Amazing 5-Day Easter Nile Cruise Tour from Luxor

Amazing 5-Day Easter Nile Cruise Tour from Luxor

5-Day Easter Nile Cruise from Luxor
  • 5 Days

Overview

You will enjoy many exciting experiences during Easter with this amazing 5-Day Nile Cruise from Luxor, combining ancient dazzling wonders, springtime Nile scenery, and festive onboard fun celebrations. Sail between Luxor and Aswan while exploring iconic pharaonic temples such as the well-renowned Karnak, the amazing Valley of the Kings, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Philae. Easter on the Nile offers warm weather, blooming and green riverbanks, relaxed sailing, and special and joyful cruise activities. You can check more of the amazing Egypt Easter Tours on the Best Egypt Tour website.

Included

  • You will spend 4 enjoyable nights on a wonderful 5-star Nile cruise on a full-board basis.
  • We will organise the best private sightseeing tours for you.
  • A professional and expert Egyptologist guide from Best Egypt Tour’s team will accompany you during your tours.
  • All entrance fees to the famous temples in Luxor and Aswan.
  • Professional private transfers in air-conditioned and comfortable vehicles.
  • You will receive a daily bottle of mineral water during your tours.

Excluded

  • The price of your International or domestic airfares is not included.
  • Optional tours and additional activities, such as the Abu Simbel tour or the hot air balloon, are excluded.
  • Drinks during any meal on board the cruise are excluded.
  • Personal expenses and tipping for any member of the cruise crew or your helpful team are excluded.

Itinerary:

  • Day 1

    Embarkation - Exciting Luxor East Bank:

    Your enjoyable Easter Nile journey begins in Luxor. After arrival, you will be comfortably transferred to your beautiful Nile cruise ship and check in before lunch.

    In the afternoon, explore the treasures of the East Bank of Luxor with your expert tour guide, starting with the enchanting Karnak Temple, which is the largest religious and most impressive complex ever built. During the Easter season, the warm sunlight highlights the towering columns of the Great and fascinating Hypostyle Hall, revealing carved reliefs and faded pigments often missed at other times of the year. Your guide explains how Karnak evolved over more than 2,000 years as a living and great temple rather than a single monument.

    Continue your exploration by visiting Luxor Temple, which was once linked to Karnak by a ceremonial avenue used during ancient festivals. Easter timing allows for a peaceful and enjoyable sunset visit, when the temple’s obelisks and statues glow warmly under the changing light.

    We will take you back to your charming cruise for dinner and a special Easter welcome evening, featuring festive décor and fun shows.

    Meals Included :
    Lunch, Dinner
  • Day 2

    Enjoy the beauty of Luxor West Bank – Sail to Edfu:

    You will enjoy your first delicious breakfast, then your cruise will cross to the West Bank of Luxor, known as the great Land of the Dead. You will meet your friendly tour guide to visit the spectacular Valley of the Kings, where royal tombs were carved secretly and deep into the limestone hills to protect the pharaohs’ afterlife, and their expensive treasures. Your guide focuses on symbolic and beautiful wall art that reflects rebirth and renewal.

    Continue to the breathtaking Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was dramatically built into the cliffs of the famous Deir el-Bahari. The glamorous terraces, ramps, and colonnades reveal how the smart ancient architects harmonised monuments with nature. Your professional tour guide will explain to you how the wise queen Hatshepsut used art and architecture to strongly legitimise her rule.

    Stop at the impressive Colossi of Memnon, whose huge statues once guarded a grand mortuary temple. Their ancient and quite “singing” legend is explained before returning to your comfortable cruise.

    Yummy lunch and dinner will be served onboard as the ship begins sailing south, offering scenic natural views of palm groves, green villages, and river life.

    Meals Included :
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Optional Tours :
    You can enjoy an amazing optional Hot Air Balloon (extra fees)
  • Day 3

    Visit the stunning Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples:

    Early this morning, you will have your well-prepared breakfast. Then you will arrive in Edfu and visit the magnificent Temple of Horus, which is one of Egypt’s best-preserved temples. This gorgeous temple was built during the famous Ptolemaic period, its reliefs depict the eternal rough struggle between Horus and Seth—symbolising the great victory of order over chaos. The temple’s intact ceilings and special carvings offer a rare glimpse into the important late-period Egyptian religion.

    We will take you back to your cruise and sail smoothly toward Kom Ombo while enjoying a healthy lunch and panoramic Nile views.

    In the afternoon, visit the remarkable Kom Ombo Temple, which is uniquely dedicated to two powerful gods: Sobek, the famous crocodile god, and Horus the Elder. You will watch how the dual and perfect design reflects a great balance between creation and destruction. Nearby detailed displays highlight the wonderful ancient medical tools carved into the stone—some of the earliest and most impressive medical illustrations in history.

    We will return to the cruise to enjoy your hearty meals while your cruise sails onward to the fantastic city of Aswan as the sun sets over the river.

    Meals Included :
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Day 4

    Exploration Tour in Aswan:

    After a fresh breakfast, you will enjoy the tranquil beauty of Aswan. You will be impressed by the Aswan High Dam, which is a modern and smart engineering marvel that greatly reshaped Egypt’s economy and protected the whole Nile Valley from flooding. The viewpoint offers sweeping and unique views of Lake Nasser.

    Continue by traditional sailing boat to the amazing Philae Temple, which was dedicated to the goddess Isis. This amazing temple was relocated stone by stone to save it from the strong rising waters. Its island's perfect setting and elegant reliefs create one of Egypt’s most atmospheric and wonderful temple visits.

    Return to the beautiful and comfortable cruise for lunch and free time to relax on the sundeck.

    Meals Included :
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Day 5

    Disembarkation in Aswan:

    You will have a yummy breakfast, then you will get ready to disembark the cruise. We will transfer you to Aswan Airport, your hotel in Aswan, or the railway station for final departure.

    Meals Included :
    Breakfast
    Optional Tours :
    You can ask our team to add an optional and interesting excursion to Abu Simbel, where the amazing colossal temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari stand as masterpieces of ancient engineering.
Sliver Accommodation

Your Nile Cruise will be: Coral 2, Hapi Nile cruise, or a similar cruise.

 May - SeptOct - April
Solo Traveller N/A $ 1670
Per Person in Double N/A $ 1055
Per Person in Triple N/A $ 1000
Golden Accommodation

Your cruise will be Sunrise Semiramis or a similar cruise.

 May- SepOct- April
Per Person In Triple N/A $ 1810
Solo Traveller N/A $ 1135
Per Person In Double N/A $ 1085
Diamond accommodation 

Your cruise will be Royal Signature, Zeina, Royal Viking, or a similar Nile Cruise.

 
 May - SeptOct - April
Solo Traveller N/A $ 1875
Per Person in Double N/A $ 1175
Per Person in Triple N/A $ 1125

Notes:

$ 1000 / per person

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