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4 Days Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon

★4.7(626 reviews)Luxor4 daysPickup availableFree cancellation
4 Days Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon
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Overview

Experience Egypt’s ancient history with a Nile cruise. Journeying between Aswan and Luxor allows you to relax while soaking in the picturesque scenery of the Nile Valley. You'll also have the chance to visit legendary sites, including Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon, Philae Temple, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, Abu Simbel Temple, and many more historical treasures

What's included

  • Hot air balloon ride with a flight certificate
  • Visit to Abu Simbel Temple in a small group setting (Shared Tour)
  • Experienced, qualified tour guide
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • 3-night stay aboard a 5-star cruise boat
  • Breakfast
  • Horse-drawn carriage or Bus Ride in Edfu, including a visit to the Horus Temple
  • All transfers to and from the temples

Not included

  • Tipping (Recommended - 10 US$ pe rperson per night for the Boat Crew, Drivers and Tour Guide))
  • Entrance Fees to all sites and Temples mentioned

Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • If the Hot Air Balloon trip cancelled due to bad weather or any other reason, you will be refunded with 25 USD per person.
  • Camera is not allowed on the balloon basket, you can only use your cellphone to take pictures.
  • Children under the age of 6 years are not allowed for the balloon trip.
  • Prices are quoted in U.S dollars, per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter holidays.
  • We drop off all our customers to Luxor east bank hotels and available to drive them to Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10 us dollars per person at the end of the Cruise Trip
  • We pick up all our guests from Aswan east bank hotels and available to pick up from west bank hotels with extra 10 us dollars per person
  • For Trips starts on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, The visit of Abu Simbel temples will be skipped and replaced by Habu Temple visit in Luxor
  • All bookings for 3 persons, will be accommodated in 1 Cabin (Room)
  • For bookings of 2 adults and 2 children aged between 2 and 11.99 years, one triple room (with three beds) will be provided.
  • The horse carriage experience to Edfu Temple may not always be guaranteed and could be subject to change due to safety considerations

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Traveller reviews

4.7★626 reviews

Good experience

Very good tour. Very good price-quality ratio. It's a little disorganized but everything works. We had almost VIP treatment, we were a couple and a traveler and that was it. The ship is old, but they are all like that. Recommendable. Khaled in Luxor was very good, good explanations and you can tell he knows. Bob, the balloon pilot was very good

martinacdp · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor · Translated

40/60

Boat: very welcoming staff, swimming pool (lack of water and not cleaned) and very dilapidated bathroom. Approximate wifi connection. Guide: all the guides for top visits. Exceptional hospitality, especially our last guide Amine for the visit to Luxor and Karnac.

FranckR597 · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor · Translated

A must-experience travel!!

Nile cruise is worth experiencing because of the beautiful Nile itself and the amazing historic sites. Especially Mina and Micheal were really professional guides, who always make short and essential explanations in an interesting and enjoyable way. But the food in the cruise can be improved, especially the lunch’s.

Anonymous · May 2024 · via Viator

A healing and informative trip!

I really want to recommend everyone to see the Nile River from a cruise ship cabin. Looking at the beautiful scenery of the Nile River makes me feel happy. In addition, it was a very useful trip where I learned and saw many things by seeing all the historical sites of Egypt, from the Philae Temple in Aswan to Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, and Edfu Luxor, while listening to the guide's interesting explanations. However, it's a pity that we couldn't ride the balloon due to the weather. However, it is fortunate that I was able to get a refund for not being able to ride the balloon. Lunch tends to be less tasty than breakfast or dinner on cruise ships.

_R1430RK · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor · Translated

The best way to experience Egypt

If you are in Egypt, you should be on this tour. Covered Aswan,Luxor in details. The Guide Michael was too good. The information he gave was making the sightseeing interesting. He had full knowledge on the sites and the history. The cruise was good and we enjoyed it. Sailing was only for 1 and half day , so we were at the same place for 2 nights , not very interesting thing in the cruise. All else cool

swap_g12 · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor

Wonderful Cruise

The trip was interesting. Especially I loved our ship Monte Carlo. Crews are so nice and helpful and the restaurant was always wonderful We wished to have had a little more detailed information day by day from the tour organizers and better English guide

Roving46307601455 · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor

Cruise n family on the Nile

A very friendly atmosphere and interested trip. The boat was finally better than we thought and our guide was prefect! He arrange everything for us and the rest of the group. Well organized! Very nice experience across Egypt and Abou Simbel was astonished!

jeromemE1966OC · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor

Cruise as a couple

The staff is warm and pleasant. Guides are mines of knowledge. The food is good. The boat is quite nice but some repair work would be nice

Stephane B · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor · Translated

For early birds

It was a very nice tour. The guides knew what they were talking about. And in a few days you will see the highlights of this part of Egypt. The food on board was tasty. The only disadvantage was that you had to get up very early every morning. At 3:30, 5:30 and 4:00 in the morning.

boekenwurm88 · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor · Translated

Visit Egypt

I liked the experience, the accompaniment, but I didn't like the commerce, very over the top all the time. I think the food and service was quite good, however I think it could improve the experience by taking care of tourists from so many merchants.

nathaliasC2391HT · May 2024 · via Tripadvisor · Translated

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