From Aswan: 4-Day, 3-Night Nile Cruise with Hot Air Balloon｜Egypt

Day 1

On arrival in Aswan, meet your local tour representative (we pick up all our guests from Aswan hotels, train station or airport). Start your amazing tour in Aswan. Visit the famous Aswan High Dam and sail by Nile motor boat to visit the great Philae Temple. Overnight in Aswan with the opportunity to disembark. Enjoy lunch on board, as well as afternoon tea, dinner, and an evening disco party. Overnight on board the cruise.

Day 2

Around 4:30, your guide will pick you up for the Abu Simbel trip with a shared small group. Arrive around 8 am to visit one of the most impressive places in Egypt; the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramesses II and his beloved Queen Nefertari. Return to the cruise by noon to have your lunch and sail toward Kom Ombo city.

Arrive at Kom Ombo city to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Return to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for an overnight stay on the cruise.

Day 3

After your breakfast, experience a horse-and-carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. Return to the cruise. Relax on deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on sundeck.

Late in the afternoon, arrive at your cruise dock, to be transferred to enjoy Luxor temple on the East bank of Luxor, where ancient Egyptian, Christian and Islamic features are exhibited. Dinner on board and belly dancing show. Overnight in Luxor. Note: if your arrival at Luxor dock by 3:00 or 3:30 pm, then we have chance to visit both Karnak and Luxor Temples.

Day 4

Begin around 5:00 am with pickup for an incredible 30- to 45-minute hot-air-balloon flight over Luxor’s West Bank, and enjoy aerial views of the country’s landscape and famous landmarks.

Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunch time in a local restaurant (optional).

Back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak Temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Have nice pics between its huge pillars and obelisks. Finally, transfer to a hotel, airport, or railway station in Luxor (around 3:00 to 4:00 pm).