About this package
7-night round-trip Nile cruise from Luxor should not simply repeat the standard 4-night Luxor–Aswan cruise. It should use the extra nights to give passengers more time in Luxor, include Aswan and Abu Simbel, and add a carefully selected cultural experience. The traditional Nile-cruise route between Luxor and Aswan is well established, and Egypt’s State Information Service specifically describes the classic route as Luxor–Aswan–Luxor.
What is included
- Entrance fees to sites
- Horse carriage use as the transport for Edfu temple.
- Motorboat use as a ferry for Philae temple.
- Qualified- Egyptologist guide
- Modern Air-conditioned transportation
- Local Market Tour
- Embarkation and disembarkation assistance
- 8 Days/7 nights full board
- Daily cabin housekeeping, including replenishment of essential amenities
Day by Day Itinerary
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Day 1: Embark in Luxor.
Visit the East Bank, featuring the vast Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple.
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Day 2: Morning sail toward Esna
cross the lock and continue sailing toward Edfu with a relaxed afternoon on board
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Day 3: Visit the Ptolemaic Horus Temple at Edfu
Visit the Ptolemaic Horus Temple at Edfu, then sail onward to Kom Ombo to see the dual temple dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris
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Day 4: Sail into Aswan
Visit the high-penciled Philae Temple on Agilkia Island and the Unfinished Obelisk.
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Day 5: Day trip
Day trip or early morning overland excursion south to the monumental rock-cut Abu Simbel Temples of Ramesses II
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Day 6: Relax in Aswan with a traditional felucca sailboat ride
Relax in Aswan with a traditional felucca sailboat ride around Kitchener’s Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum, then begin sailing north back toward Edfu
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.Day 7: Sail back toward Luxor via Esna
enjoying sunset views over the riverbanks and daily afternoon tea on the sun deck
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8: Disembark in Luxor after breakfast
following a final morning tour to the West Bank (Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and Colossi of Memnon).
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