Itinerary
- Day 1
Cairo to Aswan
You'll get picked up from your Cairo or Giza hotel around 4:30 am for the drive to Cairo airport. Once you arrive in Aswan after your flight, a guide meets you and takes you to your 5-star Nile cruise. After you settle into your cabin, there's time to visit the High Dam and then take a motorboat out to Philae Temple. Back on the cruise for dinner, you'll catch a folkloric show in the evening.
- Start point
- Cairo, Cairo, Egypt (Cairo or Giza hotel., 04:00 - 07:00)
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Dinner with folkloric show)
Included Activities
- Visit High Dam
- Visit Philae Temple by motorboat
Optional Activities
- Motorboat to Philae Temple (if not already included - motorboat listed as not included in tour)
Landmarks High Dam Philae Temple - Day 2
Abu Simbel - Kom Ombo - Edfu
An early pickup around 4:00 to 4:30 am gets you on the road for a shared group trip heading to Abu Simbel. You'll see the rock-cut temples built for Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari, which are really something to see up close. By early afternoon you're back on the cruise for lunch, then the ship sails to Kom Ombo where you visit the dual temple honoring Sobek and Horus. You'll spend the night sailing toward Edfu.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Abu Simbel temples trip (shared group)
- Visit Kom Ombo temple
Optional Activities
- Abu Simbel temples private tour (120$ USD per person for groups starting from 2 travelers, 180$ USD for single person)
Landmarks Abu Simbel Temples Kom Ombo Temple 
- Day 3
Luxor
After breakfast, you'll take a horse carriage ride with your guide to the Edfu temple dedicated to Horus, one of Egypt's best-preserved temples. Then it's back to the cruise where you can relax on deck and watch the Nile landscape pass by as you sail toward Luxor. You'll cross the Esna Lock during the journey, have lunch on board and afternoon tea on the sundeck. Later you arrive in Luxor and visit Luxor Temple on the East Bank. Dinner and a belly dancing show happen on the cruise that evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on board cruise), Dinner (Dinner on board with belly dancing show)
Included Activities
- Horse carriage ride to Edfu temple
- Visit Edfu temple
- Visit Luxor temple
Optional Activities
- Visit Karnak temple (if cruise arrives between 3:00-3:30 pm, both Karnak and Luxor temples can be visited)
Landmarks Edfu Temple Esna Lock Luxor Temple Karnak Temple 
- Day 4
Luxor to Cairo
After breakfast and checkout, you head to the West Bank to explore the Valley of the Kings where pharaohs carved their tombs into the mountains. From there, you visit the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari to learn about her rule as a female pharaoh. You'll stop for photos at the giant Colossi of Memnon statues. There's an optional lunch at a local restaurant, then you visit Karnak temple, Egypt's largest temple complex. Finally, you transfer to Luxor Airport for your evening flight back to Cairo, where a driver meets you for your hotel transfer.
- End point
- Cairo, Cairo, Egypt (Cairo or Giza hotel., 20:00 - 23:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Valley of the Kings
- Visit Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
- Photo stop at Colossi of Memnon
- Visit Karnak temple
Optional Activities
- Lunch at local restaurant
Landmarks Valley of the Kings Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut Colossi of Memnon Karnak Temple 
