Experience a 5-day Dahabiya Nile River Cruise from Luxor to Aswan, a journey filled with bliss and excitement, showcasing remarkable archaeological wonders over 4500 years old. Roxana Travel is Egypt’s leading travel agency, committed to providing exceptional services, including expert Egyptologist tour guides, a luxurious Dahabiya Nile Cruise, and private A/C vehicles, ensuring a memorable holiday on the Nile. Guests will embark on a captivating adventure through Upper Egypt, visiting renowned archaeological sites such as Karnak Temple, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Philae Temple, the High Dam, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, and more. Discover the splendor of ancient Egyptian civilization by exploring its magnificent archaeological treasures.
VIP Dahabiya Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan 5 days
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Duration
Tour Type
Explore Tours
Included/Exclude
- Dinner
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Entry/Admission - Temple of Karnak
- Entry/Admission - Valley of the Kings
- Entry/Admission - Tomb of Ramses III
- Entry/Admission - Tomb of Ramses IV
- Entry/Admission - Tomb of Merenptah
- Entry/Admission - Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
- Entry/Admission - Colossi of Memnon
- Entry/Admission - Temple of Horus
- Entry/Admission - Temple of Kom Ombo
- Drinks
- Any optional tour as indicated in the itinerary
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)
- Entry/Admission - Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
- Valley of the Kings
Stop: 2 hours - Admission included
First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. There you visit four royal tombs, including the Tomb of Ramses, the Tomb of Horemheb, the Tomb of Merenptah and of course the Tomb of King Tut. The tomb of Tutankhamen is the only tomb in Valley of the Kings that was discovered nearly intact in 1922. The discoverer of his tomb was Howard Carter. Tut's famous golden mask is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but here you have the opportunity to be amazed at the royal mummy of the young king .
- Tomb of Ramases IX
Stop: 25 minutes - Admission included
Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince . The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated .
- Tomb of Ramses III
Stop: 20 minutes - Admission included
The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers .
- Tomb of Merenptah
Stop: 25 minutes - Admission included
In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
- Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)
Stop: 25 minutes - Admission excluded
(optional) King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings .
- Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Stop: 2 hours - Admission included
After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamen and belonged to the same dynasty .
- Colossi of Memnon
Stop: 10 minutes - Admission included
- Meals included:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Temple of Karnak
Stop: 2 hours - Admission included
After lunch you continue your day tour to Karnak Temples in the East Bank of Luxor Karnak you visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt .
- Obelisk of Thutmoses I
Stop: 10 minutes - Admission included
The Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs .
- Obelisk of Queen Hapshetsut,
Stop: 10 minutes - Admission included
Obelisk of Queen Hapshetsut, The Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs .
- Temple of Ramesses III, Karnak
Stop: 10 minutes - Admission included
Temple of Ramesses III, Karnak, Karnak,, Luxor Egypt .
- Luxor temple
2 Hours tickets included
This beautiful temple was built on the east bank of the Nile by Amenhotep III, "The Magnificent'. With his wife Queen Tiy, whom he dearly loved, he ruled Egypt during the peaceful and stable 18th Dynasty. The temple was dedicated to the Theban triad: the great god Amon-Ra, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu.
- Meals included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Temple of Horus
Stop: 2 hours - Admission included
the Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. This relatively young pharaonic temple is well-preserved and therefore very impressive .
- Meals included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Temple of Kom Ombo
Stop: 2 hours - Admission included
After coming back from Abu Simbel, the ship will sail to Kom Ombo and Edfu. In Kom Ombo you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. After this visit you will sail toward Edfu. in the evening you will have dinner on board and spend the night at Edfu.
- Meals included:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Abu Simbel Temple Complex
Stop: 2 hours - Admission excluded
Early in the morning there is an optional tour to Abu Simbel (at an additional cost). It is an archaeological site located in the belly of the mountain, south of Aswan made up of two large temples carved into the rock. It was built by King Ramses II in 1250 BC These two temples were among the greatest temples in ancient Egypt. They are usually called the "Great Temple of Abu Simbel" and the "Little Temple of Abu Simbel," both of which are more spacious and grandiose than all the Egyptian rock temples of all times. There are six statues at the entrance to the other temple, four of them of Ramses II and two of his wife Nefertari.
- Temple of Philae
2 Hours included
Sail to Aswan Visit the world famous High Dam which was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. We will visit the amazing Temple of Isis at Philae. This monument is possibly best known for the international effort which moved it in its entirety to the island when it’s original location was threatened by the change in water level caused by the High Dam. We will visit the Unfinished Obelisk the stone weighing over 2.3 million pounds would have been the world’s largest piece of stone in the world. But as a crack developed in the stone it was abandoned. If the granite would not have developed a crack then it would have been the biggest obelisk with 40 meters height.
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