Luxor & Aswan2 daysMax 10
Luxor Highlights — 2 Days
Both banks of Luxor in two focused days, with an optional dawn balloon flight.
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$190
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Luxor & Aswan
Nile Cruise: Luxor to Aswan — 4 Days
The classic southbound cruise, stopping at the great temples of the Nile Valley with nights aboard a five-star boat.
4 daysMax 16 travellersLuxor · Aswan
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The journey
About this tour
The stretch of river between Luxor and Aswan is the reason people come to Egypt twice. You board in Luxor, and for four days the temples come to you: Karnak's forest of columns, the painted tombs of the Valley of the Kings, Edfu's falcon god, Kom Ombo at the water's edge, and finally Philae on its island.
Between sites the boat simply sails. Breakfast on deck, the green ribbon of the valley on both banks, and villages that have farmed the same fields for five thousand years.
Highlights
- Karnak and Luxor temples
- Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple
- Edfu and Kom Ombo temples
- Philae Temple and a felucca sail in Aswan
Day by day
Your itinerary
Day 1: Board in Luxor — the East Bank
Embarkation and lunch aboard, then Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple with your Egyptologist. Overnight moored in Luxor.
Day 2: The West Bank, then sail to Edfu
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's terraced temple and the Colossi of Memnon in the morning. The boat sails south through the Esna lock in the afternoon.
Day 3: Edfu & Kom Ombo
The Temple of Horus at Edfu by horse carriage, then the twin temple of Kom Ombo at sunset, right on the riverbank. Sail on to Aswan.
Day 4: Philae Temple & the High Dam
A short boat ride to Philae Temple on Agilkia Island, the High Dam and the unfinished obelisk, then disembarkation. Abu Simbel can be added as a day trip.
What's included
- 3 nights full-board on a 5-star Nile cruiser
- Guided temple visits and all entry tickets
- Transfers to and from the boat
- Felucca ride in Aswan
Not included
- International flights
- Egypt entry visa
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and tipping
- Abu Simbel day trip (quoted separately)
Where it starts
Reviews
What travellers said
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Emma Lindqvist
5 Sept 2026
5.0 out of 5Four days of temples with the boat doing the travelling for you. Kom Ombo at sunset was the highlight of two weeks in Egypt.
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