| From | $ 1,300 / per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5 days , |
| Destinations | Aswan, Edfu, Luxor, |
| Tour Availability | Every Monday |
| Tour Type | Private , |
| Pickup Location | Luxor |
| Max group size | 12 |
| Available languages | Chinese , English , french , German , Romanian , Russian , Spanish , |
Enjoy an exclusive experience with a small group with our 5-Day Nayera Dahabiya Nile River Cruise Luxor to Aswan.
This Dahabiya Nile Cruise vacation offers an adventure on board a luxury sailing boat to experience temples and life along the Nile between Luxor and Aswan. Golavita offers these unique Egypt tour packages with professional Egyptologists tour guides, new brand vehicles, quality services, and luxury Dahabiya Nile cruises.
We offer tailor-made Nile Cruise holidays to the country’s most important sights and the hidden gems that give you a whole new perspective on this legendary country.
Our exclusive tours offer you the opportunity to explore the majestic Karnak temple and Luxor temple on the east side. Also, Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut temple, and Memnon Colossi on the west bank.
Discover the history and secrets of the Greco-Roman temples, such as Edfu temple, Kom Ombo temple and Philae temple in Aswan. Finally, you can still see Abu Simbel Temple, Aswan High Dam, Nubian Village while you are in Aswan.
Book this unique Dahabiya Nile Cruise and enjoy 24/7 support, and gain new strength and enthusiasm from the pharaohs.
Golavita guide will meet you at Luxor airport/Luxor train station or Luxor hotel to start your 5 days on board Dahabiya Nile Cruise between Luxor and Aswan. You will start Luxor attractions with the ancient Egyptian sacred place and the biggest Pharaonic temple not only in Egypt but all over the world. In fact, the temple is a perfect example for architecture and artistic skills of the ancient Egyptians during the New Kingdom.
Karnak temple complex was dedicated to Amun-Re, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu beside other gods like Ptah, Montu, and Osiris. Start your visit with the temple Port then walk through the Avenue of Sphinxes till the first unfinished Pylon of Nectanebo. Move to the Open court and explore Taharqa column, Barque shrine of Ramesses 3, and mudbrick ramp once used to build the Pylon.
After that, discover the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 columns, Hatshepsut Obelisks, White chapel, Red Chapel, Sacred Lake and the famous Scarab.
Once you finish your tour, shot some photos, you will join your guide to check-in at the Dahabiya and enjoy your lunch on board.
You will go again by sunset to visit Luxor temple on Luxor east bank.
Luxor temple was dedicated to one of the creator gods Amun ka.mut.f and it was the place where the king receives his divine Ka to be able to keep the harmony of the country. The temple was built mainly by Amenhotep 3 and Ramesses 2 but Tutankhamun, Ay, Hatshepsut, Thutmosis 3, and Psusennes 1 added carvings to the temple. Also, it was the place where they celebrated the Opet Festival yearly.
At the end of the tour, you will go back to your Dahabiya Nile Cruise for dinner and overnight by west bank of the Nile.
Meals:
Lunch, dinner
Start your day with a very tasty breakfast on board the Dahabiya before you start your Luxor day tours to West Bank. You will start with
They are to iconic twin statutes made out of quartzite sandstone, representing the king Amenhotep 3 from the 18th dynasty, New Kingdom. Actually, they are 18 meters each, depicting the king seated on the throne with his mother and wife long his legs. Both statutes, especially the northern one, were considered a wonder in ancient times and attracted people from all over the world because of the sounds they made daily at dawn. Learn more about them from your guide before you proceed to your next stop
This temple is for one of the greatest female pharaohs in ancient Egypt, Queen Hatshepsut. Actually, the temple was built during the 18th dynasty by Senenmut, who was the queen advisor and teacher of her daughter Neferure. In fact, there are a lot to see in the temple, like the Divine Birth scenes, the Punt Exhibition, and daily life scenes like harvest and agriculture. Besides, the beautiful scenes of Anubis chapel, Hathor chapel, and Amun-Re holy of holies.
It is the royal burial site for all the kings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties. The most famous tombs belong to Tutankhamun, Ramesses the Great, Thutmosis 3, Seti First, and Hatshepsut. Meanwhile, these tombs are decorated with carvings related to the afterlife, such as the Book of Dead, Book of Caverns, Book of Night, Opening of the Mouth, and Book of the Holy Cow. After visiting three tombs included in your ticket, you will go back to Dahabiya Nile Cruise and sail towards Esna for the rest of the day. Enjoy afternoon tea time on board and dinner while docking by an island of the Nile River.
Meals;
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Enjoy your tasty breakfast while crossing Esna Lock and sailing towards Edfu Temple. It takes more than 5 hours to reach Edfu and you will enjoy lunch on board before you head to
A unique Egyptian temple built during the Ptolemaic era in about 180 years, but unfortunately it was used only for 20 years. Actually, Edfu temple is the second biggest temple after Karnak and one of the best-preserved temples together with Dendera temple. Edfu temple is famous for the Egyptian myth called the struggle between Horus and Seth, Edfu WIFI, and the crypts.
At the end of the tour, the cruise will sail towards Al Ramady Island for overnight and dinner by the Nile Side.
Meals;
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Morning breakfast while sailing to Kom Ombo city, and upon arrival, you will walk with your guide to visit the temple. In fact, this temple is very unique as everything is duplicated here, and it was built for two gods, Haroreis and Sobek the crocodile. In here, you can admire unique scenes never existed in any other temple, such as the surgical instruments, ancient calendar, Sanitariums, and nilometer.
At the end of your tour, you will stop by the Crocodile Museum before you head back to the Dahabiya Cruise. Sail to Herdiab Island to swim in the Nile and overnight.
Meals;
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Enjoy the last breakfast on board, then check out and start your Aswan attractions trip with your guide.
Aswan High Dam is one of Aswan's attractions, built between 1960 and 1971. The purpose of the dam was to control the Nile flood, provide hydroelectric power, and increase Egypt’s green land. It is an engineering marvel, and it had its impact on Egypt’s economy and environment.
The Philae temple is located between the Aswan Dam and the High Dam on Agilkia Island now after it was moved from Philae Island. In fact, the temple was built on much older temples like most of the temples and it dates back to Nectanebo, 30th Dynasty. Actually. Philae is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of its two obelisks, helping in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The temple is famous for the best Mammisi in Egypt, Trajan Kiosk, Hathor Temple, and Hadrian Gate. Also, the last text written in Egyptian hieroglyphs on the walls of the Philae temple dates back to 394 BC.
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