Duration | 4 Days | 5 Days | 8 Days |
Tour Location | Luxor / Aswan / Abu Simbel / Edfu / Kom Ombo |
Tour Availability | Every Monday & Friday |
Pickup & Drop Off | Luxor / Aswan |
Tour Type | Luxury |
Join us with an exceptional adventure onboard Sonesta Star Goddess to secure your place among the spectacular pharaohs and cover the best historical monuments in Aswan and Luxor. Ride the stylish Nile River to Philae Temple, Abu Simbel Temples, Edfu Temple, Valley of the Kings, Luxor and Hatshepsut Temple, and many more.
All Services, Charges, and Taxes.
The service of pick up and drop off.
Transfers and tours by deluxe A/C vehicles.
Admission fees to all the listed sites in the program.
Fluent English, French, or Spanish tour guides throughout the tours.
Accommodation on board Sonesta Star Goddess Nile Cruise based on Full Board.
Tipping.
Domestic Flights.
Any extra tours not included in the itinerary.
Entrance tickets to the tombs of Ramses VI and Tutankhamun at Valley of the Kings.
We will pick you up from any location you decide inside Luxor City by a private A/C vehicle to start a marvelous Nile cruise trip to the best monumental landmarks in Upper Egypt and you'll join a private Egyptologist to check-in Sonesta Star Goddess Nil cruise and have a delicious lunch. Then, you'll be guided to impress Karnak Temple; the northern house of god Amun is the largest religious site ever established in the Middle Kingdom.
Then proceed to enjoy Luxor Temple at night. Have dinner on board and spend the night in Luxor.
Let's have morning breakfast then you will be escorted by your experienced tour guide to cover the significant highlights on the west bank of Luxor including Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut; it's a very large rock-hewn temple complex that was mainly founded beneath the cliffs of Deir El Bahari to honor Queen Hatshepsut, the most famous female ruler in history.
Then, you'll drive to Valley of the Kings and Colossi of Memnon; the site which is decorated by the two massive seated guardians of limestone which were erected by the hands of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
You will be back to Sonesta Star Goddess for sailing to Edfu while having lunch on board and you'll spend the rest of the day onboard.
Enjoy breakfast then your private tour guide will accompany you by a horse carriage to visit Edfu Temple; it's the most completely preserved site and one of the most significant of Ptolemaic legacy in Egypt which is divided into two symmetrical buildings, both of them is devoted to a set of gods.
Then, sail to Kom Ombo while serving lunch on board and once you arrive, we will drive you to Kom Ombo Temple; symmetrical twin structures dedicated to the god Horus and Sobek.
Continue sailing to Aswan and enjoy afternoon leisure with a tea break and a wonderful dinner and Overnight in Aswan.
You will meet your personal Egyptologist after breakfast to witness the magic of Aswan by visiting Aswan High Dam; a very large engineering project which had been built by President Abdul Nasser in the very extreme southern borders of Egypt to save the country from the Nile flooding.
Then move to the Unfinished Obelisk; it's a gigantic rectangular rock monument that was built on the Greek design and it dates back to the reign of Hatshepsut and ends your day trip by Philae Temple.
You'll get back to the cruise to have lunch and spend some leisure with tea break on board, enjoy dinner meal and overnight in Aswan.
It's the time for your last breakfast on Sonesta Star Goddess then check out before you will be guided by a private air-conditioned car to visit Abu Simbel Temples which is regarded as one of the most glorious sites in history. Abu Simbel is a truly stunning piece of jewelry created by the hand of Ramses II to honor his significant achievements and battles then drive back to a very good restaurant in Aswan for lunch and transfer to your hotel in Aswan.
Social distancing enforced throughout our tours.
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized.
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival.
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Accommodation | Guest House | Services |
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5 Decks 4 Deluxe Mozart suites (35 m) 27 Royal Beethoven suites (40 m) 2 Chopin suites (52 m) |
Private terrace Filtered water Panoramic window Telephone Mini-bar Private bathrooms Individual A/C Hairdryer LCD TV with a satellite Safety deposit box |
Fully purified water Massage center Air conditioning Steam & Sauna Laundry service Fitness center Main restaurant Main dining room Sun deck bar Swimming pool with bar Wireless internet access Nightly shows Guided Tours Doctor available 24 hrs |
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