Every : Tuesday 5 days, 4 nights cruise sailing from Aswan to Luxor
Day 1: Tuesday - Egypt Nile Cruise Shore Trips - Aswan
- world tour advice tour representative will pick you up from any destination in Aswan such as Aswan airport, train station or hotels
- Direct transfer to your cruise ship by private air conditioned van - Check in your Nile cruise ship ( Royal Lotus Nile cruise ) , start your shore trips in Aswan by visiting Kitchener Island, to arrive the island where you will visit Aswan botanical gardens, you will take a Felucca, the traditional Egyptian sailing boat, it is a wonderful short trip down the Nile river
- if you want to go to visit Abu Simbel temples ( Optional tours , you do it first , then you go to the botanical garden after coming back
from Abu Simbel temples tour
-Spend the evening at leisure in Royal Lotus Nile Cruise
-Overnight in Aswan on board Movenpick Royal lotus Nile Cruise
Day 2 : Wednesday Egypt Nile Cruise Shore Trips - Aswan Tours - Early morning enjoy your delicious breakfast on board Royal Lotus Nile Cruise, then get ready for the remarkable shore trips of the day.
-Start your shore trips with one of the most splendid temples constructed in Egypt, the Temple of Philae. This fabulous temple dedicated to the goddess Isis was constructed as one of the finest examples of the combined architecture of ancient Egyptians and the Greco-Romans styles. This temple, due to the construction of Aswan High Dam was all covered with water until it was relocated in its present day location in the Agilika Island by the UNESCO project that took 8 years from 1972 to 1980 to be completed
- Proceed your tours to visit Aswan High Dam, built by the former Egyptian president, Gamal Abd El Nasser in the 1960s to reserve the Nile Water that was lost every year in the Mediterranean sea and keep it reserved in the artificial Nasser Lake. Aswan High Dam, was considered as an architectural miracle at the time, the Aswan High Dam controls the Nile River's flooding cycles, allowing permanent settlements to be built in the Nile Valley and tripling the number of crops farmers can harvest.Today, the Aswan High Dam provides Egypt with a lot of the electricity consumed in Egypt
- Proceed your shore trips in Aswan, go to visit the famous unfinished obelisk, a gigantic granite obelisk dating back to the Pharaohs New Kingdom. If this huge obelisk was completed it would have weighed more than 1197 tons. This will be a marvelous chance to understand how the ancient Egyptians were capable of building such gigantic structures.
-We sail to Kom Ombo in the afternoon
-Afterwards, we visit the amazing Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to two gods; Horus, the falcon god, and Sobek, the crocodile god. The Greco-Roman temple is famous for its matchless location overlooking the Nile. Construction work of the temple started in the 2nd century BC by Ptolemy VI and was completed during the reign of Ptolemy XII during the 1st century AD.
-Afterwards the ship will sail to the North to reach Edfu Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 3: Thursday Egypt Nile Cruise Shore Trips Kom Ombo – Edfu Trips Early morning enjoy your breakfast, then accompany your tour guide in a horse carriage to go to visit to the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Edfu temple is the largest and best preserved Ptolemaic temple in Egypt. The temple includes wonderfully decorated walls representing religious scenes from the eldest play in the world, representing the conflict
between Goodness and evil.
- Back to your Nile cruise ship, on the way from the temple to the cruise ship you will see the different traditional markets where you can buy Egyptian traditional clothes, enjoy the evening in the Nile Cruise
-Sailing to Luxor and overnight in the Nile Cruise.
Day 4: Friday Egypt Nile Cruise Shore Trips - Luxor Trips - Enjoy your breakfast onboard the Nile cruise, accompany your tour guide to visit Luxor West bank, the Valley of the Kings, the necropolis of the Pharoahs who ruled Egypt during the New Kingdom. In New kingdom starting from 17th dynasty, the Pharaonic Kings stopped building pyramids to be their tombs, because they found that all their grandfathers mummies were stolen from the pyramids during the revolutions and the wars periods, so the New kingdom rulers discovered that a huge building such as the pyramids, is not to protect thier mummies but to show easily for the robbers where are the treasures and the mummies covered with golden masks and coffins, so New kingdom pharoahs tried to hide their royal tombs from robbers.
