The Nile Cruise: 4-Day Journey Through Egypt’s Timeless River

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Overview

  • Duration: 4 Days
  • Schedule: everyday
  • Destination: Cairo, Aswan & Loxur
  • Tour Type: Private

Nile Cruise About

Imagine starting your trip in Aswan, bags down, plans clear, and a Nile Cruise that shows you Upper Egypt exactly the way you’ve always wanted to see it.

The four days ahead take you through riverside temples, royal tombs, and the quiet flow of daily life beside the Nile.

With smooth logistics and an Egyptologist by your side, the journey stays comfortable and deeply focused on real history.

The Nile Cruise Included & Excluded

Included

  • 3 nights on a 5-star luxury Nile cruise ship (full board: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
  • Domestic flights: Cairo → Aswan and Luxor → Cairo.
  • Licensed Egyptologist guide, English-speaking (other languages on request).
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off.
  • All transfers operate in a private air-conditioned mini-coach.
  • Visits to Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, and Luxor according to the itinerary.
  • Free 1GB eSIM for the lead traveler.

Excluded

  • International flights.
  • Egypt entry visa (25 USD).
  • Travel insurance (required).
  • Tips & personal expenses.
  • Optional tours and add-ons.
  • Entrance fees to sightseeing (125 USD).

What is The Nile Cruise Itinerary?

Day 01

Aswan: Island Temple and Granite Quarries

 

Fly from Cairo to Aswan in the morning, where a meet-and-assist representative guides you straight to your 5-star cruise, your starting point for one of the most focused cruises to Egypt.

Check in to your Nile cruise, take a short rest, and begin your Nile tour with Aswan’s pharaonic temples.

Visit Philae Temple, known for its carved columns, open courtyards, and quiet island setting. Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries, an open look at how ancient builders shaped their monuments. Then head to the Aswan High Dam, with views stretching across Lake Nasser.

Return to the Nile cruise as the afternoon settles over the river.

Meals included: Lunch, Dinner

Sailing North: Kom Ombo and the River Gods

 

Start your morning with an optional visit to Abu Simbel, then return to the cruise as it begins its steady journey toward Kom Ombo.

Explore the Temple of Kom Ombo, shared by Sobek and Horus, where detailed reliefs show scenes of medical tools, daily tasks, and rituals along the Nile.

Sail further north into quieter stretches of the river, an easy moment to enjoy the open deck and the comfort of your luxury Nile cruise experience.

Settle in as the ship moves upriver and prepares to moor for the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 Edfu and the East Bank Temples

Arrive early in Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus, one of the best-preserved structures along the Nile cruise Egypt routes. Walk through its pylons and inner chambers before returning to the ship.

Sail toward Luxor and dock mid-afternoon. Your Nile River cruise Egypt program continues on the East Bank with Karnak Temple, a wide complex of halls, shrines, and long ceremonial paths.

End the day at Luxor Temple, set in the heart of the modern city, with its columns glowing in the late-day light.

Step back on deck to a steady breeze as the ship settles for the night in Luxor.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut’s Cliff Temple

Start the day with an optional sunrise hot air balloon over Luxor’s West Bank.

After breakfast, check out from the cruise and begin your final visits.

Walk into the Valley of the Kings, where 63 royal tombs stretch beneath the desert cliffs.

Move on to the Temple of Hatshepsut, built in clean terraces against the stone bay, then stop at the Colossi of Memnon, marking the entrance to the ancient Theban necropolis.

Transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo, closing your Egypt Nile cruise journey with the steady comfort that defines luxury cruises.

Meals included: Breakfast

Remember the clarity of this journey, its pace, its depth, and how naturally it all came together. When you’re ready for more, the Egypt river cruise routes are here to pick up the story.

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