4-Days Luxor to Aswan Cruise: Hot Air Balloon & Abu Simbel Adventure
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38 Ratings
Embark on a 4-day luxury cruise from Luxor to Aswan and experience the beauty of Egypt's Upper Nile Valley. Enjoy hot air balloon rides, visit ancient Pharaonic sites, and explore the impressive Abu Simbel temple. Don't miss the nightly entertainment and delicious meals on board. Book now!
Duration:
4 days
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
Transfer to Nile Cruise and Luxor East Bank
Luxor - licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Luxor Airport, Railway station or Hotel to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 stars Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board.
Temple of Karnak - Then, start your tour by visiting the largest temple ever: Karnak temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres.
Luxor Temple - Proceed to visit Luxor temple, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Admire its obelisk and statues. Back to the cruise, dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Note: If your arrival to Luxor is so early, so we will start the tour directly upon arrival since the cruise check-in time at 12:00 and we don’t want our guest to waste their time waiting at the lobby for check-in.
What's Included
- Three nights’ accommodation on a luxurious 5-star cruise with full board (starts with lunch, ends with breakfast)
- Meals including lunch, dinner, and breakfast
- Guided Abu Simbel excursion in a group, with an English-speaking guide
- Expert English-speaking Egyptologist as your tour guide
- All-inclusive transfers with air-conditioned vehicles for pick-up and drop-off
- Breathtaking 35-45 minute Hot Air Balloon ride over the skies of Luxor
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to all the above mentioned sightseeing.
- Tipping to the guide, drivers or cruise crew.
- Water or Drinks on the cruise.
- Any personal expenses like laundry etc or Any optional Tours.
- Motorboat to Philae Temple.
- Wifi on the cruise.
- It is available to pick Travelers from Luxor west bank hotels with extra 15$ USD per person.
- It is available to transfer Travelers to the Hotels in Aswan west bank with extra 15$USD per person.
Additional Information
Enjoy the breathtaking sights of Egypt’s Upper Nile Valley by sailing on a Nile Cruise ship. Absorb the serene riverside landscapes and uncover Egypt’s ancient magnificence, featuring Pharaonic sites on the journey between Luxor and Aswan. Discover major attractions in Luxor and Aswan, with two intermissions to explore historical sites like the Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples. Revel in an exhilarating Hot Air Balloon ride in Luxor. Visit one of Egypt’s grandest temples at Abu Simbel, situated 285 km south of Aswan. Engage in numerous night-time activities such as belly dance shows, galabiya parties, Nubian shows, or disco, and more on a 4 day/3 night Nile Cruise departing every Saturday, Monday or Thursday from Luxor to Aswan. The package includes full board, with lunch at check-in and breakfast at check-out.
Note: ★Recommended to arrive before 12:01 PM on the first day.
★The tour concludes in Aswan around 5 PM on the final day; thus, we suggest an evening departure.
- Child rate applies only when sharing 2 paying adults.
- A child from 6 to 11 years old accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult.
- A child less than 6 years is not allowed for the balloon trip.
- If your arrival to Luxor is so early, so we will start the tour direct upon arrival as Cruise check in at 12:00.
- 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
- Prices are quoted in U.S dollars , per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter Holidays
- Camera is not allowed on the balloon basket, you can only use your cellphone to take pictures.
- If the trip to Abu Simbel cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded.
- If the Hot Air Balloon trip cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded.
- Pregnant woman is not allowed for the balloon trip.
- If you want to have your own room, then you need to book for a single person.
- If you are traveling in a group of 3 people, you will enjoy one triple room.
- The tour ends on the last day in Aswan city around 5 pm, so evening departure is recommended
- If you are traveling in a group and wanted to have your own room, then do a separate booking for a single person
- Our drop off location in Aswan after the tour on the last day can be at Aswan Airport, train or hotels in Aswan east bank
- You will need to pay all the entrance fees to the sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary by card except the motorboat to Philae temple in Egyptian money cash.
- Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(38 Ratings)
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L2768whmichaelr
Mar 19, 2023
Egyptian Nile Expedition - I appreciated the carefully constructed itinerary and the convenience of having an agent coordinating all the different tours and moving parts.
The guides were excellent and I always felt welcomed. Hatem was particularly great, given his exceptional knowledge, passion, and friendliness.
Our tour operator, Heba Haggag, was also amazing. She was responsive and eager to make sure we were always having a good time. We appreciated her kindness and the thoughtful gift.
Our only concern on the trip was for some of the carriage horses in Edfu. Some appeared clearly in poor health and my girlfriend was saddened by the experience.
Egypt is amazing place and we won’t soon forget this trip. Thanks for everything!
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Mostafam1078
Jul 14, 2022
Amazing trip, unforgettable days ! - The trip was amazing with a very good ship and careful crew. The food and accommodations were 5 star. The guide Mostafa Abdo knows a lot about all the temples and explained in details many things that made the trip unforgettable. Despite the heat of July we could enjoy everything!! I highly recommend the agency as Heba helped during all steps and communicated with us the entire trip.
