1-Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan, 8 Days / 7 Nights and balloon flight ride over Luxor sky.

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Luxor, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt

overview

• We are a team work of professionals in London and Egypt, in the tourism sector who have been working for over than 25 years in that field. We have experienced all the activities and sightseeing that we recommend. Our wish to make our client satisfied, so that we have selected the best qualified tour guides drivers and modern airconditioned vehicles. We are honest, helpful and have a big experience to comfort your stay. Wandering about in Egypt is an experience you will never ever forget and one to tick of your bucket list.

• We can provide excellent itineraries for individuals, families, friends and big groups as well.

• We can also handle all bookings, so that you are never inconvenienced during your stay with us. Our team members have been working with tour companies, airlines, local hotels and Nile cruises for a long time, that help us to make your holiday going smoothly. You will experience the taste of Ancient Egypt, where you can walk in the same places of the pharaohs through Ancient Egypt.

• In Cairo, you can have a tour visiting the great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. also, you can visit Saqqara, Memphis, the Egyptian Museum and the oldest Bazars of Khan Al-Khalili, the oldest Souq in Egypt and the Middle East. There is a possibility to explore the Islamic Cairo with its wonderful mosques and the Citadel. Beside the Coptic Cairo with its venerable Churches and ben Ezra synagogue
• We shouldn’t forget to cruise the fabled Nile in style –like the Pharaohs once did. As we invite you to explore venerable tombs (in the Valley of the Kings) and temples to piece together the life and times of one of the world’s great ancient civilizations. We can’t ignore the tomb of the young Pharaoh Tut Ankhamen which enriches the Egyptian Museum with fabulous masterpieces artifacts. To the heart of the Ancient Egyptian world, with a restful Nile cruise, you will be so close to the windows and the natural beauties between Luxor and Aswan.
• In Aswan you will have amazing tours to the romantic island of Philae where the complete temple of the worldwide worshipped Goddess Isis. We will be able to visit the biggest architectural hydraulic power project of the 20th century, the High Dam, and to visit the biggest reservoir (artificial lake), Lake Nasser. Also you can meet the African Nubian Egyptians in Nubian Villages.
• From Aswan, we can travel to the most imposing construction in Egypt, Abu Simple temple, one of the world’s wonders, built by Ramses the great almost by the boarder of Sudan.
• Our travel agency offers to our dear guest affordable price, flexibility with our guest’s interests and needs. We can offer comfortable transportation and stress-free booking without prepayment. We offer best value for money.
Itinerary and overview.
Luxor.
A breath-taking City, full of Egyptian history, in which you will be able to see closely and learn all about the ancient Egyptian temples, tombs, monuments and other unusual places on the east and west banks of the fabled Nile. When you walk around Luxor, you can breathe a story floating in the air.

Tour Plan

Day 1

Meeting and greeting at Luxor airport or train station.
Embarking on board.
Lunch or dinner on board.
Overnight Luxor.

Day 2

Breakfast on board.
A visit to the fabulous temple in Karnak, the biggest in the world. It covers an area of about 100 hectares. It was pantheon for over 2000 BC, dedicated to the God Amun.
A visit to Luxor temple, the temple which was built by various pharaohs such as Hatshepsut, Ramses II, Amenophis III and the young pharaoh Tutankhamon and others. It was erected during the New Kingdom (1550-1057 BC).
Lunch on board.
Free time, enjoy the sun at the cruise ship deck and the swimming pool.
Dinner on board.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 3

A visit to the valley of the kings, the temple of Hatshepsut and the colossi of Memnon.
Breakfast on board.
There is a possibility to do a hot-air balloon ride, it is an aspect of the Egyptian tourist industry. Our tour company offers rides in hot air balloons to enjoy the view of ancient Thebes from air such as, the temple of Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and many other temples and tombs. We can also enjoy watching the local rural life of the Egyptians in upper Egypt. It is indeed an amazing exceptional tour to remember.
An amazing visit to discover the wonders of the Theban necropolis on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, to visit the valley of the kings, the most wonderful and colorful tombs of the most famous pharaohs of the New Kingdom 1550 -1057 BC, Hatshepsut temple, the unique temple of the lady – pharaoh and colossi of Memnon 1370 B.C, two gigantic statues built at the entrance to the funeral temple of Amenophis III, in the west bank of Luxor.
Lunch on board.
Sailing to Esna, for 60 km to get through the Nile locks. And to keep sailing for about 50 km to reach Edfu.
Dinner on board.
Overnight in Edfu.

Day 4

A visit to the temple of Edfu and Kom Ombo.
Breakfast on board.
A visit to the most well preserved and complete temple in Egypt, Edfu temple, which dedicated to the falcon-headed God.
Sailing to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, we will have a small walk to visit the double temple of the Crocodile God, Sobek and the hawk God, Horus the Elder.
Sailing to Aswan.
Dinner on board.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 5

Philae temple and the High Dam.
Breakfast on board.
A visit to Philae temple, (we will visit the temple of Philae the world-wide worshipped Goddess ISIS) the temple which moved and reconstructed after building the high dam of Aswan by an international co-operation between the UNISCO and many deferent countries from Europe and the USA, That temple especially an English architect with Italian.
The Aswan High Dam is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam, initially completed in 1902 downstream. Based on the success of the Low Dam, then at its maximum utilization. The construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952: with its ability to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity. The dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt’s planned industrialization. Like the earlier implementation, the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.
Lunch on board.
Felucca sailing boat ride we can enjoy the sunset at Aswan River Nile.
In the afternoon, there is a possibility to visit the Nubian village and to meet the African Egyptians Nubian people. It is completely different atmosphere than the boat where you stay and the ancient site you visit. Extra tour.
Dinner on board.
In the evening you can enjoy the Nubian folklore’s dance in the lounge bar on board.

Day 6

Breakfast on board or breakfast box.
There is a possibility to visit the most beautiful temple (ABU SIMBLE) and the highlight of your cruise. Extra tour, not to be missed.
Lunch on board.
Sailing back to Luxor.
Overnight Edfu city.

Day 7

Enjoy the sailing by day and night, sun and the swimming pool by the upper deck of the cruise ship till luxor
Breakfast on board.
Lunch on board.
Dinner on board and pay for your extras, drinks, tipping.
Overnight in Luxor.
Day 8, last night cruise ship.
Breakfast on board or breakfast box.
There is a possibility to do a hot-air balloon ride, it is an aspect of the Egyptian tourist industry. Our tour company offers rides in hot air balloons to enjoy the view of ancient Thebes from air such as, the temple of Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and many other temples and tombs. We can also enjoy watching the local rural life of the Egyptians in upper Egypt. It is indeed an amazing exceptional tour to remember. Extra tour.
Check out.

Included/Excluded

Accommodation in a double cabin on a standard 5 * Nile Cruise, full board.
All transfers during sightseeing by private air-conditioned vehicle.
Professional Egyptology tour guide to ensure the logistics and the visits mentioned in the itinerary.
Entrance fees to the historic sites mentioned in the program.
2 bottles of water on board vehicle while sightseeing.
Balloon flight ride over Luxor sky.
Felucca sailing boat at Aswan River Nile.
Tax charges.

Supplements not mentioned in the program.
International flights.
Visa at the arrival airport 25 $.
Personal expenses.
Tipping.