Steigenberger Omar El Khayam Lake Nasser Cruise

5 Day Omar El Khayam Lake Cruise From Aswan to Abu Simbel

DAY 1 – Steigenberger Omar El Khayam Cruise Embarkation & On-board Nubian Show

When you arrive at the airport or the train station in Aswan, your tour manager will be there to meet you, and he will then escort you to the very stately 5-Star Steigenberger Omar El Khayam cruise ship which will be transporting you to Abu Simbel in absolute style. Shortly after you have boarded the vessel, lunch will be served, and then you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Dinner will be served in the evening, and there will also be an entertaining Nubian Show on board the vessel this evening. End your day with a good night’s sleep on the quiet waters at Aswan.

Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner

DAY 2 – Kalabsha and Beit el Wali, the Sail to Wadi el Seboua

Today, after enjoying your breakfast on board the ship, our tour guide will accompany you and a small group of our other clients on a tour to see two spectacular ancient sites. First you will visit the Temple of Kalabsha which was constructed during the Roman period, and then you will visit Beit el Wali Temple which was built during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II.

After your tour ends, you will return to the Steigenberger Omar El Khayam cruise ship and you will have the remainder of the day to yourself. While you are relaxing aboard the ship, it will be sailing to Wadi el Seboua, and on arrival, it will dock, and you will spend this night of your cruise on the water at Wadi el Seboua.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 3 – Wadi el Seboua and Dakka Tours, then Sail to AMADA

Shortly after you have had your breakfast, it will be time for our tour guide to take you for another fascinating excursion, this time to see the ancient Wadi el Seboua temples, and also Dakka Temple, a Greco-Roman temple which was dedicated to Thoth, the god of wisdom.

Following your tour, you will return to the ship, and it will then set sail for AMADA, with a good lunch being served along the way. On arrival at AMADA, you will disembark with our tour guide, and you will visit an area which is home to a number of ancient monuments, including Amada Temple; Temple of Derr, and the Tomb of Pennut.

After your tour, you will once again return to the ship, and you will spend this night of your cruise on the still waters at AMADA.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Sail to Abu Simbel Temples via Kasr Ibrim

Enjoy a nice leisurely breakfast aboard the ship, and a nice slow cruise towards Abu Simbel, stopping briefly along the way for a photo taking opportunity at Kasr Ibrim. Here you will see the ruins of an ancient fortress standing on what appears to be a tiny island. However, what you see is actually the top of what was once the highest hill in the area prior to the flooding of Lake Nasser when the Aswan High Dam was built.

Kasr Ibrim is closed to the public, so the Steigenberger Omar El Khayam will get as close to the island as possible, and you will be able to take photos from the ship’s sundeck. After this stop, you will then continue on your way to Abu Simbel.

When you reach Abu Simbel, there will be a short but very nice cocktail reception party with music, and after that our tour guide will take you to see and explore two of Egypt’s most famous and most recognizable ancient monument, the rock-cut Abu Simbel temples.

After your tour, you will return to the ship in time for your dinner, and you will be spending the last night of your Steigenberger Omar El Khayam cruise on the water at Abu Simbel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5 – Steigenberger Omar El Khayam Disembarkation and Abu Simbel Departure

Enjoy breakfast as usual and then shortly after you have eaten, it will be time for you to check-out and disembark. One of our tour representatives will then escort you to the airport for your departure from Abu Simbel. Your Steigenberger Omar El Khayam Lake Nasser cruise has come to an end, so we will now bid you farewell, and wish you a very safe and pleasant onward journey.

Meals Included: Breakfast