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Donna
Jun 9, 2022
The expected and the unexpectedly wonderful experience. - I expected the Nile river cruise to be wonderful and it
did not disappoint. There was the majesty of the ancient 3 to 4000 year old temples and ruins, the beauty of the meandering Nile river with its green fertile banks and timeless faces of the Egyptian people. I have been on over 10 cruises across the world as well as the river cruises in castle area of Germany. The cruise ship had good food, happy faces of the staff, and good service. The ship does not cater to typical excesses of major cruise lines in terms of spa, gym, restaurant variety and other entertainment but well served it's primary function.
Most unexpected was the dedicated Egyptologist guide, HOSSAM RASHWAN who was with us 3 complete days of the trip. He personally micro managed our itinerary, transportation needs, off ship tours and even catered to basic requests to stop at a supermarket, go to the ATM, find restaurants or expedite special shopping desires. He was all-knowing, caring and directive in creating the best experience possible for us. His expertise was readily apparent in Egyptology, he speaks at least 5 different languages, and he endeavored to answer all questions and interests. The guides on these types of cruises are typically contracted by the ship/local tour company and therefore you are able to make requests as well as privately contract the guide for services. This is really what topped our experiences and gave us complete comfort in our safety and his guarantee of a successful event.
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Lindsayjudytx
Jun 6, 2022
Amazing Experience - We were on the Le Fayan cruise and wow! It blew us away! I would recommend everyone to take this boat on the Nile Cruise! As for our day trip guide, Hossam was the most amazing guide. He treated us better than family. He made sure we got to our train in time and even brought us dinner!
Take the Le Fayan cruise and make you get Hossam as your guide!! You won’t regret it!
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Sunnys160
May 20, 2022
Highly recommend - Completely recommend for anyone considering going to Egypt! Every detail was taken care of thoughtfully and the entire trip was stress free. I cannot say enough how communicative, attentive, and kind our guide Ahmed was. We had so much fun learning about Egypt and exploring all of the temples. Ahmed also was super helpful providing us options for the different days, and having flexibility for the itinerary.
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Isabelrodriga
Mar 18, 2022
Best way to immerse yourself in Egypt and its magic - The cruise was so much fun, and a great way to get to know Egypt! We visited amazing cities and even more amazing temples. Having Ahmed Gad as a guide also contributed to making this trip an unforgettable experience!
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Reginarc7171aw
Mar 17, 2022
Best Nile cruise with the best guide - Our time at the cruise, with all the site visits was amazing. Everything was perfectly planned and people were very nice.
What made it best was our tour guide Ahmed Gad; he is a great story teller, very knowledgeable and keeps you engaged at every site, and he was also very helpful and attentive with us for with questions and asks we had outside of the proper tour.
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Paulabraga2108
Mar 17, 2022
Best way to visit the temples! - I booked this cruise on my first time in the country, and it was a great way to visit the most important temples and still enjoy the nice and relaxing atmosphere of a cruise. Having a good guide makes all the difference to fully enjoy the experience, and our guide Ahmed Gad was great!! Very knowledgeable and always happy to help us with everything!
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Elizabeth_w
Mar 26, 2023
Good Trip to See Upper Egypt - Really enjoyed the cruise! We got to see many sites including temples and historical areas
Pros: not having to coordinate travel to/from sites, getting to see big highlights like Valley of the Kings and Abu Simbel, common facilities were very nice
Cons: food was hit or miss, not up front of certain prices, schedule/itinerary changes without notification (papyrus shop, perfume factory, and alabaster store), boat maintenance (window wouldn't lock, bathroom tiles broken)
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Thomas_m
Apr 7, 2022
Absolutely miserable... - Absolutely miserable experience.
- Visits to Papyrus "museum" and Alabaster "workshop" added to itinerary without prior warning. Took time out from what was available to view the actual sites listed, essentially scams that sell the exact same prints/products as every other iteration of these places throughout the country.
- Poor quality and limited vegetarian food options. Set menu lunch on first day the option was the same plate as the regular meal just with the meat removed - so rice and vegetables. The rest were buffet but with limited options, staff didn't seem to understand "vegetarian" so ended up with meat dishes on my plate multiple times despite asking them what did/didn't contain meat. Requested vegetarian "breakfast box" on final day and received a chicken sandwich.
- Room was average at best, quite dirty in the bathroom and the fridge actually warmed anything placed inside. Had better results cooling anything but using the room air conditioning. Impossible to sleep, work or really do anything while the boat was sailing as the entire room vibrated/shook violently due to the engine leasing to severe sleep deprivation.
- Tours were OK, but very short and with excessive focus on hieroglyphics leaving little time to appreciate or pay much attention to the actual structures/temples/etc. A common comment I've encountered when researching visiting Egypt was to use guides as they provide context to what your viewing/seeing - however it felt like at times it swung too far in the other direction and was provided a lot of context and information about minutiae for something I didn't really get to see.
Biggest concern was the papyrus/alabaster stores effectively being snuck into the itinerary - if they had been mentioned at any time prior I would not have booked at all or would have cancelled. Seems to be common to tours here as it was the 5th time I'd been in such places due to being snuck into other tours as well.
On the last day, after barely sleeping for two nights I ended up leaving early before I completely lost my mind. I had heat stroke due to the the driver on the way back from Abu Simbel ignoring requests to turn up AC from an incredibly weak setting - combined with accidentally taking a bite of the chicken sandwich included in the breakfast box that I was assured would be vegetarian, was simply too much on top of everything else.
Overall a highly disappointing, and overall miserable experience that was not remotely worth the cost. Severely soured my experience in Egypt.
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