Cruise 5 Days/4 Nights From Luxor to Aswan

Day 1: Embarkation on Nile Cruise & visit East bank Luxor

Welcome Luxor, Egypt (Around the clock) Misr Travel tour manager will meet & assist you at Luxor airport, Rail station or hotel, and then, escort to your Nile cruise to check-in.

After leisurely lunch, enjoy a visit to the colossal Temple of Karnak. Egypt’s finest ancient temple, wonder at the obelisks, the columned great Hypostyle Hall, and the sacred lake. Proceed to Luxor temple via the 2-kilometer long avenue of Sphinxes, see one of the original pairs of the obelisk, the second of which now stands on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The striking temple of Luxor is dedicated to the god Amun-Ra.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 02: Cruising the Nile I Legendary Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple

After breakfast, cross over to the West Bank of the Nile, home to the famed Valley of the Kings, where 64 of pharaohs and nobles tombs hewn into the sheer rocks. Explore three of these beautifully painted tombs. Touring will continue to the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, an architectural wonder rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces. Stop for the photo at the colossi of Memnon, two huge statues of Amenophis II. Afternoon tea, welcome reception cocktail and overnight in Edfu.

Optional Excursion: Inner the Burial Chamber of the  King Tutankhamen (purchased locally)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 03: Edfu, Kom Ombo temples – Aswan

Today your Egyptologist will guide you to explore the extraordinary Temple of Horus at Edfu, the falcon-headed god, and the most completely preserved Pharaonic temple. Witness the reliefs that depicting the annual coronation of Horus, the ruler. Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Tonight, enjoy a special Egyptian Galabeya Party, Overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 04: Aswan day tour – Felucca Nile sailing

After breakfast, start your tour with a visit to Aswan high dam, an engineering miracle that incorporates huge materials 16 times bigger than used into the Great Pyramid at Giza. Ride a motorized boat to Philae Temple, World UNESCO heritage. The whole temple dismantled and moved stone by stone to its current location to avoid the dam flooding. Afterward, enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the felucca Nile sailing ride in Aswan around Kitchener Island.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 05:  Disembarkation, Final Departure

After Breakfast and check out, Misr Travel tour manager will be waiting to transfer you to Aswan Airport, Hotel or Rail station.

N.B: – Itinerary may change in sequence but not in visits.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 01: Arrival Aswan I  Visit High Dam & Philae temple

Welcome Aswan, Egypt (Around the clock) Misr Travel tour manager will meet & assist you at Aswan airport, Rail station or hotel. tranquillity then, escort to your Nile cruise to check-in. After leisurely lunch, start your tour with a visit to Aswan high dam, an engineering miracle that incorporates an amount of material 16 times bigger than it used in the great Pyramids, then ride your motorboat to Philae Temple, World UNESCO heritage on the island of Agilika. The whole temple dismantled and relocated to its current site to avoid the dam flooding. Welcome cocktail reception and overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner 

Day 02: Cruising the Nile I Kom Ombo to Edfu

Cruise to Kom Ombo and visit the only temple in Egypt dedicated to two gods: the crocodile-headed Sobek and falcon-headed Horus the Elder. Continue on, past irrigated fields and palm-fringed villages to Edfu. kilometer a horse and buggy ride from the ship to the beautifully preserved Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. Witness the reliefs depicting the annual Festival of Ombo held to pairs the divine birth of Horus and the Pharaoh. Celebrate Egyptian-style this evening, at a Galabeya party and dinner. Overnight in Esna.

 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Day 03: Cruising the Nile I Karnak & Luxor temples

Early morning, sail to Luxor. After lunch on board, you will visit the amazing temple complex of Karnak. Wonder at the obelisks, the vast Hypostyle Hall and the great sacred lake. continue via ram-headed sphinx road to Luxor temple. The striking temple of Luxor dedicated to god Amun Ra in ancient times. The temple lost for centuries beneath the streets of the town. Belly dance show and overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Day 04: Legendary Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Temple 

Disembarkation after breakfast, drive over to the west bank of the Nile for a photo stop at the towering Colossi of Memnon. Next, visit the reconstructed Temple of Hatshepsut ( El-Deir El- Bahari ) – the only female rulers in Ancient Egypt. Continue to the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of many of the New Kingdom Pharaohs. Venture underground into some of the royal tombs before returning to the cruise.

Optional Excursion: Inner the Burial Chamber of the  King Tutankhamen (purchased locally)

Meals: Breakfast

 

INCLUDED

MOVENPICK ROYAL LILY &  LOTUS NILE CRUISE PACKAGES INCLUDE ULTRA-EXCLUSIVE ADVANTAGES:

• Private Expert Guide (in your language) - English, German, Italian & Spanish.

• Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure.

• The assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions.

• All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.

• Accommodation onboard five stars deluxe Nile cruise on full board basis.

• All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary on Private basis.

• Entrance fees to all sights as described. 

• Professional English-speaking tour guide during your excursions ( in your language).

• All service charges and taxes.

NOT INCLUDED

- Domestic air ticket .

- Train air ticket.

- Entry inside Seti I, Tutankhamun & Ramses VI tombs.
- Tipping (for guides, drivers and Nile cruise crew etc