Osiris

Description

One of the best things to do in Luxor is board a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan for 5 days 4 Night.

This tour includes sightseeing, transfers and a tour guide. It is on a full board basis including breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Highlights

Karnak Temple

Luxor Temple

Valley of the Kings

Hatshepsuts Temple

Colossi of Memnon

Edfu Temple

Kom Ombo Temple

Abu Simbel

Philae Temple

High Dam

Unfinished Obelisk

Felucca sailing

Family friendly

Get inside tips from a local

Step back in time on a history tour

All taxes, fuel surcharges and service fees included

Free hotel pickup and drop-off included

Led by a qualified Egyptologist

What You Can Expect

Visit many of the sights along the Nile that can be seen in the itinerary below.  Departures to Abu Simbel visit the Temple of Abu Simbel back to Aswan, The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II XIXth. Dynasty.

Itinerary

Day 1:

Meet and be assisted by your representative at your Hotel in Luxor or at Luxor airport. You will then visit the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor.

At Luxor Temple see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great.

Proceed to Karnak, which is a serious of temples built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it’s 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutmosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.

You will then be transfered to the boat to make your check in. Enjoy dinner on board.

Overnight in Luxor.

Day 2:

Enjoy breakfast on board. You will then have an excursion to the Valley of Kings, tombs of various Dynasties, On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenopis III facing the Nile. Then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, The Temple of Deir El Bahari.

Have lunch on board before sailing to Esna.

Enjoy afternoon tea and dinner before a disco party.

Overnight in Edfu.

Day 3:

Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu.

Sail to Kom Ombo. Have lunch on board before visiting the Temple shared by the two Gods Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo.

Enjoy afternoon tea. Have dinner on board before a Galabya party.

Sail to Aswan.

Overnight Aswan.

Day 4:

Early in the morning you will enjoy a guided tour of Abu Simbel Temple. After coming back from Abu Simbel you will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening.

Overnight in Aswan.

Day 5:

Breakfast on board. Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Have lunch on board and sail on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener’s Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum.

Then disembark for your transfer to Aswan airport or Aswan railway station.