Nile Goddess Nile Cruise

5 Day Deluxe Nile Goddess Cruise from Luxor to Aswan

DAY 1 – Nile Goddess Cruise Embarkation and East Bank Tour

When you travel with Nile Cruises Plus, you are never left stranded on your own, so when you arrive at the airport of railway station in Luxor, one of our tour representatives will be there to welcome you, and to escort you to the port area where you will be boarding your 5-Star Nile Goddess Cruise from Luxor to Aswan.

Enjoy a nice lunch aboard the ship, and then our tour guide who will be aboard the ship throughout your cruise, will escort you on a tour to the East Bank. During this tour, you will visit two spectacular ancient sites: the Karnak Temple complex and Luxor Temple. The Karnak Temple complex consists almost entirely of ruins, but it covers a huge area and there is really so much to see here. Luxor Temple, on the other hand, is very well-preserved, and also one of the most beautiful ancient structures in Egypt.

After your East Bank Tour, you will return to the Nile Goddess, and then afternoon tea will be served. Today, for entertainment, there will be an Egyptian Belly Dance show before dinner and an onboard disco in the evening. The first night of your Nile Goddess Cruise will be spent in your cabin on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner

DAY 2 – Luxor West Bank Tour and Sail to Esna

Shortly after breakfast, our tour will today be escorting you on an excursion to the West Bank to see another 3 ancient attractions: Valley of the Kings; the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. At Valley of the Kings, which is an ancient royal necropolis, you will see more than 60 tombs, including the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses IV and Pharaoh Tutankhamen. After this site, you will visit the phenomenal rock-cut mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and then you will visit the Colossi of Memnon on your way back to the cruise ship.

Shortly after boarding the ship, it will then set sail for Esna where you will be spending this night of your Nile Goddess Cruise on the water. Lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner will once again be served at the usual times, and for entertainment today, there will be a Captain’s Welcome cocktail party before dinner, and another onboard disco in the evening.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 3 – Sail to Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo Temple

Today the Nile Goddess cruise ship will make an early morning departure from Esna, and you will enjoy your breakfast on the river while you are sailing to Edfu. When you reach Edfu, you will disembark with our tour guide, and you will be taken to see the Temple of Horus. The state of this structure’s preservation really has to be seen in order to be fully appreciated. It is exceptionally well-preserved as a result of having been buried under the sand for more than 2,000 years. It is today the best-preserved ancient monument in the country.

Following your tour to Horus Temple, you will return to your cruise ship, and then it will begin sailing to Kom Ombo. Enjoy lunch and afternoon tea on the water, and then when you arrive at Kom Ombo, our tour guide will escort you on another excursion. This time you will visit Kom Ombo Temple which is one of the most intriguing ancient temples in Egypt because it was dedicated to two gods: Haeroris and Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world.

When your tour is over, you will return to the Nile Goddess, and you will then have some free time for yourself before dinner is served. For entertainment today, there will be a Galabeya Party in the evening, and you will spend the night on the water at Kom Ombo.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Sail to Aswan and Aswan Tour

Enjoy your breakfast on the river while you are sailing to Aswan, and then once you reach Aswan, our tour guide will be escorting you on another onshore excursion, this time to see 3 of Aswan’s top highlights: the Aswan High Dam; the old Granite Quarries, and the ancient Temple of Philae. Philae Temple had to be completely dismantled and the reassembled on higher ground in order to save it from the rising water of Lake Nasser after the Aswan High Dam was built.

Following your tour, you will once again return to your cruise ship, and then lunch will be served. Afternoon tea and dinner will again be served at the usual times, and for entertainment today, there will be a Nubian Folkloric Show in the evening. Enjoy the final night of your Nile Goddess Cruise on the water at Aswan

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 5 – Nile Goddess Cruise Disembarkation and Departure

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast on the ship, and then you will checkout and disembark. With your cruise now official over, one of our tour representatives will escort you to Aswan Airport or Aswan Train Station for depart from Aswan.

We bid you farewell, and we wish you a safe and pleasant onward journey.

Meals Included: Breakfast