Nile Cruise Itinerary (7 nights)
Meet and transfer from Luxor airport to your cruise vessel, dinner and overnight stay in Luxor.
Check in/Check out
Enjoy your first Egyptian sunrise, followed by a visit to the West Bank to the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.
Early morning breakfast
Visit West Bank
13:00 – Lunch
16:30 – Tea Time
20:00 – Dinner
21:30 – Cocktail Party
Sailing to Edfu
Morning departure to Edfu where you will visit the extraordinary Temple of Horus, the mythical son of Isis and Osiris. Here, according to myth, Horus avenged the murder of his father Osiris by defeating his father’s brother Seth in combat
08:00 to 09:00 – Breakfast
13:00 – lunch
14:00 – Visit Edfu
16:30 – tea time
20:00 – Dinner
21:30 – Galabaya Party
Overnight in Edfu
Sail on to Kom Ombo to visit the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris and then into Aswan for the night.
Early sail to Kom Ombo
08:00 to 09:00 – Breakfast
13:00 – Lunch
16:30 – Visit Kom Ombo
18:30 – Sail to Aswan
20:00 – Dinner
21:30 – Nubian Show
Overnight Aswan
Visit the High Dam – finished in 1971; it has ensured up to three harvests a year. The Unfinished Obelisk – still rooted to the bedrock of pink granite and the Temple of Isis on Philae Island
07:00 to 08:00 : breakfast
08:00- visit Aswan
13:00 – lunch
14:30 – Nubian village (optional)
20:00 – Dinner
Overnight Aswan
Relax and enjoy a trip in a traditional felucca around Elephantine Island which will lead you to the Botanical Gardens on General Kitchener Island given as a gift in 1890. Here, visitors enjoy the beautiful flowers imported from Africa, India and the Far East, with an optional excursion to the ancient wonder of Abu Simbel
04:00 – Abu Simbel (optional)
and the rest
08:00 to 09:00 – breakfast
11:00 – felucca ride
13:00 – lunch
13:30 – sail to Edfu
16:00 – tea time
20:00 – Dinner
Overnight in Edfu
Tour to the east bank with a visit to Luxor temple, originally joined to Karnak by an avenue of Sphinx. Visit Karnak which covers a huge area and includes several temples, the largest temple of Amun with an optional Karnak sound and light show.
Overnight in Luxor.
07:00 – 08:00 – Breakfast
08:00 – visit east bank in Luxor.
13:00 – Lunch
19:30 – Dinner
20:45 – Pick up time for Sound and Light Show(optional)
20:30 – Belly Dancer
Overnight Luxor
Leisure time in Luxor before you transfer to Luxor airport for your return home.
Check out/Check in
Notes:
This program is subject to change according to navigation circumstances.