Luxor Aswan Nile Cruise 7 Days

After breakfast, enjoy taking your timethrough the magnificent Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum , then you will meet your Egyptologist guide and start that truly unforgettable journey across the legendary Giza Plateau. There, Egypts ancient marvels and priceless treasures kinda feel like they wake up, bringing thousands of years of history into view.

Walk around the Great Pyramid of Khufu, then the Pyramid of Khafre, also the Pyramid of Menkaure, plus the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Take your time with it, its an amazing site in a rather quiet way, even when there’s people around.

Have lunch at a local restaurant, and afterward head to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) which is absolutely stunning, and it holds thousands of priceless ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the spectacular collection tied to King Tutankhamun.

When the tour ends, return to your hotel in Cairo. Then enjoy the rest of the evening at leisure, do what you like.

• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
• Overnight: Cairo

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your domestic flight to Luxor, where you will board your Luxury Nile Cruise and begin an unforgettable journey along the timeless Nile River.

When you reach Luxor, you’ll meet your Egyptologist guide and kind of start wandering around the well known West Bank of Luxor

First, you’ll see the stunning Valley of the Kings, where the tombs of Egypt’s biggest pharaohs still look wonderfully well preserved.

Then keep going to the impressive Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, actually one of Egypt’s most elegant architectural creations.

You’ll also stop at the legendary Colossi of Memnon before you transfer over to your comfy, luxurious 5- Star Nile Cruise.
Check in when you arrive, have lunch onboard, and use the rest of the afternoon however you wish, with plenty of time just to relax.

Dinner is served onboard later on.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Overnight: Nile Cruise

Take a nice breakfast on board before you meet your Egyptologist guide, and then go from there a bit hazy but excited.

Then head to the magnificent Karnak Temple Complex , known as the largest religious complex that ancient Egypt ever put up. Wander through the Great Hypostyle Hall, stop by the Sacred Lake , see those impressive obelisks up close, and take time with the beautifully engraved hieroglyphs that look almost too detailed to be real.

After that, continue on to the wonderful Luxor Temple, which is linked to Karnak by the famous Avenue of Sphinxes. Pause to admire the giant statues, the graceful columns, and the striking ancient architecture , all of it feels somehow ceremonial even today.

Finally cruise back to the ship for lunch, because you know, you need that calm moment in between.

In the afternoon, your Nile Cruise begins sailing toward Esna, passing through the famous Esna Lock while you relax on the sun deck and admire the beautiful Nile scenery before continuing toward Edfu.

Dinner will be served onboard.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner
• Overnight: Nile Cruise

After breakfast, you will get to Edfu, maybe a bit later, then you go by horse-drawn carriage to see the pretty amazing Temple of Horus. It is one of the best preserved temples, in Egypt and honestly, the whole place feels  impressive.

Then you head back on the cruise ship, and keep sailing toward Kom Ombo.

Once you arrive, take time for the Kom Ombo Temple, it is really fascinating. This temple is uniquely dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god, and also to Horus the Elder.

After that visit, the sailing continues, going onward toward Aswan.

Have dinner onboard while you’re cruising along the Nile, with the evening atmosphere doing most of the work for you.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Grab a casual breakfast onboard before you meet up with your Egyptologist guide.

Then head over to the mighty Aswan High Dam, honestly one of Egypt’s top engineering moments, really impressive.

After that , you’ll go on to the enormous Unfinished Obelisk , where you can get a feel for the old school methods they used to shape those massive granite monuments.

Wrap things up with a pretty scenic motorboat ride to the gorgeous Philae Temple, it’s dedicated to the goddess Isis , and it sits on Agilkia Island so it feels extra special.

Early on, you might want to join an optional add-on to Abu Simbel, one of Egypt’s best known archaeological places . Take a look at the colossal temples built by Ramses II and Queen Nefertari, and note they were moved by UNESCO while the High Dam was being built. If you decide to go, your Aswan sightseeing will be set up after you come back.

You can also pick an optional stop at a traditional Nubian Village. There you’ll meet authentic Nubian culture, bright houses, local crafts ,and that friendly hospitality people talk about .

Then return to your Nile Cruise for your final evening onboard.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Overnight: Nile Cruise

Take time with your last breakfast onboard before you check out from your Luxury Nile Cruise.

Your representative will handle the transfer, taking you to Aswan Airport for your domestic or international departure flight, depending on how your travel schedule is set.

If your international flight leaves from Cairo , you will be moved to Aswan Airport first for your domestic flight back to Cairo , and then you will link up with your international departure there.

Leave Egypt with memories you’ll really feel, from the Great Pyramids to magnificent temples, breathtaking Nile sceneries and one of the world’s oldest civilizations.

Meals: Breakfast