Luxurious Dahabiya Nile Cruise: Explore Aswan to Luxor's Wonders

At 11:00 AM, Embarkation in Aswan for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a Luxuriously appointed Dahabiya.

Overnight, the ship moors on the Nile Banks of Aswan

Today you will visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old Dam (completed in 1902).You will also visit the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, a structure rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser at the time of the High Dam's construction. At 13:30 Sail on the way to Kom Ombo.

The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt.

Overnight nearby Kom Ombo (in Baloula Island or Hardiab and dinner on the island)

At 07:30AM, Sail to Kom Ombo to see the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon headed Horus, god of the morning sun. At 09:00 AM, Visit Kom Ombo Temple, At 13:00 PM, Visit El Silsila (optional)
Sail to Edfu and arrive at 6:30 PM.
The golden chain of Mountain the immortal place of rowing can be found between Edfu temple and the north side of Kom Ombo temple, Just 65 km in the north of Aswan. It used to be a highly famous quarry location located on both sides of the Nile River from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom (1550 - 1070 BC) to construct some of the most legendary construction of that era which include the Karnak temples Complex, Luxor temple, Medinet Habu, Kom Omb0, and many more

Overnight moored beside a Nile island in Edfu (El Saraj Island)

At 08:00 AM Visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period in Koinē Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca. At 10:00 AM continue sailing to Esna.

Overnight moored beside an island in Edfu

Today will be a leisurely day; After Breakfast Commence sailing to Esna, and passing the lock, Then Dahabiya will moor beside a Nile Island

Dahabiya will moor in Luxor

Thursday

This morning you will visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28th Dynasty Luxor Temple.

The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary".

Overnight moored in Luxor

Friday

Excursion to the West Bank to visit the great burial places of the Pharaohs - the Valley of the Kings - where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens, Medinet Habu Temple and the Colossi of Memnon.

The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.

Overnight moored in Luxor

Saturday

Breakfast aboard the Dahabiya. Followed by disembarkation

No accommodation provided