5.0 on Tripadvisor Licensed by the Ministry of Tourism and AntiquitiesMinistry licensed guides On the river since 2011 Luxor and Aswan, every week
Seven nights is the same river twice, and that changes how the week is built. Nothing is crammed into the first three days. Edfu is done on the way south, Kom Ombo on the way back at sunset when the coaches have gone, and Luxor Temple is held back for the last evening, floodlit. Between them come two days that belong to the river itself, and the one morning long enough for Abu Simbel.
South from Luxor to Aswan, then the same river back to Luxor on the same ship.
Shown from Luxor. Starting in Aswan runs the same days in the other order.
We meet you at Luxor airport and drive you to the ship. Welcome drink, then settle into your cabin and have lunch on board. In the afternoon, Karnak, the largest religious building ever raised. Luxor Temple is held back for the last evening of the week, when the floodlights are on and it is at its best. Dinner and overnight moored at Luxor.
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After breakfast, the Valley of the Kings with three tombs, the temple of Hatshepsut under its cliff, and the Colossi of Memnon standing alone in the fields. Back on board for lunch as the ship sails south through the Esna lock. Dinner and overnight at Edfu.
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Edfu Temple in the morning, a short ride up from the mooring. It is the best preserved temple in Egypt and the only one where you can still read the whole building. Then back on board and sailing south for the rest of the day. We pass Kom Ombo without stopping, because it is kept for the way back. Dinner and overnight at Aswan.
Breakfast on board, then Philae Temple on its island, built for Isis and moved stone by stone when the dam was raised. The Unfinished Obelisk still lies in the old granite quarry where it cracked. In the afternoon, a felucca around Elephantine Island. Dinner and overnight at Aswan.
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This is the day with room for Abu Simbel, leaving around 4:30 am and back for lunch. The ship sails north in the afternoon and reaches Kom Ombo around five, when the light is low and the coaches have gone. The double temple of Sobek and Horus stands a few steps up from the water. Then we sail on through the evening towards Edfu.
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Breakfast while sailing, and nothing to get up for. The ship works north through the Esna lock with the temples already behind you. Lunch and afternoon tea on deck as Luxor comes into view. We moor at Luxor in the afternoon and the evening is yours. Dinner and overnight at Luxor.
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The day is yours: the Luxor Museum, the souk, a felucca at sunset, or the long road north to Dendera and Abydos. Luxor Temple comes last, late in the day, floodlit and almost empty, which is why we keep it for the end. Dinner and overnight at Luxor.
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Breakfast on board, then check out and disembark. We drive you to Luxor airport or to your hotel, and that is where our services end.
Every ship we book runs the same programme with the same licensed Egyptologist. The difference is the ship.
Prices are per person for the whole cruise, two people sharing. Prefer a sailing boat with twenty guests? See the Swan dahabiya.
The same temples in a shorter trip, sailing with the current. See the 3-night itinerary.
The classic route, upstream from Luxor to Aswan. See the 4-night itinerary.
Read how the two directions differ and how long a cruise should be, and what a Nile cruise costs.
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