4 days, 3 nights
Nile Cruise: Aswan to Luxor
Three nights on a Nile cruise ship, from Philae and a Nubian village to Karnak and the Valley of the Kings.
Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt · Photo: Mo Gabrail
Day by day
Day 1
Aswan, Philae and a Nubian village
Arrival in Aswan, where we meet you at the airport. Visit the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae, then board your Nile cruise ship for lunch. In the afternoon, visit a Nubian village. Dinner and the night on board in Aswan.
Meals: Full board
Day 2
Kom Ombo
Free morning on board, then lunch and sailing to Kom Ombo to visit the temple of Sobek, the crocodile god, and his brother Haroeris. Egyptian dinner with a costume party, then sail to Edfu. Overnight on board.
Meals: Full board
Optional extra: Early-morning trip to Abu Simbel, the rock-cut temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari, returning to Aswan around midday.
Day 3
Edfu, Karnak and Luxor Temple
After breakfast, ride by horse carriage to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Lunch on board while sailing to Luxor, then visit the temple complex of Karnak and Luxor Temple. Overnight on board in Luxor.
Meals: Full board
Day 4
Luxor’s West Bank, flight to Cairo
After breakfast: Visit the Valley of the Kings, where 62 painted royal tombs have been found, the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the two giant Colossi of Memnon in front of the temple of Amenhotep III. Collect your bags from the boat and transfer to Luxor airport for the flight to Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional extra: Sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the temples and tombs of Luxor’s West Bank.
Cancellation policy
- Cancellations must be approved in writing; an unapproved cancellation is treated as a no-show (100% of the price).
- Up to 31 days before arrival: no charge.
- 30 to 15 days before arrival: 50% of the package price.
- Less than 15 days before arrival: 100% of the price.
Children
- Under 2 years: free of charge.
- 2 to 5 years: 25% of the adult price.
- 6 to 11 years: 50% of the adult price.
- 12 years and over: adult price.
- Child rates apply to children sharing their parents’ room (maximum 2 children per room). Airline tickets may carry an extra fee per child.
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