Nile cruise 8 days tour booking, prices, reviews, itinerary

Day 1 of Nile cruise 8 days tour: Luxor

Nile cruise 8 days tour will start by meeting and assist at Luxor airport. And then, there will be a transfer to the Nile cruise. In fact, the embarkation on the cruise board will be before the lunch. Lunch, dinner and overnight will be on the Nile cruise board.

Day 2: Luxor – Esna – Kom Ombo – Aswan

Breakfast will be on the Nile cruise board. And then, we will sail to Esna. Over there, we will visit the temple which dedicated to the ram headed God Khnum, the God of Creation. In fact, Thutmose III laid the foundation of the temple in the 18th Dynasty. The Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors completed it from 40-250 AC. In fact, their names recorded all over the temples walls. Lunch will be also on the Nile cruise board. And then we will sail to Kom Ombo.

Nile cruise 8 days tour will also include a visit to Kom Ombo temple. It is the Ptolemaic temple of Sobek and Haroeries. In fact, the temple located in the town of Kom Ombo, about 28 miles north of Aswan. Moreover, the temple dates back to Ptolemy’s, built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. In fact, the actual temple started by Ptolemy VI Philometor in the early second century B.C. Return back to the Nile cruise. The Nile cruise 8 days tour will also include tea and coffee which served in the early evening. While we sail to Aswan, we will enjoy a sumptuous oriental dinner. We will also enjoy dance all night away to the Egyptian folklore party. Overnight will be on the Nile cruise board.

Day 3: Aswan

Breakfast will be also on the Nile cruise board before we start the third day of the tour program. In fact, the Nile cruise 8 days tours will include a visit to the High Dam. The High Dam built in 1960 and contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. In fact, the Dam is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 363 feet tall. Today, the dam provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. And then, we will proceed to the Unfinished Obelisk. The obelisk made of the red granite which used for the ancient temples and colossi. In fact, the red granite came from quarries in the Aswan area. Around these quarries are many inscriptions, many of which describing successful quarrying projects.

In fact, the Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry. Moreover, the obelisk still lies where a crack discovered as it hewn from the rock. Furthermore, the obelisk has a weight over 2.3 million pound. In fact, the obelisk is the largest piece of stone which ever handled. A crack occurred which let it abandoned. And then, we will visit the beautiful temple of Philae which rises from the water of the Nile river. Lunch will be also on the Nile cruise board. The Nile cruise 8 days tour will also include tea and coffee which served in the early evening. Dinner and overnight will be also on the Nile cruise board.

Day 4: Aswan

Breakfast will be also on the Nile cruise board. The time will be at leisure on the Nile cruise board. Lunch will be on the Nile cruise board. The Nile cruise 8 days tour will also include tea and coffee which served in the early evening. Dinner and overnight will be also on the Nile cruise board.

** Optional Tour: Excursion to Abu Simbel temples either by private coach or by domestic flight.

Abu Simbel temples are 300 km southwest of Aswan (about 300 km by road). The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. In fact, the site known as the “Nubian Monuments”. Moreover, the site runs from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae which near Aswan. Furthermore, the twin temples originally carved out of the mountainside. In fact, it was during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century BC. They are a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari. It was especially to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Moreover, it was also to intimidate his Nubian neighbors. The complex relocated in its entirety in 1968. It is now on an artificial hill. The hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.

Day 5: Aswan – Edfu

Breakfast will be also on the Nile cruise board. In fact, the breakfast will before we start Nile cruise 8 days tour day 5. In this day, the Nile cruise ship will sail to Edfu. Lunch will be also on the Nile cruise board while sailing. In Edfu, we will visit the beautiful temple which known as the Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. In fact, the temple built in 237 BC during the reigns of six Ptolemy’s. The temple indeed the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after Karnak temple. The tour program will also include tea and coffee which served in the early evening. Dinner and overnight will be also on the Nile cruise board.

Day 6: Edfu – Luxor

Breakfast will be also on the Nile cruise board. Today, we will sail to Luxor. Lunch will be also on the Nile cruise board. The Nile cruise 8 days tour will also include tea and coffee which served in the early evening. Dinner and overnight will be also on the Nile cruise board.

Day 7: Luxor

Breakfast served on the Nile cruise board. Today, we will start the tour by crossing to the West bank of the Nile. Over there, we will visit the Valley of Kings with its many tombs which chiseled deep into the Cliff side. From the 18th to the 20th dynasty, Memphis area and Pyramid-style tombs abandoned. In fact, it was in favor of the West bank of the Nile in Thebes. Several great leaders as well as many less important rulers buried here and more tombs discovered even today. The most famous is where Howard Carter discovered the treasure of Tutankhamen in 1922. The Nile cruise 8 days tour will also include a visit to the Valley of Queens. There, we will visit the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut.

The design of the temple set at the head of the valley overshadowed by the peak of Thebes. The Nile cruise 8 days tour will also include a visit to the Colossi of Memnon. The temple built by Amenohotep III (18th Dynasty) as a mortuary temple in Thebes. It guarded by two gigantic statues of Amenhotep. Lunch will be on the Nile cruise board. The tour itinerary will also include a visit to the Karnak Temple, the largest temple built by a man. The temple represents the combine achievement of many generation of ancient builders. Moreover, the tour will also include a visit to Luxor temple. In fact, the temple built by Amenhotep III and the King Ramses II. King Ramses II built Abu Simbel temples. Dinner and overnight will be on the Nile cruise board.