Aswan-Luxor Nile Cruise

Pick up from Aswan Airport or your hotel in Aswan or train station, then our Egyptologist will take you to visit the temple of Philae dates back to 3rd century BC which was dedicated Goddess ISIS the goddess of magic and beauty, the temple is built in island in the Nile and it was relocated in 1972 because of the old dam which was built in 1902, then we will drive to check in our Nile Cruise which will be our home for the next 3 nights, all our meals are included on the cruise. After lunch we are going to enjoy the river Nile by sailing in a traditional sailing boat the Felucca this where the first man ever sailed in the human history. You got the time to enjoy the market in Aswan which is famous with the spices and walk between the locals you might choose it sit with the locals and enjoy a cup of tea with them. Back to cruise for dinner

This morning is free, and we got an optional tour to the temples of Abu Simbel which are cut into the rock mountain which means each temple cut from a single piece of stone, the facade of the temple decorated with 20 meters high statues of king Ramses the second the builder of the temples while the temple from inside is full carving and colors, the temples are located about 280 KM south of Aswan city and it needs an early start! 4 am, the price of this trip is $129, back to cruise for our lunch the cruise will start sailing to enjoy the scenery of the Nile and the county side of Egypt, in about 3 hours we will reach Kom Ombo temple which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus which temple dates back to 3rd century B.C, the Greek Roman era. While we are there we will see the sacred mummified crocodiles, then back to cruise to sail towards Edfu City.

In the morning our Egyptologist is taking you to Edfu temple the 2nd largest in Egypt the most preserved temple in Egypt which dates back to 3rd century BC and was dedicated to The God Horus the god of protection and the ruler of the sky. Back to cruise and it will be sailing almost all day to Luxor, we get there in the evening, then we will go to visit the temple of Luxor at night which will be illuminated and looks amazing at this time of the day, the temple dedicated to god Amon the king of all gods and the god of fertility which dates back to 13th and 14th century BC and was built by the two Amenhotep the 3rd and Ramses the 2nd kings back to cruise for dinner. Breakfast, lunch, and diner on cruise.

This morning there is optional to do hot air balloon over the west bank of Luxor and enjoy the sunrise from the air and fly over of the historical sights and the countryside of Luxor, additional cost for this tour is 110$. After our last breakfast on the cruise we will check out and drive to the west bank of Luxor to visit the Valley of the kings where are most of the famous Pharaohs where buried such as a Tut Ankh Amon, king Ramses the 2nd, Queen Hatshepsut and more, there we will go inside their tombs and see some vivid colors. After that we will visit the funereal temple of Queen Hatshepsut one of the few women ruled Egypt in its long history. Later we will visit the colossi of Memnon and also we will visit one of the sculpture galleries there where we will learn from the locals how the ancient Egyptian used to deal with the stones, before we leave the country side of the west bank of Luxor we will enjoy a traditional lunch there. Then we will cross to the east side of the Nile to visit the biggest and greatest temple in Egypt and the 2nd largest temple in the world Karnak Temple, which was built over 2,000 years ago and is considered a historical book states the history of Egypt over 2,000 years.

Then transfer you either to Luxor airport, train station or you Luxor hotel.