Egypt Christmas Tour Nile River Cruise Luxor to Aswan
Overview
Spending Christmas in Egypt grants an unforgettable adventure through the Nile cruise route from Luxor to Aswan. Your Nile cruise journey will take you to Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple and let you explore the Valley of the Kings while drifting on the Nile. The temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo are waiting for you before your destination in Aswan for seeing the splendid Philae Temple and the High Dam. Your Christmas holiday becomes extraordinary because you experience luxurious accommodation combined with delicious food and joyful celebrations on the ship.
Spending Christmas in Egypt grants an unforgettable adventure through the Nile cruise route from Luxor to Aswan. Your Nile cruise journey will take you to Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple and let you explore the Valley of the Kings while drifting on the Nile. The temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo are waiting for you before your destination in Aswan for seeing the splendid Philae Temple and the High Dam. Your Christmas holiday becomes extraordinary because you experience luxurious accommodation combined with delicious food and joyful celebrations on the ship.
Inclusion
- Meet and greet by our professional tour guides at the airport.
- Private air-conditioned transport.
- 4-night stay on the 5-star MS Movenpick Royal Lily Nile Cruise (full board).
- Private guided tours during your Nile Cruise.
- Expert tour guide for all sightseeing from Luxor to Aswan.
- Entry tickets to all listed sites and museums.
- Three daily meals with quality Egyptian cuisine.
- Snack stops upon request.
- All service charges and taxes included.
Exclusion
- Egypt entry visa.
- Optional tours not listed in the itinerary.
- Drinks during meals.
- Tipping (not included in the tour price).
- Prices apply only during Christmas and New Year.
Itinerary
Welcome to Luxor, Egypt
Our Cairo Top Tours accredited tour guide will meet you when you arrive at Luxor International Airport or Railway station. Your personal driver will transfer you to board your Egypt Nile River Cruise where you will spend 5 days aboard the MS Movenpick Royal Lily Nile cruise from Luxor to Cairo after the smooth check-in.
Our certified tour manager will review your Egypt Christmas holidays itinerary and join you on your Nile cruise journey to give you all the information about Egypt's history and civilization as well as explain all the sites and temples where the cruise will take you. You will start the Luxor day tours by visiting Luxor Temple known as "ipet rsyt," or "the southern sanctuary," which is considered the best and most significant religious center in ancient Egypt. Continue to visit Karnak Temple dedicated to Gods Amun Re, Mut, and Khonsu and considered a complex of many temples, kiosks, and pylons built by more than a pharaoh in different eras. Enjoy your amazing buffet dinner during the Christmas holidays in Egypt which will be served on board and dancing music and entertainment.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
You will have a delicious breakfast aboard the MS Movenpick Royal Lily Nile cruise, then our guide will be ready at the lobby waiting for you to begin your daily sightseeing tours in Luxor. Today's excursion will cover one of the most important sites in Egypt which is also announced by UNESCO, the Luxor West Bank tours.
Visit the Valley of the Kings, the great Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaohs which has 63 magnificent royal tombs, situated on the ancient site of Thebes, the capital of Ancient Egypt. After that, you will visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut who was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, her mortuary temple is dedicated to Amon-Ra, the sun god as well as the Colossi of Memnon. Enjoy lunch while sailing to Esna and spend the evening celebrating and having fun after gourmet dinner on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
On the third day of your Egypt Christmas Tours, visit Edfu Temple after taking your tasty breakfast, this temple is built during the Ptolemaic period, and it is dedicated to the god of heaven and the protector of kingship, God Horus, one of the most popular deities who appears prominently in the ancient Egyptian mythology and legends and the son of Osiris and Goddess Isis. Then your personal guide will take you back to the cruise ship to enjoy a wholesome lunch before the Nile cruise leaves for Kom Ombo, on arrival you will meet your guide in the lobby and you will start walking to the amazing Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horaeris the falcon-headed god. Enjoy a lovely dinner in the main restaurant followed by evening entertainment.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
You will have a tasty breakfast while sailing to Aswan then visit the High Dam which was built across the Nile in Aswan to produce electric power and control the floods in Egypt. After that, visit the Unfinished Obelisk and have a motorboat ride to get to Phiale, which captured the imagination of infinite travelers to Egypt from early times. It was famed for its beauty and was known as the 'Pearl of Egypt'. Continue Aswan day tours to see the Philae Temple which was built in the honor of Goddess Isis. Enjoy dinner and a folkloric show overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
After the last breakfast during your Tours in Egypt, you will disembark from your Egypt Nile River Cruise, then Cairo Top Tours representative will escort you by an air-conditioned vehicle to Aswan Airport for your flight back home.
Cairo Top Tours wish you an enjoyable New Year in Egypt 2024 Holidays Nile Cruise.
Fifth-day meal: Breakfast
Price
MS Movenpick Royal Lily Nile cruise,
| # | May-Sep | Oct-April |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | __ | $2125 |
| Double | __ | $1435 |
| Triple | __ | $1365 |
Hotels
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