5 Days Nile Cruise Luxor to Aswan

In the morning, your tour guide will escort you to Luxor east bank to start your Nile Cruise from Luxor by paying a visit to Karnak Temple, which is one of the largest temples in ancient Egypt and in the world. Karnak temple is characterized by a large number of sacred architectural installations, which were added by Egypt's Pharaohs and others from the Middle era to the Ptolemaic period over the course of 2,000 years.  It also contains also inscriptions and ancient Egyptian texts on the walls.

Then, move with your tour guide to check in 5* Nile Cruise in Luxor to have your lunch and relax. Spend the rest of this day in your way until evening.  In the evening, we will transfer you to enjoy visiting Luxor temple by night. 

Luxor Temple was built during the reign of the 18th Dynasty kings and the Nineteenth Dynasty. The main buildings of the temple are those built by the kings Amenhotep III (1397-1360 BC) and Ramses II (1290-1223 BC), you can also enjoy the sound and light show that tells the story of the temple.

Then move for an overnight on board the Cruise. Meals {B.L.D}.

After having your breakfast on the cruise, move to continue your 5 days Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan joined by your tour guide who will take you to the west bank of Luxor to visit the Valley of the Kings which is located on the west bank of the Nile in the face of Thebes (Luxor now). Valley of the Kings is divided into two valleys; the Eastern Valley (where most of the royal tombs are located) and the Western Valley. the total tombs that have been discovered so far are 63 tombs.

Afterward, move to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut which is consists of three consecutive floors on open balconies, also it was built of limestone, in front of the columns on the second floor, there were statues of limestone of the God Osiris and Queen Hatshepsut in a beautiful distribution. Originally those statues were colorful, and some statues were in a perfectly good condition which indicating the elegance and the beauty of the temple's design. 

Afterward, continue your Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan by paying a visit to the Colossi of Memnon, These two statues of King Amenhotep III were originally found in front of his funerary temple, which seems to have been destroyed for unknown reasons, each statue is 21 meters long and depicts King Amenhotep III sitting on the throne. The two statues were destroyed in a devastating earthquake in 27 BC, the restoration was carried out on the statue between 193 - 212 AD.
After visiting Memnon get back to your cruise for delicious Lunch, then sail to Edfu for the overnight.

In the morning, have your breakfast then move to visit Edfu Temple, The temple was not Pharaonic, it was built by the Ptolemaic who were keen on being more closer to the Egyptians by worshiping their gods. The strangest thing is that the construction of the temple took 180 years, therefore is considered the second largest temple in Egypt after the Karnak temple in Luxor. 

Afterward, sail to visit Kom Ombo Temple, located in the province of Aswan, 40 kilometers to the north. It extends to 20 square kilometers on the Nile River and rises from the sea level to about 108 meters. Then back to have your lunch and overnight in Aswan on board.
(late night arrival)  Meals {B. L.D}.

Now it's time to have a marvelous tour to Aswan tourist attractions starting by a visit to Philae Temple, Philae Island is located in the middle of the Nile, separating it into two opposite channels in the city of Aswan. The temple of Philae was dedicated to the worship of the Gods Isis, which is believed to have sunk in the waters of the Nile, The temple was divided and regrouped on the island of Agilkia about 500 m from its original place on the island of Philae.

Afterward, head to visit the Unfinished Obelisk, which is a huge obelisk built of pink granite, 42 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and weighing 1,000 tons. It was built during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut for placing it at the Karnak Temple in Luxor. What a distinguishes obelisk as it still carved in the quarry and has not been separated from it, because of its incomplete sculpture.

Then move to visit the last attraction of your 5 days Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan which is Aswan High Dam, was built in 1960 AD and has been estimated to cost about 1 billion dollars. It was built by 400 Soviet experts, completed in 1968, and officially opened in 1971. The Dam Protected Egypt from floods and drought.

After that move to have your lunch an overnight on board the cruise.

Morning time have your breakfast on the cruise, then check out and we will transfer you to anywhere you want in Aswan to end your 5 days Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan.

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