This was why they began to dig their tombs deep inside a Theban mountain that has a natural pyramid structure. These tombs have the finest colored decorations with the famous tomb of Tut Ankh Amun discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 and may other royal tombs belonging to the kings of the 18th and the 19th dynasty.
- Proceed your shore trip to go to visit the amazing the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut temple was constructed by the 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut (1473 – 1458 BC) as a unique structure rising from the desert in the shape of imposing terraces. Hatshepsut temple is known also as El Deir Al Bahri temple", which means the Western Monastery, because it was used as a monastery in the Christian era.
- Proceed your shore trips to go to visit the ruins of the mortuary temple of Amon Hotep III, Where you visit his gigantic Colossi known now as Memnon colossi. They are two 18 meters high statues, During the Roman era music was heard coming out of one of the statues that were attributed, by the Greeks, as the legendary figure of Memnon greeting his mother Eos in one of the Greek myths.discovered in 1881.
Day 5: Saturday Luxor West Bank Trips – Final Departure
Breakfast a board the Movenpick Royal Lotus Nile Cruise in Luxor then disembark after breakfast, transfer to Luxor airport, train terminal or Luxor hotels.
Itinerary 3 nights 4 days Aswan To Luxor
Every : Friday 4 days, 3 nights cruise sailing from Aswan to Luxor
Day 1 Aswan sightseeing tours from Nile cruise
Friday Embarkation to Royal lotus Movenpick Nile cruise, Relish a luscious Lunch, starting your tours to scout the legendary High Dam, Feast your eyes by gazing at the magnificence of Philae Temple, Sailing on the Nile by Felucca, visit the stunning not complete obelisk in Aswan ancient granite quarries, lately transfer back to your Movenpick Royal lotus Nile Cruise, Tasteful Lunch meal is waiting for you on board Afternoon tea, Relish Captain\'s welcome cocktail , Taste the delicious Egyptian Guava juice, Dinner and overnight on board Ms Royal lotus Movenpick Nile cruise in Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan
Lunch- dinner
Day 2 Kom Ombo- Edfu tours from Nile cruise
Saturday Optional tours to Sound and light show in Philae or to visit Abu Simbel temples
Saturday Relish a luscious breakfast on board Royal lotus Movenpick Nile cruise, feast your eyes at the time your Cruise Sailing from Aswan to Kom Ombo, scouting the glamour of Kom Ombo Temple, then sail to Edfu, Lunch included on board, enjoy Egyptian Galabeya Party, overnight on board on board Royal lotus Movenpick Nile cruise in Edfu.
Overnight in Edfu
Breakfast-Lunch- dinner
Day 3 Luxor tours from Nile cruise
Once you finish your delicious breakfast on board , start a tour to visit Edfu where you will see the enchanting Temple of Horus,followed by sailing to Esna,
Cross the lock of Esna and proceed sailing to Luxor, Arrival Luxor, Now amuse your eyes by a tour to see the legendary Karnak Temples with its enormous Pillars hall, then stir towards Luxor temple to Explore the relation between the 2 temples.
Overnight in Luxor
Breakfast-Lunch- dinner
Day 4 Disembarkation- Luxor Tours, End of Nile cruise holiday
Relish your luscious breakfast on board followed by Disembarkation from Royal lotus Movenpick Nile cruise, Unleash your inner explorer by the Nile cruise tours between Valley of the Kings (visiting 03 Tombs Only, Tut Ankh Amon with additional ticket), and Queen Hatshepsut temple tour, It is known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, Then our tour guide will escort you back to Royal lotus Movenpick Nile cruise, Lunch included on board, Belly Dance Show, dinner and overnight on board Royal lotus Movenpick Nile cruise in Luxor.
