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Nile Cruise (Luxor – Aswan)

Egypt

About Nile Cruise (Luxor – Aswan)

Unlike a themed desert camp (a fixed, one-night stay), the Nile cruise moves with the circuit across several nights — the ship is simultaneously transport, hotel, and restaurant, and each stage is a port stop for visiting the temples and tombs on the riverbank. Usually part of a larger circuit: Cairo, then a flight to Aswan, then the cruise onward to Luxor, then a flight back to Cairo or onward to Hurghada.

Things to do

Abu Simbel Temples

historic site

Philae Temple

historic site

Aswan High Dam

architecture landmark

Kom Ombo Temple

historic site

Edfu Temple

historic site

Valley of the Kings

historic site

Karnak Temple

historic site

Hatshepsut Temple

historic site

Colossi of Memnon

historic site

Luxor Balloon Ride

hot air balloon flight

Circuit stages

1

Abu Simbel

Optional

Ramses II's rock-cut temples, relocated in the 1960s to escape the Lake Nasser flooding.

2

Philae Temple (Aswan)

Temple of Isis on its own island, reached by boat.

3

Aswan High Dam

Brief stop, moderate interest.

4

Kom Ombo

Double temple dedicated jointly to Sobek and Horus.

5

Edfu

Temple of Horus, one of Egypt's best-preserved temples.

6

Valley of the Kings (Luxor)

Pharaonic tombs, including Tutankhamun's.

7

Karnak Temple (Luxor)

The largest temple complex in the world.

8

Hatshepsut Temple (Luxor)

Unique terraced temple architecture.

9

Colossi of Memnon (Luxor)

Brief photo stop.

10

Luxor Balloon Ride

Optional

Sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the Valley of the Kings.