MS Grand Sun Nile Cruise from Luxor

In the early morning, you can enjoy a Hot Air Balloon ride in Luxor (optional).

Today is the day we visit the West Bank of Luxor tours. We'll start with a visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which is also known as Deir el-Bahri. It was built by King Thutmose III's daughter, and it has been named after her since its construction in the 15th century BCE. The temple was constructed to celebrate and honor Amun, who had favored Hatshepsut and assisted her in becoming pharaoh, by providing her with a divine father figure: Amun himself.

Next up will be a visit to the Valley of the Kings, which is a necropolis that  It contains numerous tombs built for the rulers and nobility of the New Kingdom of Egypt (1550–1069 BC), like those belonging to Tutankhamun, Ramses II, and Seti I.

After that, we'll head over to colossi Memnon, two giant stone statues of Amenhotep III that were moved to their current location in the 19th century CE.

Sailing to Edfu via Esna and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you will sail to reach Edfu, where you can see the Temple of Horus, one of the best-preserved monuments in Egypt. Enjoy a guided tour of the temple and take in its well-preserved reliefs depicting scenes from the life of Horus. From here, you will continue sailing to Kom Ombo, where you can explore another Temple dedicated to Horus that was built by Ptolemy VII Philometor (145–117 BC). Then, return to your cruise ship for a sumptuous lunch.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After a relaxing night of sleep, we awoke to the sound of birds and a cool breeze coming from the Nile. It was time to get up and explore!
We started off with a visit to the High Dam as part of our Aswan day tours. The High Dam is actually two dams in one: one for water intake, and one for power generation. The water intake dam allows water from Lake Nasser to be pumped into the turbines for electricity production, which is then sold back to Egypt.

After that, we went to the Temple of Philae —one of only two existing temples still standing on the island of Philae—and Unfinished Obelisk which was started by Ramses II but never completed due to his death.

Dinner is served on board your Egyptian Nile cruise after an afternoon felucca ride on the Nile around Kitchener Island.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We will bid goodbye to the MS Grand Sun Egypt Nile River Cruise after a sumptuous breakfast on board. After leaving the Nile River Cruise, a Cairo Top Tours representative will take you to Aswan airport or Aswan railway station, where you can catch your flight. You can also take the train.

You can enjoy an optional tour from Aswan to Abu Simbel by bus

Meals: Breakfast