MS/ Moon Dance Nile Cruise from Luxor 5 Days

Check-in Nile Cruise

Luxor Tour to Kings Valley and Hatshepsut Temple

After a night on the Sleeper Train, breakfast will function in your train cabin, and you will arrive in Luxor to meet our tour guide "Egyptologist" at the train station on the East Bank of Luxor to assist you; and then begin your tour to the West Bank of Luxor City with our private A/C vehicle and driver.
Begin your journey by crossing the Nile River over Luxor's southern bridge; then take a morning ride through the sugar cane fields and observe actual Egyptian farmers at work.

Stop at the Massive Monuments of Amenhotep III "Colossi Of Memnon," two massive statues dating from 1360 BC, on your approach to the Kings Valley. Each monument is made of a single piece of Quartz weighing a thousand tonnes and standing 18 meters tall.
Proceed to the Kings Valley, which was the site of royal tombs from 1570 to 1070 BC. Because your entry ticket only allows you to view three royal tombs; our Egyptologist tour guide will choose the three most magnificent and accessible to you. (Please note that an extra ticket for King Tutankhamon is available upon request).

Queen Hatshepsut Temple in El Deir El Bahary

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

Back again to your Nile Cruise for Dinner and night-stay on board.

Nile Cruise Navigation

Luxor Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples

Your cruise ship will depart in the afternoon.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast on board this morning before meeting our Egyptologist tour guide and private driver to travel to Karnak Temple; the Ancient Egyptian era's home of the Mighty Amun Raa. Visit the Supreme God Sanctuary; Halls and Holy Shrines, walk around the Fortress of Columns and the Sacred Lake and take stunning photos near the massive obelisks and giant statues of many pharaohs built in Karnak Temple for nearly two thousand years, from 1950 BC to 30 BC.

The next stop will be Luxor Temple's House of Amun's Wife and Child, Goddess Mut, and God Khonsu "the Moon God." Watch King Ramses 2nd's battle on the front walls; read Coptic inscriptions demonstrating that this temple served as a Church in the early days of Christianity, and capture rare images of the Abu El Hagag Mosque; which was built inside the temple in the fourteenth century AD.
After lunch, transfer to the Nile Cruise and begin the sailing program to Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan. After that, Enjoy an unforgettable time cruising the Nile River; marveling at the grandeur of Egypt's rich lands from the cruise sundeck, and getting your camera ready to capture stunning images of Egyptian farmers' green pastures, cattle, and sheep!
Relax in the Nile Cruise Swimming Pool and take in the sights of Egypt's Sunny Land.
Arrive in the evening in Esna for a once-in-a-lifetime Nile Lock passage. Then, dinner on board with entertainment, and overnight.

Nile Cruise Sailing

Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples visit

This morning, sail to Edfu City, have breakfast with our Egyptologist on board your Nile Cruise, then ride a horse carriage to Edfu Temple 237 BC to see The House of Horus the Falcon God. Enter through the Great Pylons to the large open court of the most intact house of worshipping from Ancient Egyptian Days, stand by the massive state of the Falcon God carved out of a single piece of basalt. Then, see how the Falcon God of Sky defeated the Hippopotamus symbol of the devil in the battle corridor. After that, Your horse carriage driver is waiting to return you to the ship so you may continue cruising the Nile for the rest of the day.

Later, Your ship will arrive in Kom Ombo this evening; where you will enjoy a great night's visit to the Temple of the Crocodile God, which was built in 180 BC. Our Egyptologist will show you the Nilo Meter, the Ancient Calendar, and the room of crocodile mummies; as well as explain how this site was formerly utilized as a hospital; with medicinal tools carved into the Temple walls, to treat all illnesses.
Continue sailing the Nile River at nighttime after catching dinner on board your ship.

Aswan

Felucca Sailing and visit to Nubian Village

Firstly, Meet our tour guide for a fascinating excursion sailing tour by Felucca through the Agha Khan Muslim, Botanical Island, and visit GharbSuhil Nubian Village, witness how Nubian people live, see a Nubian house; and see how they keep crocodiles as pets in their homes when the Nile Cruise arrives at Aswan. After that, Return to Aswan for a Nile Cruise Lunch and to freshen up before meeting our tour guide for a walk through the Aswan Local Open-air Market in the afternoon.
After supper and stay on board, your Nile Cruise will put on a Nubian show.

Nile Cruise Check-out

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

Enjoy your Nile Cruise breakfast and then meet our tour guide again who will assist you with checking out. Then meet our local driver in Aswan he will provide you with a private A/C vehicle to begin your day tour of Aswan.
Today's tour begins at the 280 BC Isis Temple of Philae. Take a Nubian Nile Taxi to Isis Island's Temple of Love; Isis House of Birth, and her holy shrine, 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, transfer to the High Dam, which was completed in 1961 by President GamalAbdulnasser and offers a breathtaking 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.
Your final stop today will be at the Unfinished Obelisk at Aswan's Northern Quarry; one of the world's best red granite quarries, where our Egyptologist will explain how Ancient Egyptians cut huge blocks of granite like the Unfinished Obelisk; then transported them to the Nile and used them to build temples. Then, Enjoy some free time in Aswan before heading to Aswan Train Station or Aswan Domestic Airport.