MS/ Esmeralda Nile Cruise from Luxor 5 Days

Check-in Nile Cruise

Luxor Tour to Kings Valley and Hatshepsut Temple

Breakfast will be served in your train cabin after a night on the Sleeper Train, and you will show up in Luxor to meet our tour guide "Egyptologist" at the train station on the East Bank of Luxor to aid you, and then begin your tour to the West Bank of Luxor City with our private A/C vehicle and driver. In addition, start your tour by crossing the Nile River over Luxor's southern bridge, then go for a morning ride through the sugar cane fields to see real Egyptian farmers at work.

On your way to the Kings Valley, stop at the Enormous Monuments of Amenhotep III "Colossi Of Memnon," two massive statues dated from 1360 BC. Each monument stands 18 meters tall and is built of a single piece of Quartz weighing a thousand tonnes.
Proceed to the Kings Valley; where royal tombs were erected between 1570 and 1070 BC. Because your admission ticket only permits you to visit three royal tombs, our Egyptologist tour guide will select the three most beautiful and accessible to you. (An additional ticket for King Tutankhamon's Tomb is available upon request.

Queen Hatshepsut Temple in El Deir El Bahary

Our Egyptologist will arrange for you to ride in an electric car to the Queen Hatshepsut Temple in El Deir El Bahary 1450 BC, where you will visit the two side temples dedicated to the Jackal Deity Anubis and the Cow Goddess Hathor, as well as Hatshepsut's highest shrine connected to her tomb in The Kings Valley. Then, Our tour guide will assist you in checking in and receiving your cabin; freshening up, and then having lunch on board our 5-star floating hotel and full-board Nile Cruise.
Afternoon at leisure before meeting our tour guide for a walking tour of Luxor's streets and markets.

After that, return to your Nile Cruise for dinner and a night's stay.

Nile Cruise Navigation

Luxor Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples

Your cruise ship is still docked in Luxor and will leave later today.
This morning, have a great breakfast on board before meeting our Egyptologist tour guide and private driver to head to Karnak Temple, the home of the Mighty Amun Raa during the Ancient Egyptian era. Walk around the Fortress of Columns and the Sacred Lake, and capture amazing images near the gigantic obelisks and giant statues of various pharaohs created in Karnak Temple for about two thousand years, from 1950 BC to 30 BC.

The House of Amun's Wife and Child, Goddess Mut, and God Khonsu "the Moon God" in Luxor Temple will be the next visit. On the front walls, you can see King Ramses 2nd's battle; read Coptic inscriptions proving that this temple operated as a Church in the early days of Christianity, and take photos of the Abu El Hagag Mosque; which was constructed inside the temple in the fourteenth century AD.
Transfer to the Nile Cruise after lunch and begin your journey to Esna, Edfu, KomOmbo, and Aswan.

Enjoy some memorable time cruising the Nile River, admiring the splendour of Egypt's lush lands from the cruise sundeck; and having your camera ready to snap magnificent photographs of Egyptian farmers' verdant pastures, cattle, and sheep!
Take in the beauties of Egypt's Sunny Land while relaxing in the Nile Cruise Swimming Pool.
Arrive in Esna in the evening for an unforgettable Nile Lock passage, dinner on board with entertainment, and sleep.

Nile Cruise Sailing

Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples visit

Sail to Edfu City this morning, have breakfast with our Egyptologist on board your Nile Cruise, and then ride a horse carriage to Edfu Temple 237 BC to visit Horus the Falcon God's House. Join the large open court of the most intact house of worshipping from Ancient Egyptian Days through the Great Pylons, hold by the huge state of the Falcon God carved out of a single piece of basalt; and watch how the Falcon God of Sky beaten the devil's Hippopotamus symbol in the battle corridor. On the other hand, your horse carriage driver is waiting to take you back to the ship so you can spend the rest of the day cruising the Nile.

This evening, your cruise will dock in Kom Ombo, where you will get a fantastic night tour of the Temple of the Crocodile God, which was built in 180 BC. Our Egyptologist will demonstrate the Nilo Meter, the Ancient Calendar; and the crocodile mummy room, as well as explain how this site was formerly used as a hospital; with medicinal implements carved into the Temple walls to treat all maladies.
After dinner on board your cruise, continue cruising the Nile River at night.

Aswan

Felucca Sailing and visit to Nubian Village

When the Nile Cruise arrives in Aswan, meet our tour guide for a wonderful Felucca excursion sailing tour through the Agha Khan Musulem, Botanical Island, and GharbSuhil Nubian Village, observe how Nubian people live; view a Nubian house, and learn how they keep crocodiles as pets in their homes.
Return to Aswan for a Nile Cruise Lunch and to freshen up before joining our tour guide in the afternoon for a stroll through the Aswan Local Open-air Market.
later, your Nile Cruise will put on a Nubian show after supper if you stay on board.

Nile Cruise Check-out

Visit to Isis Temple of Philae, High Dam and Red Granite Quarry 

Enjoy your Nile Cruise breakfast before meeting up with our tour guide for check-out assistance. Then meet our Aswan driver, who will supply you with a private air-conditioned vehicle to begin your Aswan day tour.
The tour starts today at Philae's 280 BC Isis Temple. Take a Nubian Nile Taxi to the Temple of Love; Isis House of Birth, and her holy shrine on Isis Island, where our tour guide will show you the Christian Cross Symbol on the temple walls as well as travelers' inscriptions from the 18th and 19th centuries AD.

Later, travel to the High Dam; which was constructed in 1961 by President Gamal Abdulnasser and provides a spectacular view of the Nile Cataract and Lake Nasser, as well as the Egyptian and Soviet Symbol of Friendship in the shape of a Lotus Flower.
Our Egyptologist will describe how Ancient Egyptians cut massive slabs of granite like the Unfinished Obelisk; then brought them to the Nile and utilised them to build temples at the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan's Northern Quarry; one of the world's best red granite quarries.
In Fact, before travelling to Aswan Train Station or Aswan Domestic Airport, take advantage of some free time in Aswan.