatshepsut Temple, Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, the High Dam, and Philae Temple. Along the way, sail the majestic Nile River and enjoy a motorboat ride to Philae Temple.

Explore the grandeur of Egypt's temples and cities on a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Luxury

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Aswan, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Luxor, Lake Nasser

Languages Aramaic, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Turkish

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple

• Visit Luxor Temple, a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city now known as Luxor. It was constructed around 1400 BCE and, in the Egyptian language, was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary".
• Next, head to the Temple of Karnak.

2

Day 02

Hatshepsut Temple and the Valley of the Kings

• On this day, go to the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu, and came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC.
• Afterwards, explore the Valley of the Kings. Also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, it is a valley in Egypt where, for nearly 500 years from the 16th to the 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom.

3

Day 03

Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

• Visit the Temple of Horus, also known as the Temple of Edfu, an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. During the Hellenistic period, the city was known as Koine Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca.
• Then, proceed to the Temple of Kom Ombo. This unusual double temple stands in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180-47 BC, with later additions made during the Roman period.

4

Day 04

Philae Temple and Aswan High Dam

• Pay a visit to the Temple of Philae. Philae is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. It was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex.
• Later, head to the Aswan High Dam. Built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970, this embankment dam largely eclipsed the earlier Aswan Low Dam, which was initially completed in 1902 downstream.

5

Day 05

Aswan Market Exploration

• On the last day, explore Aswan Market. Aswan, a city on the Nile River, has been southern Egypt's strategic and commercial gateway since antiquity. It contains significant archaeological sites such as the Philae temple complex on Agilkia Island near the landmark Aswan Dam. Philae's ruins include the columned Temple of Isis, dating to the 4th century B.C. Downriver, Elephantine Island holds the Temple of Khnum from the Third Dynasty.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Meet, assist, and escort during your trip to Egypt
• Accommodation for 4 nights on a five-star Nile cruise on a full-board basis (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). The cruise has facilities such as a swimming pool, air-conditioned cabins with private bathrooms, a restaurant, lounge bar, disco, and sundeck.
• All sightseeing with air-conditioned transportation and English-speaking Egyptologists, covering:
  • High Dam & Philae Temple
  • Temple of Komombo
  • Temple of Edfu
  • Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Luxor Temple & Karnak Temples
• Air-conditioned vehicle
• All fees and taxes
• Dinner (4)
• Lunch (4)
• Breakfast (4)
• Tapping
• Entrance fees for preferred sightseeing

What to bring

• Luggage

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Train station, Luxor airport, or bus station

Tour start

Luxor, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.