5-Day Nile Cruise: Luxor to Aswan with Hot Air Balloon and Iconic Temples Tour
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Embark on a splendid 4-night cruise on the Nile, exploring Egyptian culture, on a 5-star journey from Luxor to Aswan. Tour remarkable temples with a guide, and partake in a hot air balloon ride, with full-board accommodation included. All transport will be provided in air-conditioned vehicles.

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Pick up & Karnak temple & Luxor temple & Felucca Ride & Boarding on the cruise

Temple of Karnak - Begin in the morning with a pickup from your accommodation in Luxor, after meeting your professional Egyptologist to start your trip by visiting the Karnak temple, It was built as a cult temple and was dedicated to the gods Amun, Mut, and khon. Being the largest building for religious purposes ever to be constructed, the Karnak Temple was known as the “most select of places” by ancient Egyptians.

Luxor Temple - Moving to the temple of Luxor,
one of the most beautiful temples standing. The Luxor Temple is a mark of Ancient Egyptian civilization, a strikingly graceful monument in the heart of modern Luxor.

Luxor - then enjoy the relaxing view of the city and the Nile on the felucca ride.

Hot Air Balloon & Valley of the kings & Hatshepsut temple & Colossi of Memnon

Luxor - starting the day very early in the morning(kindly ask the receptionist to prepare a breakfast box for you), our driver will pick you up for one of the best experiences in our adventure the hot air balloon ride. after the balloon ride your private driver and professional Egyptologist will be waiting for your to start exploring the Westbank.

Valley of the Kings - the first visit will be to the valley of the kings, During Egypt’s New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari - the next visit to the temple of Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut was always keenly aware of ways in which to elevate her public image and immortalize her name; the mortuary temple achieved both ends.

Colossi of Memnon - Take a quick but informative look at the colossi of Memnon, then return to the ship to enjoy your lunch abroad, The ship departures from Luxor at 2 pm.

Edfu temple & Kom ombo temple

Temple of Horus - On the third day you will head with a group of people to visit two of the most wonderful temples in Egypt Edfu temple in the morning, The temple remained buried under layers of settlement debris for millennia, which is why its architectural and decorative elements have survived so well.

Temple of Kom Ombo - and in the afternoon kom ombo temple, The temple is unique because it is in fact a double temple, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god.

Our guide will be waiting for you in each location, he will pick you up from the reception to learn much more about these unique and beautiful temples.

Guided tour to High dam, Unfinished obelisk and Philae temple

Aswan High Dam - starts in the morning, our guide will pick you up from the reception to start the day informative adventure with the visit to the high dam, The great High Dam helped in the reclamation of the desert that helped a lot in the development of the agricultural process.

Unfinished Obelisk - then the visit to the unfinished obelisk, The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions.

Temple of Philae - Ending the day visits with the one and only, philae temple, The Temple of Philae is located in a beautiful setting, landscaped and filled with many interesting stories and facts about the life style of the ancient Egyptian, learn more about it with your professional egyptologist.

and lastly you’ll be back on the ship to enjoy lunch and relax for the rest of the day to prepare yourself for the wonderful visit on the next day.

Group tour to Abu simbel temples

Abu Simbel Temple Complex - Very early in the morning around 4am, our driver will pick you up with a group of people to start your visit to the marvelous Abu Simple temple. Please check out and leave your luggage in the reception, and kindly ask the receptionist to prepare you a breakfast box. The visit to Abu simbel will take about 3 hours to arrive there, The twin temples were built to serve as a lasting monument to the king and his queen Nefertari, and commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. The second largest temple in Egypt.

Aswan - You’ll be back to ship in Aswan at around 2:30pm to pick your luggage and our driver will drop you off at your accommodation in Aswan safe and sound.

