Christmas Nile Cruise Package Best of 2024

Your Christmas Nile Cruise Package Begins in Aswan

Aswan City Tour

Firstly, arrive in Aswan, one of our tour agents will meet you at the Aswan airport or train station; Then, meet with one of our drivers, and get your ride to board your Nile River cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Once you've boarded the ship, you'll have lunch, followed by your first scenic excursion shortly afterward.

After that, we'll take you and a small number of other tourists to the Aswan High Dam today, where you'll get a great view of Lake Nasser, which was created after the High Dam was built. A giant unfinished obelisk is located in ancient granite quarries, and you'll get to see it. At the end of the tour, you'll go on a small boat and head to the ancient Temple of Philae. In addition to the history of the site, your tour guide will explain to you all about how it happened to be at its current location.

Afterward, you will return to the cruise ship and enjoy the rest of your day. Then, evening dinner is ready along with some pleasant onboard entertainment. On our Christmas Nile Cruises in Egypt, we spend the first night on the water in Aswan.

Kom Ombo, Edfu and Overnight at Esna

Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples Tour

After a relaxing first day, the second day of your Christmas in Egypt combines scenery with rest. Finish your delicious breakfast! Once you arrive at Kom Ombo, your Egyptologist guide will take you and your company to the double temples of Kom Ombo, which are devoted to Sobek, the crocodile-god, and Horus, the falcon-god. As part of your tour, you will also visit the new Kom Ombo Crocodile Museum, which has a stunning collection of mummified crocodile and carvings on display.

This is followed by a trip back on board where you get lunch as you make your journey to Edfu. At Edfu, you'll also take a shore trip to see the Temple of Horus, also known as the Edfu Temple. In Egypt, this is the strongest ancient temple, The sand covered it for further than two thousand years.

As soon as everyone has returned to the cruise ship, it will begin its journey to Esna Island. The vast majority of the day is yours to spend as you please. We'll have afternoon tea and dinner as normal. And we'll have some on-board fun that night. Then, enjoy your night on a Nile Cruise for Christmas. You are about to spend the night at Esna city.

Cruise to Luxor and Luxor East Bank Tour

East Bank Tour

Firstly, you'll be able to eat your breakfast while sailing, this time to Luxor, as your cruise ship will leave to Luxor early in the morning. Your guide will take you and your company to view two of the most notable ancient structures on the East Bank: Luxor Temple and the massive Karnak Temple complex, after which you will have lunch onboard the ship at Luxor.

Finally, you will have the rest of the day to yourselves once you return to the ship. This will be the last night of your cruise on the water at Luxor, so savor it.

Cruise Disembarkation and West Bank Tour

West Bank Tour

On the final day isn’t any less exciting than previous days of our Christmas Nile Cruise Package; You will check out and depart, and then tour some more heritage sites in the West Bank.

There are more than 60 rock-cut tombs in old kingdom burial grounds famous as the Valley of the Kings, which is the first destination on your trip itinerary. One of King Tutankhamen's few uncorrupted graves is here. The majority of his antiquities were moved to Cairo's Museum of Egyptian History. On the other hand, there is no admission price on our 4 day Christmas Nile Cruise Package. Tourists who wish to see inside his tomb must pay their own tickets at the site in order to do so.

In addition to the Valley of the Kings, you will also visit Queen Hatshepsut's rock-carved mortuary temple. The same workmen who built and embellished the tombs in the Valley of the Kings built and decorated this enormous and spectacular edifice. Last but not least, you'll see the gigantic Colossi of Memnon. Get your ride to Luxor airport or train station, depending on your travel plans for the evening. Then, you'll leave with a lifetime of memories about your Christmas Vacation in Egypt.