Aswan to Luxor: 4-Day Private Nile Journey

PRIVATE TOUR Day 1 Board your 5 star Nile Cruiser - Romantic Philae Temple Arrive into Aswan this morning and board your 5 star Nile Cruiser where you will spend the next three nights. In the afternoon enjoy a leisurely boat trip to Agilika Island for a guided tour of the romantic Philae Temple - dedicated to the goddess Isis. Upon returning to Aswan we visit a perfume oil emporium. The use of essential and perfumed oils in Egypt dates back to 2700BC. Perfumed oils were used by women, pharaohs and by temple priests for worship who offered a melange of 6 perfumes called Kyphi to the Sun God at dawn, noon and dusk. As the sun sets, free time to shop in the colourful souqs and markets or simply relax and watch an amazing sunset in Egypt's southern most town straddling the River Nile. Overnight: Nile Cruiser Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Aswan - Nile cruise . Optional early morning drive to Abu Simbel, the famous the rock-cut temple of King Ramses II. In the afternoon our Nile Cruiser departs Aswan and we cruise the River Nile to Kom Ombo where we disembark to visit the temple which is dedicated to the crocodile headed god - Sobek before returning to the cruiser. Overnight: Nile Cruiser Aswan - Nile cruise . Optional early morning drive to Abu Simbel, the famous the rock-cut temple of King Ramses II. In the afternoon our Nile Cruiser departs Aswan and we cruise the River Nile to Kom Ombo where we disembark to visit the temple which is dedicated to the crocodile headed god - Sobek before returning to the cruiser. Overnight: Nile Cruiser

Enjoy a swim in the pool and chill out in the sun on deck. Let your troubles melt away as we cruise the River Nile to Luxor. Home of the legendary Valley of the Kings and Temple of Karnak, 4000 year-old Luxor is ancient Egypt at its best. Arriving into Luxor in the afternoon. we explore the giant Temple of Karnak - a spectacular complex of sanctuaries, pylons, chapels, halls and obelisks, all dedicated to the Theban gods and to the greater glory of Egypt’s Middle and New Kingdom rulers. Overnight: Nile Cruiser

This morning we disembark. we tour West Bank, visiting the Colossi of Memnon, Valleys of the Kings and the colonnaded Temple of Hatshepsut. Transfer to the Luxor airport.