Tour Itinerary
4 Days / 3 Nights from Aswan to Luxor
Day1
Board your Nile cruise ship, settle into your cabin, and enjoy lunch on board. See the Aswan High Dam, the engineering project that created Lake Nasser. See the Unfinished Obelisk, still lying in its ancient granite quarry. Take a short boat ride to Philae Temple, the island sanctuary of the goddess Isis. Overnight on board.
Day2
After breakfast, sail on to Kom Ombo while you relax on the sun deck and watch life along the Nile. At Kom Ombo, see the unusual double temple dedicated to Sobek and Horus, overlooking the Nile. At Edfu, explore the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved temple in Egypt. overnight on board.
Day3
After breakfast, sail on to Luxor while you relax on the sun deck and watch life along the Nile. Cross to the West Bank and descend into the painted royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Visit the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, set against towering cliffs. Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two giant seated statues of Amenhotep III. Overnight on board.
Day4
After breakfast, disembark from your cruise.
Day 1
Board your Nile cruise ship, settle into your cabin, and enjoy lunch on board. Explore Karnak Temple, where the Great Hypostyle Hall’s forest of 134 giant columns is one of the most powerful sights in Egypt. Visit Luxor Temple, the great sanctuary at the heart of ancient Thebes. overnight on board.
Day 2
After breakfast, visit the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, set against towering cliffs. Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two giant seated statues of Amenhotep III. Sail on to Edfu while you relax on the sun deck and watch life along the Nile. At Edfu, explore the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved temple in Egypt. overnight on board.
Day 3
After breakfast, at Edfu, explore the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved temple in Egypt. Sail on to Kom Ombo while you relax on the sun deck and watch life along the Nile. At Kom Ombo, see the unusual double temple dedicated to Sobek and Horus, overlooking the Nile. overnight on board.
Day 4
After breakfast, see the Aswan High Dam, the engineering project that created Lake Nasser. See the Unfinished Obelisk, still lying in its ancient granite quarry. Take a short boat ride to Philae Temple, the island sanctuary of the goddess Isis. Sail on a traditional felucca, gliding past Elephantine Island and the Aswan riverbanks. Overnight on board.
Day 5
After breakfast, disembark from your cruise.