Dahabiya Nile Cruise 4 Nights Luxor to Aswan

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Dahabiya Nile Cruise 4 Nights Luxor to Aswan

Book your Dahabiya Nile Cruise 4 Nights Luxor to Aswan and explore some of the best Egypt has with Egypt tours. Egy tour packages offers this unique Egypt tour packages with an expert Egyptologist tour guide and best services to have a life time memory. Your 4 nights on board this luxury Dahabiya Nile Cruise will take you from Luxor to Aswan and all sights in between. In Luxor day tours, you will explore the famous Valley of the Kings with Tutankhamun tomb, the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon on Luxor west bank. While, on Luxor east bank you will visit Karnak temple, and Luxor temple. Moreover, in Aswan tours, you will discover Edfu temple, Kom Ombo temple, Philae temple and Aswan High Dam. Book this unique Dahabiya Nile Cruise and enjoy 24/7 support, free cancelation and instant and free booking.

Dahabiya Cruise Details

Duration: 5 Day / 4 Nights

Cruise Location: Luxor / Edfu / Kom Ombo / Aswan

Cruise Schedule:

Pickup & Drop Off: Luxor / Aswan

Cruise Type: Dahabiya Nile Cruise Tour

Dahabiya Cruise Highlights

Luxor Attractions

Valley of the Kings

Hatshepsut Temple

Colossi of Memnon

Karnak Temples

Aswan Attractions

The High Dam

The Unfinished Obelisk

Philae Temple

Kom Ombo Temple

Edfu Temple

Inclusions

4 nights on board Dahabiya Nile Cruise on a full board basis

Egyptologist tour guide

All transfers by new brand modern A/C deluxe vehicle

All sights mentioned in the program

Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan

All service charges and taxes

Exclusions

Tipping

Personal Expenses

Any extras not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Day 1 Luxor

Start your 5 Days Dahabiya Nile River Cruise Luxor to Aswan with the top Luxor attractions on the east bank of the Nile River.

Karnak temple

Start your Dahabiya Nile Cruise with the Karnak temple, the biggest open-air Museum all over the world. There a lot to see in Karnak temple such as the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut, Mut temple, Khonsu temple, and Ptah temple. Besides, ancient Zodiac, astrology, The temple of Ramesses III . Indeed, there are plenty of gods on the walls of Karnak like Amun, Osiris, Mut, Isis, Horus, Seshat, and Anubis.

Luxor temple

Another Luxor attractions on the east bank of the Nile River and the twin temple of Karnak as they were connected with the Avenue of Sphinxes. The temple started by Amenhotep III, completed by Ramesses II and decorated by Tutankhamun, Thutmosis III, and Hatshepsut. Luxor temple is famous for the Obelisk standing in front of the first Pylon, the 6 Colossi of Ramesses the great, and the Divine Birth carvings of Amenhotep III.

At the end of your Luxor day tour on east bank, you will go to check-in at your Dahabiya cruise then lunch and free time at your own leisure till next day.

Meals:

Lunch, dinner

Day 2 Luxor Esna

Enjoy your breakfast on board the Dahabiya Cruise then start your half day tour with your guide on Luxor west bank.

Valley of the Kings

One of the best things to do in Luxor is to visit the Valley of Kings. Also, the Valley includes the tomb of the famous king Tutankhamun. Meanwhile, you can spot on the walls of the tombs all the religious books such as Book of the Day, Book of the Night, Book of Imyduat, Opening of the Mouth.

Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut

The temple located in Deir El Bahari close to Mentohotep II temple and Thutmose III temple. As a matter of fact, the temple has unique reliefs like the agriculture in ancient Egypt, trading with Punt country known as Punt expedition, and the Music and dance in that time.

Memnon Colossi

Massive statues for Amenhotep III decorating his Mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile River. They are the second biggest in Egypt after those of Abu Simbel and they show the king seated with his wife and mother.

At the end of your Luxor day tour, you will go back to the Nile Cruise for lunch and start sailing to Esna via Esna Lock.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch

Day 3 Edfu temple

Enjoy your morning coffee and breakfast on board the Dahabiya cruise while sailing to Edfu city. Upon arrival, you will enjoy a short horse carriage ride to Horus temple.

Edfu temple

Horus temple or Edfu temple in Aswan is the second largest Pharaonic temple in Egypt and the best-preserved temple. The temple is the only temple has legend of Horus and Seth in details and it was connected to Dendera temple via Pharaonic feast of the Good Union between Hathor of Dendera temple and Horus.

Once you finish the best-preserved temple in Egypt, you will go back to the Dahabiya Cruise to complete your sail towards Kom Ombo. Actually, there is always chance to swim in the Nile upon request or enjoying sundeck and the great view of the daily life long the river. Also, you will pass Gebel El Silsila, the quarries from where they cut the stones for Luxor temples such as Habu temple, Karnak, and Luxor temple.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4 Kom Ombo temple

Enjoy your breakfast on board while sailing to Kom Ombo with the chance to stop for swimming in the Nile. Upon arrival, you will start your tour to the only double temple in Egypt.

Kom Ombo temple

Unfortunately, the temple in ruins but still keep amazing carvings such as the ancient Calendar, surgical instruments, and Cleopatra’s scenes. Also, you can admire the god Sobek and Horus relieves with Isis in the shape of Sekhmet. Kom Ombo is the only temple were everything was duplicated and was one of the biggest healing centers in Egypt.

At the end of the tour, you will be back to the Dahabiya and sail towards Aswan.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5 Disembarkation Aswan

Enjoy the last breakfast on board before you check-out and start your Aswan day tour to some of the best Aswan attractions.

Aswan High Dam

Aswan High Dam is one of the best projects in the twentieth century started in 1960 and completed in 1970. As a result, Lake Nasser was created but drowned a lot of priceless temples, fortress, chapels such as Abu Simbel, Kalabsha temple, Amada temple, and Beit El Wali.

Unfinished Obelisk

This is the place from where the ancient Egyptians cut the granite stone for building their temples and Obelisks such as Osireion in Abydos, Valley temple in Giza Plateau, and Hatshepsut Obelisk in Karnak temple. Here, you will learn how ancient Egyptian people cut the stones, smoothed it, and transported to Luxor. Also, you will see the broken Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut known as the unfinished Obelisk. In fact, this Obelisk supposed to be 42 meters, weighing 1,090 tons.

Philae temple

Enjoy a short motorboat ride till the temple port then start your visit to one of the best Greco Roman temples in Egypt. Walk with your guide inside the temple and learn about the curse of the two Obelisks decorated the entrance one day. Also, explore the amazing Mammisi of Philae, Hathor temple, Trajan Kiosk and the Nilometer. Meanwhile, the temple is source of one of the famous Festivals in ancient Egypt called Isis festival was celebrated every 10 days.

After that, we will drive you wherever you like in Aswan to end your 5 Days Dahabiya Nile River Cruise Luxor to Aswan.

Meals:

Breakfast