On the first day, your certified tour guide will greet you at your hotel in Aswan, the Aswan Airport, or the Aswan railway station. You will then be transferred to commence your 4-day Nile River Cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Upon boarding your 5-star Nile River Cruise, you will enjoy an open-buffet lunch. After lunch, your Aswan excursions will begin with a visit to the High Dam. This special engineering feat, one of the most significant projects in modern Egyptian history, has protected the country from the annual Nile floods and provided a reliable power source for the nation.
Next, you will visit the Unfinished Obelisk, located in the granite quarries. This obelisk, believed to have been commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut during the New Kingdom, offers insight into ancient Egyptian stoneworking techniques.
Following this, you will take a motorboat to the Philae Temple on Agilika Island. Known as Philae in Greek and Pilak in ancient Egyptian, meaning "the end," this temple is integral to the myth of Isis and Osiris. After completing the Aswan tours, you will return to the Nile cruise boat for dinner and an overnight stay in Aswan.
Meals included: Lunch and dinner.