After having your hearty breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Cairo International
Airport to catch your domestic flight to Luxor. Once you arrive to Luxor, join your private tour
guide heading to the East Bank of Luxor to visit the massive and impressive Karnak Temple, the
largest temple structure ever built by man. The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples
situated on 247 acres of land. Once you finish, your lunch will be served at an oriental
restaurant. Then, going to Luxor Temple, the center of the most important festival, the festival
of Opet. Built mostly by Amenhotep III and Rameses II. You will then go to the cruise for a tea-
break and dinner while watching the most significant Egyptian Folklore. By evening, add a great
experience to your vacation by (optional tour) Sound & Light Show at Karnak Temple. Finally,
you will be back to the cruise again for dinner and overnight on board.
Overnight in cruise.
After having breakfast, you’ll cross to the other side of the Nile to visit the famous Necropolis of
Thebes, also known as the West Bank of Thebes. Here you visit the Valley of the Kings which
were commissioned by the Pharaohs of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties. Here is home to the
tombs of the most famous kings in history, Tutankhamen and Ramses IV. Next you head over to
the Valley of the Artisans, a tribute to those who built the tombs of the Pharaohs in the Valley
of the Kings. By now you’ve earned yourself a short lunch-break. After lunch you visit the
complex of Al-Deir Al-Bahri, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and one of the most
famous queens in ancient Egypt. After this, you explore the Temple of Amenhotep III and the
Colossi of Memnon. In the evening, you will enjoy your dinner on the boat as you watch the
sunset over Esna City, and join the folkloric Galabia party. I must tell you that your stay in Luxor
would not be the same without a bird’s eye view of the city from a hot air balloon (optional
tour).
Enjoy your tasty breakfast while you soak in the sunshine onboard. You’ll be departing for Edfu
to visit the incredible temple of Horus which was hidden under the sand for several centuries.
Horus` temple is one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt. After being mesmerized by this
piece of history you return to the boat for lunch and tea. Of course, there’s more! Next in this
city you will visit the Kom Ombo temple, which was dedicated to Horus, the falcon god and
Sobek, the crocodile god. Speaking of crocodiles, while here you will be fascinated by the
Crocodile Museum which has excellently preserved mummified crocodiles on display. Seeing
this really illuminates the mystery of this strange Ancient Egyptian custom. At night you return
to the cruise boat for dinner and rest to prepare for your final day in Aswan.
Awake in the magical city of Aswan! After having breakfast on board your tour guide will lead
you to all the highlights in Aswan. Starting with the must-see small Philae Island which includes
the Philae Temple dedicated to Isis, the goddess of love and beauty. The temple`s structure was
dismantled and relocated to nearby Agilkia Island as a part of the UNESCO Nubia Rescue
Project. This tour would not be complete without visiting the High Dam which was constructed
between 1960 and 1970. Next you head to the Nile cruise for Lunch on board and a tea-break.
Enjoy a short rest and then dinner on board.
Having a final breakfast at your hotel, and you will be transferred in an airconditioned vehicle
to Cairo airport where you will catch your international flight back home. as an opportunity to
contemplate one last view of this beautiful, richly historical city. For your commodity, an
English-speaking representative of ours will accompany you till you are checked in until you are
safe aboard your plane flying back home.