Best 5 Days Christmas Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan

Upon arrival at Luxor Airport or Train station, or at your hotel, your representative will warmly meet you and transfer you to your beautiful Nile cruise. Your professional tour guide will be waiting for you to start your tour. Your first stop will be the huge Karnak Temple Complex, which is one of the largest and most famous religious complexes ever constructed.

One of Karnak's most impressive spaces is the well-known Great Hypostyle Hall, where 134 massive and high columns create a forest of stone. The central columns rise dramatically above the beautiful surrounding rows, creating a monumental and unique architectural effect that was designed to evoke the primordial marshes of Egyptian creation.

We will transfer you to Luxor Temple, which is particularly atmospheric toward sunset, when the sandstone monuments begin to beautifully glow under the changing light. You will watch the monumental and great entrance associated with Ramesses II, the long avenue that once connected Luxor Temple with Karnak, and the later Roman-period evidence that reveals how this impressive sanctuary continued to be used long after the pharaonic era.

At the end of this amazing tour, we will transfer you to your Nile cruise for embarkation and enjoy lunch and dinner aboard the Nile.

You will have your yummy breakfast on board before crossing the Nile to the West Bank of Luxor. You will meet your expert tour guide to visit the breathtaking Valley of the Kings, which is the royal necropolis used primarily during Egypt's New Kingdom. Inside the beautiful selected tombs, you can see brilliantly colored representations of gods, sacred texts, celestial imagery, and scenes connected with the holy king's journey into eternity.

Continue to the Iconic Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. The powerful Hatshepsut ruled Egypt during the 18th Dynasty and greatly developed a distinctive visual language of kingship. Her temple is arranged in broad terraces against the high natural limestone cliffs, creating a special architectural relationship between the monument and the mountain behind it. One of the most fascinating and amazing features is the relief cycle depicting the famous expedition to Punt, a distant land associated with valuable products such as incense and exotic goods.

We will stop at the spectacular Colossi of Memnon, which are two enormous seated statues representing the famous pharaoh Amenhotep III. The iconic statues originally stood before the king's vast mortuary temple.

You will return to your magnificent cruise for lunch and begin sailing south toward Edfu.

Wake up to the magical scenery of the Nile and enjoy a fresh breakfast before visiting one of Egypt's best-preserved ancient temples. Your first stop will be the stunning Temple of Horus, which is dedicated to the falcon-headed god associated with kingship, powerful protection, and the triumph of order over chaos. The construction of this attractive temple began during the Ptolemaic period, centuries after the great temples of the New Kingdom. Although relatively late in Egyptian history, its unique preservation provides a special, detailed picture of traditional Egyptian temple architecture and religious imagery.

We will transfer you back to your ship and enjoy lunch while sailing toward Kom Ombo. Upon arrival at Kom Ombo, you will find a perfect temple that stands directly beside the Nile. The sanctuary is unique because it was especially dedicated to two divine traditions simultaneously: Sobek, the strong crocodile god associated with the Nile, fertility, and power
Horus the Elder, a falcon-associated deity. This amazing site also contains reliefs associated with ancient smart medical and ritual practices.

We will take you to your beautiful Nile cruise to enjoy your meals and continue sailing toward Aswan.

You will wake up in Aswan, where the character of the Nile River changes dramatically as the river approaches the beautiful traditional lands of Nubia. You will enjoy your breakfast, then you will meet your licensed tour guide to start your tour. You will take a motorboat across the stunning water to the iconic Philae Temple, which is one of Egypt's most atmospheric sanctuaries. This enchanting temple complex was dedicated primarily to Isis, who was one of the most important goddesses of ancient Egypt. The famous mythology of Isis, Osiris, and Horus played an important role in Egyptian ideas about family, death, resurrection, and kingship.

Continue to the stunning Unfinished Obelisk, which is located in an ancient granite quarry. This spectacular site helps demonstrate the critical logistical challenge involved in producing and transporting monumental stone objects.

Your last stop will be the Aswan High Dam, which is one of Egypt's most consequential modern engineering projects. We will smoothly transfer you back to your enchanting Nile cruise.

After a delicious breakfast, complete your check-out procedures and meet your representative for your onward transfer to Aswan Airport or Train Station.