⛵ 5-Day Luxury Nile Cruise: Luxor to Aswan Journey

Arrive at Luxor Airport or train station, meet your tour representative and transfer to your luxury Nile cruise ship. Complete check-in procedures and enjoy welcome drinks.

Begin your exploration at the magnificent Karnak Temple Complex, the largest religious structure ever built. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall with its 134 massive columns and discover the sacred lake.

Visit Luxor Temple, beautifully illuminated in the evening. This temple was connected to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes and was dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship.

Enjoy dinner on board and overnight stay in Luxor. Optional sound and light show at Karnak Temple available.

Cross to the West Bank of Luxor to explore the Valley of the Kings, where pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried in elaborate tombs cut into the mountain. Visit three royal tombs (entry to Tutankhamun's tomb requires additional ticket).

Visit the magnificent Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, dedicated to the first female pharaoh of Egypt. This stunning structure blends perfectly with the surrounding limestone cliffs.

See the massive Colossi of Memnon, two giant stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that have stood in the Theban necropolis for 3,400 years.

Return to the cruise ship for lunch as you begin sailing to Edfu. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Nile River and local life along the banks. Dinner and overnight on board.

After breakfast, visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus. This is one of the best-preserved cult temples in Egypt, with magnificent reliefs and a huge pylon.

Continue sailing to Kom Ombo while enjoying lunch on board. Watch the changing landscape and daily life along the Nile River.

Visit the unique Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to both the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris. The temple's symmetrical design is unique in Egyptian architecture.

Explore the adjacent Crocodile Museum which displays mummified crocodiles, once revered as manifestations of the god Sobek.

Continue sailing to Aswan. Enjoy dinner and Egyptian entertainment on board. Overnight in Aswan.

Visit the Aswan High Dam, an engineering marvel completed in 1970 that controls the Nile's flooding and provides electricity and water for irrigation.

See the Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient granite quarries, which would have been the largest obelisk ever erected if completed.

Take a motorboat to Agilkia Island to visit the beautiful Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. This temple was rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser and meticulously relocated.

Afternoon at leisure. Optional traditional felucca sailboat ride around the islands of Aswan with views of the Aga Khan Mausoleum and Elephantine Island.

Enjoy a farewell dinner on board with Egyptian themed night. Overnight in Aswan.

Enjoy your final breakfast on board before disembarkation. Complete check-out procedures.

Optional morning tour to Abu Simbel temples (additional cost), or free time for last-minute souvenir shopping at Aswan's colorful markets.

Transfer to Aswan Airport or train station for your departure, marking the end of your unforgettable Nile cruise journey.