Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan 5 Days – 4 Nights with Hot Air Balloon

Visit: محطة سكة حديد الأقصر, ش سعد زغلول، Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt

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This 5-day luxury trip from luxor to aswan on the Nile, is the ideal way to see many of Egypt’s most important archaeological sites. Visit the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, enjoy the splendor of Kom Ombo Temple , etc..

The first day:

On arrival in Luxor, the tour agent will receive you at 7 a.m from luxor airport or the train station to make a visit to the West Bank ( The Valley of the kings – Hatshepsut temple – Colossi of Memmnon)

After that you will move to the boat, where you will receive your cabin. Enjoy your lunch on board

After lunch, you will make a visit to the East Bank of Luxor to see Luxor Temple, built by Amenhotep III from Nubian sandstone. You will also visit the other great monument of the East Bank, Karnak Temple, said to be the 2nd most visited site in Egypt after the Pyramids of Giza. After that you will return to boat to have dinner and an evening disco party.

The second day:

in the early morning after breakfast, you will go to the famous trip in Luxor, which is a balloon trip to see all the features of the city​ above you like an open museum . then return to the boat at 10am

After that enjoy riding traditional Egyptian felucca till arriving to Banana island which includes about 20 acres filled with bananas, figs and fruits to enjoy the world of nature then return to the boat for lunch, then you will sail and see Esna Block and have dinner on the boat.

The third day :

After breakfast on board, by horse carriage you will visit Edfu Temple, It was built on the site of an earlier, smaller temple also dedicated to Horus

Then you will return to the boat to complete your voyage.

After lunch, you will visit Kom Ombo Temple , is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo , dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek, and the falcon-god Haroeris.

Then you will return to the boat .

The fourth day :

In the early morning, we will pick you up to Abu Simbel temple with a group, then the guide will explain the temple,

Abu Simbel, site of two temples built by the Egyptian king Ramses II . In ancient times the area was at the southern frontier of pharaonic Egypt, facing Nubia. The four colossal statues of Ramses in front of the main temple are spectacular examples of ancient Egyptian art. By means of a complex engineering feat in the 1960s, the temples were salvaged from the rising waters of the Nile River caused by erection of the Aswan High Dam.

Return to your boat for afternoon tea and relax on board, soaking up the sun by the swimming pool. Enjoy dinner and a last overnight stay on board of the boat

The fifth day- Departure

After having breakfast you will check out from the boat at 9 am, then you will visit ( The High Dam-The incomplete obelisk –Philae temple)

Transfer to Aswan Train Station, Airport, or a hotel for the end of the tour and your final departure.

Duration: 5 days