2 Nights Nile Cruise From Aswan To Luxor: Discover Temples and Abu Simbel
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Embark on a 2-night Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor and explore the magnificent temples and tombs along the way. Don't miss the chance to visit the iconic Abu Simbel Temples and indulge in delicious meals on board a luxurious 5-star ship.
Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Abu Simbel trip (Sharing a group in a bus or minibus), check in and sailing to Kom Ombo temple

Abu Simbel Temple Complex - Check out from your hotel in Aswan around 4:30, our licensed Egyptology tour guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip (sharing a small group), to visit one of the most impressive places in Egypt; the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramesses 2nd and his beloved Queen Nefertari. Back to Aswan around 1:30 pm to pick your luggage and transfer to the 5 star cruise to check in and have your lunch.

Temple of Kom Ombo - Around 2 pm, the cruise will start sailing heading to Kom Ombo. Arrive at Kom Ombo city where to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Back to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for overnight.

Edfu temple, and Overnight in Luxor

Temple of Horus - After your breakfast, enjoy Horse Carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. Back to the cruise. Relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Luxor. Lunch on board. Cross Esna lock. Afternoon tea on the sundeck. Arrive Luxor late in the afternoon. Overnight in Luxor.

West bank tour and Departure Transfer

Valley of the Kings - Breakfast and check out to start your unforgettable day by driving to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the new kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies. Visit 3 tombs from the open ones (Your tour guide will recommend you the best 3 tombs).

Temple of Hatshepsut - Then, continue to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunch time in a local restaurant (optional). (it is available to do the optional tour to The East Bank to visit Karnak temple and Luxor temple with extra charge).

Luxor - Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor or Luxor Airport or train station.

What's Included
  • Enjoy 2 nights in 5-star cruise luxury, inclusive of all meals.
  • Gain insights from an English-speaking Egyptology expert.
  • Savor included onboard meals: lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
  • Explore the iconic Abu Simbel with a group trip.
  • Convenient A/C vehicle transfers, including pick-up and drop-off.
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
  • Tipping to the guide, driver and Cruise crew.
  • Water or Beverages or Wi-Fi on the cruise.
  • Any optional tours if required or any personal expenses like laundry..etc
  • It is available to pick Travelers from Aswan west bank hotels with extra 15$ USD per person.
  • It is available to drop off travelers at Hotels in Luxor west bank with extra 15$ USD per person.
Additional Information

Take an amazing sailing Nile cruise trip from Aswan to Luxor for 2-nights with visit to the fabulous temples between Luxor and Aswan and the Great temples of Abu Simbel 285 km south of Aswan. Feast on buffet lunches, dinners, and breakfasts on board a 5-star ship. Every few hours, you will get alarm from your Nile Cruise to stop and walk to these huge temples and tombs in Aswan and Luxor to take amazing shots. Enjoy visiting Abu Simbel Temples, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, Valley of the kings and Hatshepsut Temple. Enjoy comfortable pickup and drop off at your hotel, airport or train station.

