4 Night Nile Cruise From LUXOR To ASWAN With Sightseeing

Luxor, Egypt.

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5 Days
Maximum Capacity: 19

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Bask in the timeless majesty of ancient Egypt on an immersive journey through the land of the pharaohs, exploring its quintessential archaeological treasures with an expert tour guide, and cruise for four nights along the Nile.

Cruises Schedule: Every Saturday Or Monday Or Thursday

Tour Advantages

Embark on a four-night Nile river cruise, gliding in comfort through stirring desert landscapes and going ashore to discover ancient Egypt’s most awe-inspiring sites.

Descend into the tombs of the Pharaohs, in the Valley of the Kings.

Marvel at the colossal statues and towering colonnade of the sprawling Temple of Luxor, and listen as your expert tour guide deciphers the scenes carved upon them.

[OPTIONAL, $90 Per Person Per Trip] Journey to Abu Simbel to set eyes upon the imposing twin temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari.

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Duration

5 Days, 4 Nights

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Language

English, German, French, Spanish, Russian

Highlights

Start in Luxor and end in Aswan! With the Explorer tour 4 Night Nile Cruise From LUXOR To ASWAN. 4 Night Nile Cruise From LUXOR To ASWAN With Sightseeing includes accommodation.

Included

Accommodation for 4 nights on 5 star cruise.
Egyptian tour guide degree qualified in Egyptology
Meals -Full board
All service charges and taxes
All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle

Excluded

Entrance fees to all sites as per the stay itinerary.
Any optional tours.
Personal Spending.
Tipping

Travel Itinerary

Day 1 - EMBARK IN LUXOR | EAST BANK

Arrive Luxor Airport, Where you are met by your Journey to Egypt Tour Guide (At EXIT DOOR, holding a sign with your name) and begin your day of exploring by visiting the East Bank of the Nile, the Temple of Karnak, where generations of pharaohs wished to record their names. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall, strolling among its expertly aligned columns, which soar to 80 feet high. Continue to the striking Temple of Luxor. View the three large statues of Ramses II along the front of the temple pylons; the Courtyard of Ramses II; and the Colonnade of Amenhotep III, with its 50-foot-high columns. Walk in their shadows as visitors have done since antiquity and ponder the astonishing feats of engineering it took to create them. Then, Board your Nile cruise boat. Enjoy lunch & Dinner on board.

Included Activities

Complimentary Airport Arrival Transfer, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.

Meals Included Lunch, Dinner.

Day 2 - VALLEY OF THE KINGS | CRUISING THE NILE

This morning, explore the West Bank of the Nile River and the Necropolis of Thebes, and view the Colossi of Memnon. Next, arrive at the architecturally stunning Temple of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt’s first female pharaoh and regarded today as one of its most successful. Continue to the Valley of the Kings, burial ground of the pharaohs and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For a period of 500 years beginning in the 16th century BC, tombs were built along this valley for pharaohs and nobles, including that of “the boy king,” Tutankhamun. Enter the tomb of Tutankhamun (Extra ticket on Spot) - found in 1922 by British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter- to discover the secrets of this storied chamber. This afternoon, Cruise to Edfu.

Included Activities

Colossi of Memnon, Temple of Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings.

Meals Included Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Special Information

It is possible to do a hot air balloon tour which your leader can reserve for you. Intrepid only uses providers that have been risk assessed. You will be picked up between 4.30 and 5am from your Nile Cruise. Balloon capacity is maximum of 25 people and cameras are prohibited in the basket (mobile phones are acceptable). This activity runs subject to weather conditions. Please speak to your tour guide on Day 1 if you would like to book this activity.

Day 3 - CRUISING THE NILE | TEMPLE OF HORUS & KOM OMBO

Today, view the Temple of Horus, falcon-headed god of the sky. Built in 230 BC by Ptolemy III, this amazingly well-preserved and colorful structure reveals what temple worship in ancient Egypt was like. Back on board, Cruise to Kom Ombo. Disembark at Kom Ombo (hill of gold) to visit the Greco- Roman temple dedicated to Haroeris (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodile god), whom some ancient Egyptians considered the creator of the world. View the mummified remains of several crocodiles that once basked along the ancient Nile shore, just as their descendants do today. Back on board ,Cruise to Aswan.

Included Activities

Temple of Horus, Kom Ombo Temple.

Meals Included Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4 - ASWAN | OPTIONAL ABU SIMBEL

Discover Abu Simbel, the commanding twin temples of Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The former’s façade is dominated by four 70-foot-tall statues of the pharaoh. Perhaps even more impressive, this entire site was disassembled and moved here to save it from the floodwaters caused by the Aswan High Dam.

Meals Included Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5 - ASWAN | MAJESTIC PHILAE

Ride a motorized boat to Philae Temple on the island of Agilika. This sacred complex was dedicated to the goddess Isis and reflects a fusion of three great civilizations — Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The temple was dismantled and then painstakingly reassembled when the Aswan High Dam was constructed. Proceed to the granite quarries and site of the Unfinished Obelisk. Illustrating the skills of Egypt’s stonemasons, this monolith is one-third taller than any other ancient Egyptian obelisk. Later, Ride Like a Local around the Aswan Islands in a felucca, while enjoying a refreshing Scenic Sundowner.

Included Activities

Philae Templ, Aswan High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk.

Transfer to the Aswan airport.

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