5 Days Nile Cruise Tour From Luxor

A 5-day cruise on the MS Royal Viking Nile Cruise leaves from Luxor and ends in Aswan, according to Egypt Nile Cruise Tours. The tour includes visits to the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, Edfu, Kom Ombo Temple, Philae Temple, and several Aswan excursions, in addition to other ancient archaeological sites in Luxor. Along with exploring the Nile River and the sites of ancient civilizations, the cruise also includes Lake Nasser Cruise tours. With its rich accommodations and delicious meals, the tour provides guests with an amazing Egyptian experience.

Itenarary

Day 1: Embarkation/ Luxor East Bank Tours.

You will be picked up from your hotel in Luxor and our representative will transfer you to your 5 Day Nile Cruise Tour from Luxor to Aswan, Our tour leader will give you the keys to your cabin then you have a short break, and you will enjoy with your first lunch meal on board the MS Royal Viking Nile Cruise.

You will meet your English-speaking Egyptologist guide at the lobby to begin your Luxor East Bank Tours, Luxor is located 700 kilometers south of Cairo. The city, with almost 500,000 inhabitants, basically lives on tourism and agriculture. visit the magnificent Karnak Temple, which is the largest temple in Egypt, was built and expanded throughout 2000 years from a simple shrine during the New Kingdom to become a huge Temple that covers a tremendous area. Then continue your Luxor excursions as you will be transferred to the amazing Luxor Temple, Located in the city that bears his name and was discovered in 1884, at the East Bank of the Nile in Luxor. Overnight onboard after Luxor tours to continue tomorrow your program.

You also can have an optional Sound and Light Show in Karnak Temple Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Luxor West Bank Tours

After having your delicious breakfast aboard your MS Royal Viking Nile Cruise, you will meet your tour leader to begin your West bank tour of Luxor to visit the magnificent rock cut-tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs, known as the Valley of the Kings, where they built their tombs very far away from the tomb thieves, till now, today more than 60 tombs carved into the rocks have been discovered. Also, continue Luxor West Bank Tours to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut or as it is known today as the Temple of El Deir El Bahari, it is 97 feet (30 m) tall Hatshepsut temple facts is an extraordinary monument capable of dazzling its visitors, and the Colossi of Memnon, the huge statues of the great King Amenhotep III will be your last Luxor day tours. Your tasty lunch will be served aboard the Luxor to Aswan Nile Cruise and then you will enjoy sailing to Edfu.

Optional Luxor Hot Air Balloon Ride above the west bank monuments.

In the evening your delightful dinner will be served and you will stay overnight aboard the Nile Cruise in Edfu

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 3: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples.

After you experienced the past 2 days of Luxor Sightseeing tours, now you will enjoy a tasty breakfast aboard the Nile Cruise, and you will be accompanied by your expert tour guide to make one of the most interesting Egypt Day Tours, the tour to Edfu to visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu which still has all the elements of an ancient Egyptian temple still preserved, the Temple of Edfu is one of the largest in Egypt (the largest after the Karnak Temple) and one of the best-preserved in the country, then you will get back to the cruise ship to enjoy an enchanting sailing time to the south until you reach Kom Ombo, an unusual lunch meal will be served aboard the ship.

Upon arrival to the town of Kom Ombo, you will be accompanied to the incredible Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the crocodile God Sobek, it was built between 1350 and 180 B.C. under the orders of King Ramses II and then the boat will sail towards Aswan, after finishing your Kom Ombo and Edfu tour, enjoy your delightful dinner aboard the cruise and the entertainment and local music show, overnight in the beautiful city of Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours

As a start to your day your breakfast will be served aboard your Egypt Nile cruise and get ready to meet your private tour guide to begin your Aswan Excursions as follows:

The High Dam:

Visit the High Dam which shielded Egypt from the Nile floods that used to drown Egypt for months of wasted water without being used. Aswan is the southernmost city in Egypt. It is located in the first Nile waterfall, almost a thousand kilometers away from Cairo.

The Unfinished Obelisk:

At the granite quarries where ancient Egyptians used to cut and transport granite from, to be used in building great pyramids of Egypt during the old kingdom of Egypt history, and the great temples and huge pillars and obelisks, especially during the new kingdom.

Philae Temple:

Continue Aswan tours to the Greco-Roman style Philae temple that was built and dedicated to the worship of Goddess Isis, and is one of the 4 places where the legend of Isis, Osiris, and Horus took place.

You will be transferred back to the cruise and enjoy your lunch meal, spend a free-time afternoon in Aswan, and in the evening, a good quality dinner will be prepared and served aboard the cruise boat, You will watch an interesting Nubian show, and overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 : Disembarkation/ End of our 5 Day Nile Cruise Tour from Luxor to Aswan.

After Check out from the Luxor Aswan Nile cruise boat after enjoying your last-day breakfast in your tour, then we will transfer you to your requested drop-off location at Aswan like the railway station or Aswan Airport.

An optional tour to Abu Simbel is available during the last day to complete the amazing Excursions in Aswan!

Meals: Breakfast