THE BEST OF NILE CRUISE - DURATION: 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

Day 1: Aswan

Today, embark and check-in to your cruise cabins. Lunch will be served on board. Visit the High Dam and the Philae Temple. Dinner and overnight on board the ship.

Day 2: Aswan – Abu Simbel (optional) – Sound & Light Show

After your breakfast, day at leisure with optional visit to Abu Simbel or relax onboard. After sunset, enjoy the Sound and Light show at the Philae Temple. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 3: Aswan – Komombo – Aswan

Sail to Komombo. After breakfast, visit the twin temple of Komombo - one side dedicated to the Crocodile God Sobek, God of Fertility and Creator of the World and the other dedicated to the Falcon God Haroeis, also known as Horus, the Elder. Sail back to Aswan and enjoy a leisurely lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Botanical Garden by felucca. Enjoy a cocktail reception with entertainment. Dinner and overnight on board the ship.

Day 4: Aswan - Edfu

Sail to Edfu. Morning free to just relax or try the Spa on board. This evening, visit the Temple of Edfu, the best preserved temple of the ancient world, dedicated to Horus the Falcon God. Dinner and overnight on board the ship.

Day 5: Edfu – Luxor

Sail to Luxor. Breakfast. Morning at leisure. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Museum. In the evening, enjoy the Karnak Sound and Light show, which highlights the history of the ancient Thebes. Dinner and overnight on board the ship.

Day 6: Luxor – West Bank - Quina

Enjoy your breakfast. Transfer to the West Bank to explore ancient Thebes. Visit Valley of the Kings, with its royal tombs, King Tut and Ramses "the Six" tombs. Visit to the temple of Madinat Habu and stop at the Colossus of Memnon. Early afternoon, sail to Quina. Lunch on board. In the late afternoon, visit the Temple of Dendara, dedicated to Hathor, Goddess of Music, Love and Joy. Dinner and overnight on borad the ship.

Day 7: Quina – West Bank - Luxor

Sail to Luxor. After breakfast, visit the West Bank (Valley of the Noble's Tombs) Dier El Madina, the site of a very special workman's village, whose craftsmen built and decorated the tombs of the Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings & the Temple of Hatshepsut. Lunch on board. In the evening, visit the Luxor Temple. Later, enjoy the farewell reception with live music at the club lounge. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Luxor

Breakfast. Disembark and later transfer to the airport for your flight back home with wonderful memories of your journey to Egypt.