Nile Cruise 14 Nights – 15 Days: Luxor – Aswan – Luxor – Cairo

Day 1: Arrival in Luxor – Nile Cruise

We will pick you up at your hotel, airport or any other location in Egypt and take you to Luxor, where you will board the M/S Alexander the Great. After that, you will have lunch, you will be able to rest, the day will be at your disposal. At your discretion, you can either learn more about Luxor or stay on the ship and relax. Dinner will be served on board the ship.

Optional activities:

• Show Light and Sound at Karnak Temple
• Shopping in the largest bazaar in Luxor
• Walk around Luxor

Lunch and dinner are included. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: East Bank of Luxor – Nile Cruise

You will have breakfast on board. Next, you will visit the east bank of Luxor and the Karnak Temple, one of the largest and most interesting temples in the world, as it is still in remarkably good condition, with giant columns and colored reliefs, you can really get a feel for the ancient Egyptian architecture and religious cult. Then, you’ll visit the Luxor Temple, a fascinating ancient building that brings together activities from different eras. After returning to your ship, you’ll enjoy lunch as you sail to Esna Lock. We will then continue our drive to Aswan.

Optional activities:

• Hot air balloon flight early in the morning

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on board the ship

Day 3: Edfu & Kom Ombo – Nile Cruise

After breakfast on board, you will visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt; It took almost 200 years to complete, and its beautifully decorated walls provide valuable information about ancient religious customs. You will then sail by boat to Kom Ombo, lunch will be served along the way. On the way, you can relax and enjoy the breathtaking views of the scenery of the Nile as the ship passes near the Temple of Kom Ombo.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 4 – Aswan – Nile Cruise

You will enjoy breakfast and lunch while sailing to Aswan. In Aswan, you’ll visit the High Causeway, one of the greatest achievements in architecture and technology of the 20th century, and the Unfinished Obelisk in ancient granite quarries. You’ll then have lunch before visiting the Nubian Temple of Philae, which was once saved from extinction by the Lake Nasser floods. The rest of the evening will be at your disposal.

Optional activities:

• Light & Sound Show at the Temple of Philae

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 5: Abu Simbel & Aswan – Nile Cruise

Early in the morning, you will head south to visit the Twin Temples at Abu Simbel. The 30-meter-high Temple of Ramesses II and four colossal statues of the pharaoh-guardian of the portal. The temple was dug into the rock to a depth of more than sixty meters and beautifully decorated with columns, colored reliefs and drawings on stone. The Temple of Nefertiti, the wife of Ramses, is a simplified version of the Great Temple. Remember that here you see one of the most unique creations of ancient Egyptian art, the statues of the king and queen adorning the façade are equal in size.

When you return to Aswan you will have lunch on board the ship. In the afternoon we will sail to the amazing botanical gardens on Kitchener Island, an amazingly green and tranquil oasis in the middle of the bustling city, as well as visit Elephant Island, ancient ruins and Nubian villages.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 6: Kom Ombo – Luxor – Nile Cruise

Today your ship will sail from Aswan back to Luxor. In the morning you will reach Kom Ombo, where you will discover an amazing double temple, a sanctuary symmetrical along the main axis, one side dedicated to Haroeris, the other to Sobek, with impressive bas-reliefs. You’ll then sail to Luxor, passing by the Temple of Edfu and the Esna Lock again.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 7: Luxor West Bank – Nile Cruise

After breakfast on board, you will visit the West Bank of Luxor, ancient Thebes. You’ll be amazed by the huge colossi of Memnon and the colored tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings. Next, you will visit Medinet Abu and its statues, well-preserved piers and walls, more than 7000 m2 decorated with reliefs, and have lunch at a local restaurant. And finally, you will see the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, a sacred chamber that is unique in its architecture. Then, you will have free time to relax. In the evening, you can stay on the ship or watch Luxor at night.

Optional activities:

• Early Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride• Sound & Light Show at Karnak Temple• City Ride• Shopping at the Grand Bazaar in Luxor

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 8: Dandara & Abydos – Naga Hamadi – Nile Cruise

The ship will sail from Luxor early in the morning and you will be sent to Qena. The city is of great importance as it is one of the main traffic routes between Upper Egypt and the Red Sea, and it also has a significant Islamic heritage. You’ll have breakfast on the way to Dandara, whose inspiring Ptolemaic temple is one of the best-preserved sanctuaries in all of Egypt with an intact ceiling; The walls are covered with scenes from ancient Egyptian history. After this visit, we will take you to Abydos, where you will visit the Temple of Set, with well-preserved, partly even colored, reliefs and lists of ancient kings. The ship will be here during the night.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 9: Sail to Sohag – Nile Cruise

