Luxor

Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor, Luxor airport, Or Railway station - Then Transfer to board your 5-star Nile cruise before lunch - Lunch on board - And then visit the East Bank Karnak and Luxor Temples. Dinner on board - Folkloric Show - Overnight in Luxor Meals: Lunch, Dinner Note: If your arrival time to Luxor or Pick time is so early ( Recommended ), we will start the tour directly upon arrival since the cruise check-in time at 12:00 PM, and we don't want our guests waste their time waiting at the lobby for check-in and also to avoid the sun heat.

Karnak Open Air Museum

After lunch enjoy your tour of Luxor East Bank by visiting Karnak temples, Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad ( Amun, Mut, and Khonso ) Then drive to enjoy Luxor temple. Read more about 5 Days Nile Cruise After lunch enjoy your tour to Karnak temples, Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad ( Amun, Mut, and Khonso ) Then drive to enjoy Luxor temple.

Luxor Temple

After Karnak Temples, you will visit Luxor Temple, Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third,18th dynasty and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the Second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the Second and Decorated with scenes of his Military Battle of Kadesh. Dinner onboard - Folkloric Show Overnight in Luxor.

Colossi of Memnon

After breakfast, you will start your tour to the West Bank of Luxor by Colossi of Memnon, two magnificent twin statues image of pharaoh Amenhotep III and two smaller statues carved by his feet (one being his wife and the other his mother), stand graciously in the horizon of the magnificent Luxor horizons. The two statues, each measuring 60 feet tall, stand at the entrance of Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple. They are famously named by the name of Colossi of Memnon due to a phenomenon produced by one of the statues after an earthquake. Originally built in the Theban Necropolis in the west of the Nile River in the modern city of Luxor, the Colossi of Memnon, two colossal statues made of quartzite sandstone, which archaeologists believe was quarried at El-Gabal el-Ahmar, located near modern Cairo and then transported 420 miles overland to the ancient city of Thebes, remain after thousands of years. Then drive to Hatshepsut temple.

Temple of Hatshepsut

Visit The Queen Hatshepsut temple, and discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew. Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument, Then drive to the Valley of the Kings.

Valley of the Kings

Arrive at The Valley of the Kings, which is called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, Glance around the complex and see the tombs and resting places of remarkable Egyptian kings such as Merneptah, Ramesses III, and Ramesses VI. Get back to the cruise and be ready for the cruise navigation by afternoon heading to Edfu city Through Esna Lock, Lunch onboard - relax on the sundeck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while you enjoy your afternoon tea on the sundeck - Cross Esna Lock Dinner on board and. Overnight in Edfu City.

Edfu Temple

Temple, the most preserved temple in Egypt, is dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of the Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dates to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third (237 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth (Probably performed annually as a religious Drama. Return to the cruise, relax on the sundeck watch the unique landscape, and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while sailing to Kom Ombo City. - Lunch on board and afternoon tea on the sundeck.

Kom Ombo Temple

Almost 5 hours of sailing to Kom Ombo city while you enjoy your tea time on the sundeck. Arrive in Kom Ombo City then visit The temple of Kom Ombo The temple and the associated settlement site are located 45 KM, north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the god Sobek Raa the crocodile God and the god Horus the elder, Kom Ombo temple was built 180 B.C by the Ptolemaic dynasty during the Roman invasion, what's so special about the temple of Kom Ombo that it stands right on the river bank between Edfu and Aswan which makes it a wonderful stop station for Nile cruises. Sail Aswan - Dinner on board - Galabyia Party. Overnight in Aswan city.

Temple of Philae

After Breakfast on board, start your day tour by visiting Philae Temple, the Greco-Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. This beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently. Philae rose to prominence during the Ptolemaic Dynasty as the center of the cult of the goddess Isis. This complex was actually one of the last remaining places where the ancient religion survived after the arrival of Christianity in Egypt, officially closing only in 551 AD. Early Christians then used the main temple on the island as a church. - Drive back to your Nile cruise. Lunch onboard - Dinner onboard - Folkloric show - Optional tour to the Nubian Village Overnight in Aswan.

Abu Simbel Temple

Breakfast onboard then check our - or optional tour to Abu Simbel temple Around 4:30 AM, Check- out, Then we will pick you up to visit Abu Simbel Temple (sharing a small group), to visit one of the most impressive places in Egypt, the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramesses 2nd and his beloved Queen Nefertari. The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood, The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and Ramesses II himself. Drive back to Aswan, Then transfer to Aswan Airport, Railway station, Or your hotel in Aswan. - Lunch Not included -