
DAY 1: Wed, Mon or Fri - Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu
Upon arrival to Aswan airport, you will be escorted to your cruise ship where you will spend the next 3 nights / 4 days. You will visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae. After lunch, sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek & Haroeries. Then sail to Edfu and overnight.(L, D)
| DAY 2: Thu, Tue or Sat - Edfu, Esna, Luxor
Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god, (237 B.C.) considered the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak. Sail to Esna, passing through the Esna Lock, and continue sailing towards Luxor and overnight.(B, L, D)
| DAY 3: Fri, Wed or Sun - Luxor, (OPTIONAL SOUND & LIGHT LUXOR)
Visit the West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Kings, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon, free at your leisure. (In the evening, optional Sound & Light Show at the Karnak Temple). Overnight in Luxor.(B, L, D)
| DAY 4: Sat, Thu or Mon - Disembarkation
After breakfast, visit the east bank of Luxor Karnak and Luxor Temples, a centuries-old city of pylons, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines and obelisks. Disembarkation and transfer to Luxor airport. If your flight departs early morning, visits will be done the day before. (B)
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 | | Kom Ombo Temple by night |
 | | Edfu Temple |
 | | Karnak Temple | |