5 DAYS CRUISE FROM LUXOR TO ASW

• Breakfast will be lovely served on board. • Our tour guide will pick you up and take you to the Western Bank, with its fascinating sights and histories. Here, you will have a guided tour of the Valley of the Kings (three tombs included), which dates to the 16th and 11th centuries BC and is the site of some of Tutankhamun’s treasures. You will also visit the Hatshepsut temple, which was built by Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC and was dedicated to the sun god Amun. Finally, your tour brings you to the Colossi of Memnon, a pair of towering statues that marked the entrance to Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple. • Back to the Nile cruise, and lunch will be served on board. • Enjoy the magnificent ancient Nile River as you sail from Luxor to Esna. • Dinner will be served on board and overnight. • Later, the tour guide will join you on the sundeck while you observe how the cruise will pass the lock of Esna and will explain the details of this operation.

• An early morning breakfast on board will set you up for the fantastic day ahead at the Temple of Edfu. Located on the west bank of the Nile, the Temple of Edfu was built in honor of Horus by the Ptolemaic dynasty in 57 BC and is by far the most well preserved of all the ancient Egyptian temples. • You'll be picked up by a horse-drawn carriage, and your tour guide will explain all the details of the temple you'll be visiting. • You'll be back on board and take a leisurely cruise to Kom Ombo, where a delicious lunch can be enjoyed as you take in the beautiful vistas along the Nile River. • The late afternoon stop at Kom Ombo will be a cultural highlight. The temple was built during the reign of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and its twin design honors both the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus. • Your tour guide will take you through the architectural wonders of this historic site, with its court offering chambers, vestibules, and reliefs. • You'll board the ship again, and dinner will be served. The ship will then proceed on the voyage to Aswan, which is often regarded as the most beautiful city of the Nile!

• Start your journey to Aswan with a delicious breakfast onboard. • You will be picked up to see one of the city's major highlights, the High Dam. Built in the 1960s on the Nile River, the dam increases agricultural production and protects the country from floods. After admiring this marvel of engineering, you will have the chance to cross the Nile to visit Philae Temple. This ancient complex is filled with ancient structures and monuments dedicated to gods like Isis and Hathor, and this temple is the ideal place to try and understand aspects of ancient Egyptian civilization. • You will be back onboard to enjoy a delicious dinner and stay for the night.

• Start your day with a delicious breakfast on board as you take in the sights and sounds of a stunning Nile cruise. • Relax and enjoy a leisurely morning while you cruise along the river, perhaps opting for an optional trip to Abu Simbel to really make the most of your day. • After check-out time, you will be transferred to the Aswan Airport, railway station or even bus station.