Top 5-Days Nile Cruise Tour from Luxor

On the MS Royal Viking Nile Cruise, you'll start your exploration of Luxor's West Bank by meeting your tour guide after a delectable breakfast. A visit to the Valley of the Kings, where New Kingdom pharaohs built their tombs deep into the rocks to fend off tomb raiders, will be part of your tour. Thus far, over 60 tombs have been found in this location. 

Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, also called the Temple of El Deir El Bahari, to continue your Luxor West Bank Tours. This amazing 97-foot-tall building awes visitors with its grandeur. A visit to the imposing statues of King Amenhotep III, known as the Colossi of Memnon, will mark the end of the tour.

Enjoy a delectable lunch while traveling on the Aswan Nile cruise to Luxor before sailing to Edfu. Optionally, you can experience a thrilling hot air balloon ride over the West Bank tombstones. 
In the evening, dine on a delightful dinner aboard the cruise and spend the night as you sail to Edfu.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

After two days of exploring Luxor, indulge in a delicious breakfast aboard the Nile Cruise. Join your expert guide for an exciting Egypt Day Tour to Edfu, where you'll visit the well-preserved Temple of Horus, one of Egypt's largest temples after Karnak.

Return to the cruise for a scenic sail south to Kom Ombo, where you'll enjoy an unusual lunch onboard. Explore the fascinating Kom Ombo Temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, commissioned by King Ramses II between 1350 and 180 B.C.

Continue sailing towards Aswan after completing your tours of Kom Ombo and Edfu. Relax with an enjoyable dinner on board accompanied by local music entertainment. Overnight in the charming city of Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Enjoy your day with an enjoyable breakfast served on your Egypt Nile cruise, followed by a meeting with your private tour guide to kick off your Aswan Excursions with the following itinerary:

The High Dam:
Take a visit to the High Dam, an important structure that protected Egypt from the devastating Nile floods, preventing months of wasted water. Aswan, the southernmost city in Egypt, sits at the first Nile waterfall, nearly a thousand kilometers away from Cairo.

The Unfinished Obelisk:
Explore the granite quarries where ancient Egyptians once extracted and transported granite for the building of the great pyramids during the Old Kingdom of Egypt. These quarries also supplied materials for the grand temples, huge pillars, and obelisks, particularly during the New Kingdom.

Philae Temple:
Continue with your Aswan tour to the Philae Temple, a magnificent Greco-Roman-style building dedicated to the worship of Goddess Isis. This temple holds significant historical importance as one of the four sites associated with the legend of Isis, Osiris, and Horus.

After your excursions, return to the cruise for a delightful lunch and enjoy a leisurely afternoon in Aswan. In the evening, savor a high-quality dinner onboard the cruise boat, accompanied by an engaging Nubian show. Conclude the day by spending the night in Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

On the final day of your Nile cruise adventure, you'll enjoy one last delightful breakfast on board before checking out of the boat. Our staff will then promptly transfer you to your requested drop-off location in Aswan, whether that's the railway station or the Aswan airport.

For those interested in further exploring the region, an optional tour of the captivating Abu Simbel temples is available on this concluding day. This excursion provides the perfect opportunity to complete your amazing journey through the wonders of Aswan.

Meal included: Breakfast.