Amazing Sailing Nile cruise from Aswan for 3 Nights + Abu Simbel & Air Balloon- Luxury Cruise

Around 4 to 4:30 am, your guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a group in a bus or minibus), to visit one of  the most impressive places in Egypt; the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramesses 2nd and his beloved Queen Nefertari.

Drive for about 3 to 4 hours to meet your guide who will be waiting for you by the ticket office to explain the story of the temples. He will give you some free time to explore the 2 temples and take some photos. Drive back to Aswan for another 4 hours. Get back to the cruise around 2 to 2:30 pm.

Have lunch and be ready for the cruise navigation heading to Kom Ombo city. Enjoy tea time on the sundeck (free tea and cake).

Arrive at Kom Ombo by early evening, where to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the Falcon God. Back to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for overnight.

Accommodation: Overnight in Edfu on board the cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 3: Edfu Temple and Arrive Luxor(visit Luxor Temple)

Around 4:30 to 5 am, enjoy Horse Carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples.

Return to the cruise, have breakfast and relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock, lunch on board and afternoon tea on the sundeck.

Late in the afternoon, arrive at Luxor dock, to be transferred to enjoy Luxor temple, open daily May-September 6 am – 8 pm, October-April 6 am-9 pm- as it stands today, largely the work of Amenhotep III and Ramesses II the Great (whose colossi and obelisk stand at the entrance). Also to be seen is the small “hanging” Mosque of Abu al-Hagag, its position a reflection of the ground level that had built up before excavation of the temple precinct. Overnight in Luxor.

Note: If your cruise arrives by 3:00 or 3:30 pm, then you have chance to visit both Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East Bank of Luxor.

Accommodation: Overnight in Luxor on board the cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Luxor Hot Air Balloon, West and East Bank Tour and Departure transfer

Breakfast and check out at 8 am to start your remarkable day by driving to The west bank in Luxor. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. It is much more than what we refer to as the Valley of the Kings, though many have called the whole of the area by that name. In fact, many good books on the west bank at Luxor (ancient Thebes) are titled, “Valley of the Kings”, even though they cover the entire area. It can be a bit confusing for the novice, particularly considering the actual conceptual scope of the religious concept. If one looks at just the Valley of the Kings, one only sees tombs, but the tombs were an integral part of larger mortuary complexes. Indeed the whole west bank is honeycombed with tombs, not just of the ancient Egyptian Kings, but of their families and the noblemen who served them. The pharaohs from the New Kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies.

Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Listen from your guide to her exciting story and how she managed to rule as a solo female Pharaoh. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic 17-meters statues of Memnon. Lunchtime in a local restaurant (optional).

After you finish the tour, we will transfer you to Luxor airport, station or Luxor east bank hotel.

Accommodation: Not Included

Meals: Breakfast.