Dahabiya Nile Cruise Aswan to Luxor 4 Days Luxury Cruise Nayera

Hurghada online tours Egyptologists will meet you at Aswan airport/hotel, train station to start your memorable time with Nayera Dahabiya Nile Cruise. You will start your Aswan attractions with

Aswan High Dam

Egypt is the gift of the Nile, but for so many years in ancient Egypt, the Nile was a real challenge. In fact, sometimes the Nile flood was nice and people planted their needs, but sometimes it was so heigh and destroyed everything. In modern time, Egypt government thought to control the flood, increase water storage for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity.

When you will visit the Dam. You will see one of the largest artificial lakes in the world, Lake Nasser. Also, you will discover the Aswan High Dam, which was a real engineering miracle. The Dam was built between 1960 and 1970 Egypt succeeded to add thousands of new hectares, and generate hydroelectric power. But, nothing without disadvantages such as the rising waters behind the dam causing the disappear of Nubia. Egyptian government relocated 100,000 Nubians between Aswan and Edfu in many Nubian villages. Proceed to explore the Egyptian-Russian Friendship Monument before you head to your next stop.

Philae temple

Enjoy a short motorboat ride to reach Agilkia Island where you will see Philae temple now. Actually, Isis Temple, or Philae Temple, was the pilgrimage place for Egyptians and Nubians alike as it was the last place where Pagan and Christianity stayed side by side for 300 years. Moreover, Isis temple and Isis secret cult was the first healing center in Egypt especially for the root chakra.

As a matter of fact, the temple took 8 years to be saved from Philae Island to Agilkia Island. There are a lot to see here, like Roman Mammisi, Trajan Kiosk, Gateway of Hadrian, Temple of Arisnophis and Hathor chapel. Besides, the important Obelisks which played role in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

At the end of your tour to Isis temple, you will join your guide to have smooth check-in at your Dahabiya cruise and lunch on board.

Meals:

Lunch, dinner

Enjoy your breakfast and sail towards Kom Ombo city. Upon arrival, you will visit Kom Ombo temple, walking, as its beside the Nile shore. In fact,  Kom Ombo temple was built for Sobek, the crocodile god and Haroreis, the hawk god as it’s the only double temple in Egypt.

Moreover, the temple has some unique scenes never found anywhere else, such as surgical instruments, calendar, Nilometer and a sanatorium.

End your visit with the Crocodile Museum before heading back to your Nile cruise and sail towards Gebel El Silsila, the quarries where they cut the stones for most of west bank temples in Luxor. enjoy sailing towards Edfu while reading a book, watching daily life long the banks of the Nile or sunbath.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Enjoy sailing the ancient way while having your breakfast on this unique, authentic cruise. Upon arrival to Edfu city, you will enjoy a short horse carriage ride to Edfu Temple. This temple is the second biggest after Karnak and the best preserved together with Dendera temple.

Horus Temple is unique as it’s the only one that has a detailed Egyptian myth called the struggle between Horus and Seth. Meanwhile, valuable information about ancient festivals like Good Union Marriage festival between Horus Behdity and Hathor of Dendera.

Also, the temple has a colored birth house, or Mammisi, beautiful black granite statues of Horus; and the ancient oil factory. Finally, the temple has famous scenes called Edfu WIFI and the only original NAOS in the holy of holies in all of Egypt.

Back to the cruise and sail towards a nice place where the boat will dock and overnight.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Enjoy the last breakfast before check-out at Esna or Luxor depending on the Lock Condition. Sometimes we have to drive a short distance to Luxor from Esna Lock to enjoy Luxor top tourist attractions such as

Valley of Kings

Start your Luxor west bank visit with burial place for the kings of the 18^th, 19^th, 20^th dynasties of ancient Egypt, More than 65 tombs carved inside the mountain for an average of 100m to protect the king’s bodies for the afterlife. Explore three tombs included in your entry ticket with the chance to add three more against charge. Marvel at the religious book including Book of Dead, Book of the Day, Book of Night, Opening of the Mouth, and the Book of the holy cow. Moreover, you can discover Tutankhamun tomb and see his mummy and sarcophagus against charge.

Hatshepsut temple

El Deir El Bahari temple known as Hatshepsut temple is a very unique temple on Luxor west bank. A female Queen proved how smart she was and talented to be able to rule for about 23 years. In here, you can admire the daily life scenes like agriculture, harvest and trading especially with Punt country. Marvel at Hathor chapel, Anubis chapel and Amun Barque shrine before you end your tour. Proceed to your next stop

Colossi of Memnon

They were decorating the entrance of the biggest mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile for king Amenhotep III. The statues depicting Amenhotep III as a seated king on the throne with the royal symbols above his head with small figures of his mother and wife beside his legs.

Many newly discovered steles, busts, statues, columns, and much more small pieces will be recollected together one day and offer in the open-air museum.

Lunch

Enjoy a freshly cooked lunch at a local restaurant before you head to your last stop

Karnak temple Complex.

End your tour with Karnak temple on Luxor east bank where you will discover the biggest temple all over the world.  The temple covers 65 hectares and it has unique sites starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, Pylons, great Hypos all Hall, Sacred Lake, and the Obelisks.

The temple is famous for healing energy especially at Sekhmet chapel and Osiris chapel. Tour the temple and admire the military scenes, offering scenes on the walls of the temple.

Also, there are more to see like Mut temple, Khonsu temple, and Ptah temple. Besides, the Open-Air Museum where you can see the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut and the Opet festival scenes, and the white chapel of Senusret I, King of the XII Dynasty.

At the end of your tour, your guide will drive you wherever you like as train station, Luxor airport, or Luxor hotel.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch