No trip to Egypt would be complete without a cruise on the Nile, the most memorable experience during a holiday to this beautiful country. This 3 day cruise leaves from Aswan and arrives in Luxor, the ancient capital of Thebes. 3 Night Nile Cruise.
Day 1: Aswan
We'll pick you up on the first day at Aswan airport, train station, your hotel, or whichever point you would like. Then we'll take you to the cruise boat, where your full room and board is waiting for you.
Day 2: Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu
Having eaten breakfast we'll disembark to visit one of the most beautiful temples in all Egypt, the Philae Temple. And for anyone who wants to, there is an optional excursion to the temples of Abu Simbel, which comes highly recommended. Then, back on the boat, we'll eat and begin to sail along the Nile, arriving at the Kom Ombo Temple at sunset, one of the images of Egypt which will stay with you for life. Then having visited the temple, we'll continue sailing towards Edfu, where we'll drop anchor to eat dinner and spend the night.
Day 3: Edfu - Esna - Luxor
Once we've eaten and with batteries fully charged, we'll visit the Edfu Temple, dedicated to the God Horus. The cruise will then continue on its way towards Esna, where we'll cross the famous floodgate. Having arrived at the majestic city of Luxor (the ancient Thebes, once the capital) we'll visit two of the most spectacular temples in the country, the Luxor and Karnak temples, separated in antiquity by the Avenue of the Sphinxes, three kilometres long. Here we'll eat and spend the night anchored in Luxor.
Day 4: Luxor
Having eaten and checked out, around 6 am we'll hit the road towards the giant necropoles nearby. We'll visit the Valley of the Kings (taking a look inside three of the tombs) the Hatshepsut Temple (dedicated to the only woman to rule over Egypt for an extended period of time) and the Colossi of Memnon (two giant statues in homage to the Pharoah Amenhotep III). The tour then finishes at around 4:30 pm, then we'll take you to the Luxor airport, the train station, or whichever point in the city you would like.