5-Day Nile Cruise from Hurghada: Explore Luxor, Aswan & Ancient Egypt’s Treasures

Experience the magnificent Nile River, which is the heart of Egypt with a 4 nights / 5 days Nile cruise from Hurghada to spend a great time exploring the majestic monuments in Luxor and Aswan. There, you can visit the most important archaeological sites in the Nile Valley, including the magnificent Karnak Temple, the majestic mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Philae, the temples of Kom Ombo and Edfu, and much more impressive sites while joining a private Egyptologist guide.

Highlights Nile Cruise

• Karnak Temple
• Luxor Temple by Night
• alley of the Kings
• Hatshepsut Temple
• Colossi of Memnon
• Edfu temple
• Kom Ombo Temple
• The High Dam
• The Unfinished Obelisk
• Philae Temple

Full description Nile Cruise

1 day

In the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada in a private AC vehicle. To enjoy a 5-day Nile cruise from Hurghada. Upon your arrival in Luxor, you will meet your own Egyptologist guide who will join you.

Karnak Temple

There is no place more impressive in Egypt than the Temple of Karnak. It is the largest temple complex ever built by man and represents the common achievement of many generations of builders and ancient pharaohs. The Karnak Temple is actually three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and many outdoor temples housed on 247 acres of land.

Then, check-in 5* deluxe Nile cruise to have your lunch and refresh yourself. Evening time, we will pick you up once more to enjoy:

Luxor Temple at night

The Luxor Temple was the center of the most important festival, the Opet Festival. Amenhotep III and Ramses II largely built the temple, and the purpose of the temple was to prepare for ritual festivals. The festival was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.

Night on the board.

Day 2

Enjoy breakfast on your cruise, then you will be accompanied by your private tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit

King’s Valley

The Valley of the Kings is the last resting place of Egypt’s rulers from the 18th to 20th dynasty, it houses tombs that include the great Pharaoh, King Ramses II, and the child Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun. They well stocked the tombs with all the material goods that a ruler might need in the next world.

Hatshepsut Temple

It is one of the most beautiful, and best-preserved temples in all of Ancient Egypt. They built the temple on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position, connecting the levels.

Colossi of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon are two gigantic stone statues of King Amenhotep III that are the only remains of a complete Mortuary Temple. They made the statues of quartzite sandstone blocks that exist in Cairo and then moved to 700 km to Luxor.

After that, afternoon sail to Esna and Edfu. Overnight in Edfu

Day 3

Breakfast on board, then continue your Nile cruise to

Edfu temple

Dedicated to God Horus. We consider the Temple of Edfu the most preserved Greco-Roman temple in all of Egypt and its walls there is a “play” that shows Horus overcoming the devil god Seth.

Continue sailing to Kom Ombo to visit:

Kom Ombo Temple

A temple overlooking the Nile. We divide the temple of Kom Ombo into 2 temples with 2 entrances, 2 hypostyle Halls, and 2 shrines.

Then, we will spend the night in Aswan (arrival late at night).

Day 4

In the morning after breakfast, start your guided tour to visit Aswan’s tourist attractions, such as:

The High dam

It was built on the other side of the Nile in Aswan and was built between 1960 and 1970, and has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.

The unfinished obelisk

The largest obelisk of antiquity. It was ordered by Queen Hatshepsut (1508-1458 BC) to complement the Lateran Obelisk (which originally stood at Karnak) and was later taken to the Lateran Palace in Rome.

Temple of Philae

Philae temple is dedicated to the goddess Isis’ love and beauty. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to the nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubian Campaign project, which protected this and other complexes prior to the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.

Then, you will return to the cruise ship and spend the night.

Day 5

After That, In the morning, you are going to check out your Nile Cruise and then you will be transferred into our modern car to the train station so that you catch your train towards Qena and upon your arrival, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Hurghada.