  • Sometimes due to sailing conditions on the River Nile,Nile Cruises itineraries schedule and sailing time maybe updated.We assure that our clients will see all what is on their itineraries but maybe in different order.
  • A child from 5 to 11 accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.(full payment)
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
  • Prices are quoted in U.S dollars, per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter holidays.
  • If the Abu Simbel trip cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.d
  • You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
  • Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
  • Passports copies, hotel name and room number are required for the Abu Simbel government permission.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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983vibekeh
Dec 28, 2023
Great experience delivered by real pros who go the extra mile for you - We weren’t sure about going on a Nile cruise, but are so happy we did - thanks to Heba who sorted it all out for us, and Zakarya who was the best guide ever. Totally professional, constant care for us, making sure we had a great experience. Relaxation on the luxurious boat combined with extremely well-organized tours along the way. Perfect combination! Like the friendly staff and good food. Thumbs up! :) Claude & Vibeke
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Sshoeit
Dec 2, 2022
Amazing experience in Egypt - I can’t say enough good things about this experience. The travel company was great. Heba Haggag reached out to me before we were set to board the cruise with a detailed itinerary of activities and associated entry costs for the sights. She even checked in to see how things were going while we were on the experience. The cruise was great. We did the Abu Simbel tour and then boarded the cruise. Accomodations were clean and comfortable. We sat on the top deck and enjoyed the view as we went from sight to sight. The highlight of the entire experience was our tour guide, Mohammed El Khady. He was friendly, energetic, playful, and extremely knowledgeable. His English was fantastic. The tour group was a perfect size (10 total, including us) and Mohammed gave the perfect amount of background history to make it interesting, but not too much to overwhelm. There was always an opportunity to spend some time by yourself and take everything in. Once you’re in Luxor, add the hot air balloon experience. You will not regret it. We enjoyed Mohammed so much that we ended up booking a private tour with him in Luxor once we docked. I would highly recommend this. He took us to valley of the nobles, valley of the queens, and Habu temple. Mohammed also helped us coordinate a Mosque tour in Cairo. Every detail was thought out and planned so we could just enjoy our trip. Mohammed even took us to two great Egyptian restaurants for lunch. I can’t recommend this experience, company, and tour guide enough. It was a once in a lifetime experience and it was incredible. Book this!!
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Mihalyegonb
Aug 16, 2022
Recommended! - This is one of the very few 2-night Nile cruises. For me, that was more than enough to soak the view. The program was neatly organized and varied but still left plenty of time to recharge. Our guide Islam was knowledgeable and gave interesting but easy-to-follow explanations at the sights. The cruise (accommodation) exceeded my expectations! The cruise also offers optional programs. I suggest that fellow solo travelers should make use of these as it is more cumbersome to organize them alone.
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Andremh349ot
Jul 29, 2022
Exceeded our expectations - We booked this 2-night Nile Cruise and it was a great experience. First of all, this was the only agency that we found that gave us the option of only two nights in the ship. It made much more sense to us as we wanted to sleep the first night in Aswan in a hotel, and all the other agency packages required us to sleep in the ship anchored in Aswan for the first night. Heba, the person thar organized everything, was very easy to communicate with. The guide Osama picked us up in our hotel at 3:30 am the first night to go to Abu Simbel. The trip went well, the temples are very impressive, it was interesting to drive through the desert, although it’s a three and a half hour trip each way and it was the hottest place in our whole 15-day July trip. But we think it was worth it. We then boarded the MS Semiramis 2 ship towards Luxor. The ship was very nice, the rooms were very comfortable, hotel-like rooms. It had a nice top floor, with a good pool and places to relax and watch the scenery. The service was good and the food was ok, what you’d expect for a buffet restaurant. During the trip we stopped in Kom Ombo and Edfu temples. When we arrived in Luxor, we visited Luxor, Karnak and Hatshepsut temples, as well as the Valley of the Kings. This whole experience was certainly much better because we had a great guide, Esmail. He was by far the best guide we had in all of our 15-day trip through Egypt. He was very knowledgeable, he would always choose interesting spots to see in the temples, was very clear in his explanations, was good at catching everybody’s attention and managed time well so that it wouldn’t be tiring. Our two teenagers also liked him the most. Overall, the experience exceeded our expectations.
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946mileyn
Jun 22, 2022
I had a great time - I had a great time with Jamila Cruise . Everything was perfect. And my tour guide name is Walid. He took care of me really well. I highly recommend this company and my tour guide
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Mbehnert
May 14, 2022
2 night nile cruise-awesome - Had a wonderful time! Our guide, Wallid, was fantastic. He made everything super easy and stress free! He went above and beyond a normal guide from helping us with currency to pointing out picturesque photo locations to helping us book a balloon tour after the tour was over. He was a super knowledgeable and helpful Egyptologist. Would definitely recommend this tour!
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Juanpablon335
May 13, 2022
The best way to travel through Egypt - Amazing experience, the best way to travel through Egypt. The cruise has everything you need and the temple visits are very well selected. Tour guide Walid was very clear and helpful and made the experience very enjoyable.
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Frederickb893
Apr 28, 2022
Incredibly well planned, relaxing luxury Nile cruise from start to finish! - Wow! Heba, Osama, and Mido went above and beyond to make this trip a dream come true! Besides organizing every detail for excursions and being extremely responsive, they were always looking to help make our time in Egypt amazing. The views alone on this 2-3 day boat cruise were incredible and Heba allows guests to “choose their own adventure”. I decided to take out a day to go snorkeling in the Red Sea (recommended) and she was able to make it happen, no problem, in addition to a hot air balloon ride and every temple I wanted to see. Osama was a extremely knowledgeable tour guide who balanced his historical with humor which made the trips to the 4+ temples much more fun! Every meal we had was delicious and offered a wide variety of options for every diet. The staff of the boat provided for your every need, whether it be a cocktail on the rooftop pool, room service or a massage. They even turned on the Liverpool Champions League soccer game (Mo Salah!) for me in the lobby and we all watched together! The rooms were spacious, comfortable, and clean. I would recommend to anyone looking for an adventurous, well organized, and relaxing trip! Thanks Heba!
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638leslief
Feb 4, 2022
Great Company to book through - We had an amazing trip. We got VIP treatmeant every step of the way with our own personal tour guide at Abu Simbel, door to door service, luggage porters, amazing food on the ship (Magic II). Heba was great to deal with, upbeat, professional, very prompt and always available for anything we needed or questions we had. Our guide for the cruise stops was Mohamed. His passion for Egyptian history was evident from the beginning, his story telling made everything we saw so much more special, and his useful tips for navigating the culture, customs, and tipping etiquette were priceless for our first few days in Egypt. It was an unforgettable trip and we couldn’t have asked for anything more.
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Jmedenver
Feb 4, 2022
Choose this tour company! - Choose this tour company over others! This was the second time I have done a Nile cruise, and it was a superior experience by far! Very well organized, and we felt completely looked after the entire time. This tour includes everything you need for an incredible experience cruising the Nile and seeing some truly mind blowing sites. We had Mohammed as our tour guide and he was simply the best! Very knowledgeable and passionate about Egyptian history! Plus he really went out of his way more than once, and it felt more like we were hanging out with a friend than a guide. Very highly recommended!!
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