5 Days Dahabiya Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan

Valley of the Kings

Begin your day by visiting The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom.

2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari

Then that move forward to The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, constructed during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty, stands as an architectural masterpiece of ancient Egypt. Situated across from the city of Luxor, this temple showcases the grandeur and innovation of the period.

2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Colossi of Memnon

Have the chance to take pictures with The Colossi of Memnon are two enormous stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, positioned at the entrance of the now-ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, which was once the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.

30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Temple of Karnak

Then move ahead to visit The temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isu—or “most select of places”—by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples built over 2,000 years and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. This derelict place is still capable of overshadowing many wonders of the modern world and in its day must have been awe-inspiring.

2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Temple of Horus

The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period in Koinē Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca.

3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

The Golden Chain of Mountains, an ancient and revered rowing site, is located between the Edfu Temple and the northern side of the Kom Ombo Temple, just 65 km north of Aswan. This area was a renowned quarry during the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom (1550 - 1070 BC), supplying stone for many of the era's most iconic structures, including the Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor Temple, Medinet Habu, and Kom Ombo, among others.

2 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Temple of Kom Ombo

The Temple of Kom Ombo, located in the town of Kom Ombo in the Aswan Governorate of Upper Egypt, is a unique double temple. It was built during the Ptolemaic dynasty between 180 and 47 BC, with further additions made during the Roman period.

5 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Aswan High Dam

The Aswan High Dam, constructed between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt, is the world's largest embankment dam. This significant structure has overshadowed the earlier Aswan Low Dam, which was completed in 1902 downstream.

1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Unfinished Obelisk

The unfinished obelisk, located in the northern part of the ancient stone quarries in Aswan, Egypt, is the largest known obelisk from antiquity. Reginald Engelbach conducted a detailed study of this remarkable artifact in 1922.

1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Temple of Philae

Philae is an island situated in the reservoir formed by the construction of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the modern Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Historically, Philae was positioned near the significant First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and served as a prominent site for an ancient Egyptian temple complex.

2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Aswan

Upon disembarking after a delightful breakfast, we will arrange your transfer to your chosen destination in Aswan, marking the conclusion of your enriching 5-day Dahabiya Nile cruise experience in Upper Egypt.

5 Hours • Admission Ticket Free