Dahabiya Nile Cruise Fatima 3 Nights 4 Days From Aswan to Luxor

📍 Philae Temple

Located on Agilkia Island, this temple complex is one of the most picturesque in Egypt. It was dedicated to the goddess Isis, and its elegant reliefs and majestic columns reflect a blend of Egyptian and Greco-Roman styles. The temple was painstakingly relocated by UNESCO after the construction of the High Dam.

📍 Unfinished Obelisk

Still attached to the bedrock, this massive obelisk offers insight into ancient quarrying techniques. Had it been completed, it would have stood over 40 meters tall, the largest ever made by the ancient Egyptians.

📍 Aswan High Dam

An iconic 20th-century feat of engineering, the dam tamed the Nile’s floods, generated electricity, and created Lake Nasser. It symbolizes Egypt’s modernization and strategic control over its water resources.

Board Dahabiya Fatima

Enjoy a refreshing welcome drink, settle into your cabin, and begin sailing north. Dinner is served on deck with views of Nubian villages and desert cliffs.

🛏️ Overnight mooring near Kom Ombo.

📍 Temple of Kom Ombo

A rare double temple dedicated to two gods: Sobek, the crocodile-headed deity of fertility and the Nile, and Horus the Elder, the falcon-headed god of the sky. Its symmetrical layout honors both gods equally. Don't miss the ancient surgical instruments carved into its walls — a glimpse into ancient Egyptian medicine.

📍 Crocodile Museum

Next to the temple, this small but fascinating museum houses real mummified crocodiles and artifacts related to the cult of Sobek.

Sail to Edfu

Enjoy lunch and Nile views as you cruise past palm-lined banks and charming villages.

📍 Temple of Horus at Edfu

Reached by horse-drawn carriage, this is Egypt’s most complete ancient temple. Built during the Ptolemaic period (237–57 BC), it honors Horus, the falcon god. Highlights include:

• The grand pylon with vivid battle reliefs
• Hypostyle halls lined with mythological scenes
• The sacred sanctuary housing a replica of Horus’s barque

🛏️ Overnight near Edfu.

Morning sail to Esna

Enjoy breakfast on deck as the dahabiya glides north. Watch farmers, fishermen, and children along the riverbanks — a window into real Egyptian life.

📍 Esna Lock

Sailing through this lock is a memorable part of the cruise. It’s a modern structure but gives insight into river navigation, especially contrasting modern systems with ancient Nile logistics.

Arrive in Luxor—Ancient Thebes

📍 Karnak Temple Complex

• The largest religious structure ever built, Karnak was the spiritual heart of ancient Egypt for over 1,500 years. Highlights include:
• The Great Hypostyle Hall, with 134 towering columns
• The sacred Lake of Amun
• The obelisks of Hatshepsut and Thutmose I
• Vast processional avenues once lined with sphinxes

📍 Luxor Temple

Connected to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes, Luxor Temple was a ceremonial site for the rejuvenation of kingship. Its nighttime illumination makes it especially magical. Unlike most temples, it wasn’t dedicated to a god but to the divine aspect of the pharaoh.

🛏️ Overnight docked in Luxor.

📍 Valley of the Kings

Home to over 60 royal tombs, this necropolis was the final resting place for pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Tutankhamun and Ramses VI. Step inside elaborately decorated tombs that reveal beliefs about the afterlife.

📍 Temple of Hatshepsut

A mortuary temple dramatically built into limestone cliffs. Hatshepsut, one of Egypt’s few female pharaohs, used its design to legitimize her reign. Its terraces and ramps make it architecturally unique.

📍 Colossi of Memnon

Two towering statues of Amenhotep III that once guarded his vast mortuary temple, now lost to history. Despite their damaged state, they remain icons of ancient Egyptian grandeur.

Transfer to hotel or airport.