What's Included
  • 4 nights in a 5-star cruise with full-board
  • Professional private Egyptologist guide
  • Felucca ride on the Nile
  • All-inclusive meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Convenient hotel pickups and drop-offs
  • Comfortable cabin with all necessary facilities
  • Tours as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Professional licensed driver for all transports
What's Not Included
  • Drop-off at Aswan airport or train station (20 USD extra)
  • Drinks (Including water)
  • Entrance fees
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Danieloho
May 13, 2024
Luxor tour with Ahmed Anwer was the best ☀️👌🏻🇪🇬 - we started our tour at the valley of the kings with Ahmed Anwer and we felt like meeting an old friend you haven’t seen for a long time. we immediately felt comfortable and welcome. his knowledge and effort is amazing and there were no questions unanswered. after that we headed on to the temple of hatshepsut. the visit and the informations were amazing. next stop, while passing howard carter’s house, was the alabaster factory which gives a glimpse of how the stone is shaped and processed. afterwards we visited the colossus of memnon which are really impressive. the next day we started at karnak temple and ended at the luxor temple with a lot of impressions and pictures. Ahmed was very comitted to fulfill all our needs. he even was so kind to stop at a bank, a supermarket and a herbs&spices market. all in all we can highly recommend this tour with Ahmed.
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Ermang449
Apr 25, 2024
Wonderful trip - Khaled is a very polite and organized tour guide. It was an amazing feeling to explore Aswan with him. He is truly an expert in his field and easily answers every question asked. Our trip was much better with him. We thank him very much again.
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D9050gyilariag
Apr 20, 2024
Nilo Cruise: first two days Karnak/Luxor/Valley of the king/ Hatshepsut - For the first and the second day of our trip Ahmed anwer was our guide and he did an AMAIZING tour. Interesting and friendly really we can’t recommend him enough
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Companion545441
Apr 13, 2024
Amazing tour with Ahmed bahaa - This was amazing tour experience.Ahmed bahaa was very knowledgeable and well informed. I would not hesitate to recommend Ahmed to anyone looking for guide
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817chilunc
Apr 6, 2024
Luxor day trip - Ayman was friendly and passionate about Ancient Egypt. Easy to pay attention because he teaches like a teacher you liked in school. Secondly, we are family trip, He can adjust trip pace to fit our requirements. Demonstrate professional. And our driver mano is best driver, too. Highly recommend.
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Meander14641345704
Mar 23, 2024
Excursion to Luxor - Our first day lived up to our hopes, we had the chance to see the temples of Karnak and Luxor with our guide Asma. Young and motivated, she will have brightened up our day! Thank you again and looking forward to what’s next 😄!
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Shahing2022
Mar 1, 2024
Best experience - We had a booking for Nile cruise with Nice Tours on February 2024. It was very good and included all sites with mostly private tour guide. Mohra who was in charge of our trip from Luxor to Aswan, provided us a fantastic arrangement. She was always there for us to give the best support and she was quick to respond. Thanks very much for everything. We would recommend them for sure. On top of that, Khalid in Aswan who was in charge of guide was a fantastic person and knowledgeable.
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440shg
Feb 28, 2024
Great tour day 1 - The best part of our trip was having a private tour guide and transportation in majority of sites. Day one in luxor Esat Bank and felucca ride was nice.
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Quintyz2024
Feb 18, 2024
A wonderfull experience with our guide Salma from Luxor - Our guide Salma from Luxor was perfect for the job! she was very enthusiastic, very kind and has a lot of knowledge about egyptian culture and archeology! She gave a lot of good advice, was very honest and became a friend during the trip! We want to thank Salma for the past 2 days! They where unforgettable!
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Go23673272370
May 4, 2024
Great overall experience! Quality of guides can differ a lot per visit. - Important note: take the reviews with a grain of salt - guides will push people to write reviews in front of them or send it to them, making people uncomfortable to give bad feedback. Some guides are very pushy. The overall cruise was great and we definitely recommend it. The boat was great, amazing food, clean rooms, great staff. Logistics worked out well. Some visits were a little short in time. Some guides are amazing, others are very bad! We did the 5 day cruise to have more relaxing time between visiting temples which we really enjoyed.
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