Early in the morning, the ship will pass over the Naga Hamadi Bridge, and will continue sailing to Sohag during breakfast. Sohag can be dated to the Roman period and has two temples, one built by Ptolemy IX Soter, the other by Ptolemy XV Kasarion. The ship will stop at the port of Sohaga for the night.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 10: Assiut – Tel El Amarna – Nile Cruise

At dawn, the ship will leave for Assiut. The old part of the city of Assiut is located near the modern city, and used to be the capital of two of the most famous gods, Anubis and the Jackal God. During excavations in nearby rocks, wolf mummies were found. You will then continue your journey to Tell El Amarna, where the ship will stop for the night

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 11: Tel El Amarna & Beni Hassan – El Minya – Nile Cruise

After breakfast, you will visit the famous city of Akhenaten (Horizon of Aten), built by the heretic king Akhenaten at the end of the reign of the Eighteenth Dynasty. The city was abandoned soon after the pharaoh’s death, when the old religion triumphed over the new one and Atenism – and with it all respect for Akhenaten – disappeared. You can visit the remains of houses, temples and palaces, and numerous tombs, among which is a tomb originally created by Akhenaten for himself and later served as a tomb for one of his daughters. Everywhere in Amarna, you can see special art describing this short but nonetheless significant era known as “Amarna art”. The images are characterized by movement and activity completely atypical of pharaohs, and many private scenes of royal family life throughout. You will visit the famous rock tomb. There are about forty tombs in this area, four of which are open to visitors. They show well-preserved reliefs depicting scenes from the daily lives of the buried men – sporting events, hunting, rafting on a boat, or making offerings to the gods. Next, you’ll head to the city of El Minya, founded before the dynastic period. During the time of the Pharaohs, the city was an important center of trade, and during the time of the Ancient Kings, the name was changed to Menat Khufu, in honor of the founder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as it was believed that he was born here. The nobleman Menat Khufu chose the rock-cut tombs of Beni Hassan as his final resting place. Your ship will stop here for the night.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 12: Sail to Beni Suef – Nile Cruise

Today, you can relax on board your ship, and enjoy the view of the scenery of the Nile, on the way to Beni Suef. The city of Beni Suef is known for alabaster mining and has been actively involved in carpet weaving since the Middle Ages. Nearby is the Meidum Pyramid, built at the end of the Third Dynasty, as well as the Faiyum Oasis. The ship will stop here for the night.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 13: Sail to Cairo – Cairo City Tour – Nile Cruise

Today the ship sails to Cairo, where it will arrive in the afternoon. After arrival, we will take you to the Egyptian Museum, one of the most interesting museums in the world, featuring more than 120,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts, countless jewelry, statues, sarcophagi, and mummies. Then you will visit the large medieval Citadel of Salah El Din, and the magnificent Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali. Then, you can enjoy a stroll through Khan El Khalili, one of the oldest and largest souks in the Middle East, where you can find anything your heart desires. In addition to countless shops, there are several cafes and restaurants. Cafes are usually small and quite traditional, where you will be offered Arabic coffee and hookah. The evening will be at your disposal. Lunch will be served on board.

Side Events

• The Mummy Room in the Egyptian Museum
• The Cairo Tower, which offers fantastic views of the city

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the boat

Day 14: Sightseeing – Nile Cruise

After breakfast on board, we will meet you and take you to Dahshur, the royal necropolis, where you can see the oddly shaped pyramids, the Red Pyramid, and the badly damaged Black Pyramid. Then we will go to the ancient capital of Memphis, with its ruins, colossal statues of Pharaoh Ramesses II and the Sphinx of Alabaster. In addition, we will show you Saqqara, where you will see rectangular tombs with flat roofs and pyramids, among which the most famous step pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser. After lunch, we will take you to Giza to the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. You’ll be impressed by this last survivor of the Seven Wonders of the World, built over 4,500 years ago. You will look at the mystical Sphinx with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion. If you wish, you can optionally ride a camel, enter the pyramids, or visit the Solar Boat Museum – a work of engineering in which Pharaoh Cheops, the builder of the Great Pyramid, wanted to sail through the underworld. In the evening, you can have lunch at the hotel at your discretion.

Optional activities:

• Camel riding around the pyramids
• Entrance to the Great Pyramid of Giza
• Entrance to the Middle Pyramid of Giza
• Entrance to the Small Pyramid of Giza
• Visit to the Sun Boat Museum
• Light & Sound Show at the Pyramids of Giza
• Visit to Cairo Tower

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Overnight on the ship.

Day 15: Cairo – departure

You will have breakfast on board. Our representative will meet you and take you to Cairo International Airport for your final departure. This concludes our program and service

Note: If you are departing in the afternoon or afternoon, we can offer you additional programs. In any case, we will bring you to the airport three hours before your departure.

Breakfast.