About this experience
Take an amazing sailing Nile cruise trip from Aswan to Luxor for 2-nights with visit to the fabulous temples between Luxor and Aswan and the Great temples of Abu Simbel 285 km south of Aswan. Experience the life trip hot air balloon over Luxor sky. Feast on buffet lunches, dinners, and breakfasts on board a 5-star ship. Every few hours, you will get alarm from your Nile Cruise to stop and walk to these huge temples and tombs in Aswan and Luxor to take amazing shots. Enjoy visiting Abu Simbel Temples, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, Valley of the kings and Hatshepsut Temple. Enjoy comfortable pickup and drop off at your Aswan and Luxor east bank hotels.
At a glance
- Duration: 72 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 72 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Essentials for the excursion: Passport, comfortable shoes, sunglasses, hat, and sunscreen.
- Your passport copy is required after booking for a government permission before the travel date
What is included
- Meals, start with lunch and end with breakfast.
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Abu Simbel trip (Sharing a group in a bus or minibus).
- 30-40 minutes Hot Air Balloon ride over Luxor sky.
- 2 nights accommodation on 5 stars Nile Cruise on full board basis.
- Professional English speaking Egyptology tour guide.
Not included
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
- Tipping to the guide, drivers and cruise crew
- Water, drinks or Wifi on the cruise.
- It is available to pick travelers at Aswan west bank hotels with extra charge.
- available to drop off travelers at their hotels in Luxor west bank with extra charge.
Itinerary and highlights
See the overview, available options and booking details for the experience schedule.
Meeting and pickup information
- Aswan east bank hotels.
Languages and tickets
- Arabic — Guide
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Egypt Gift Tours
Accessibility and practical details
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Essentials for the excursion: Passport, comfortable shoes, sunglasses, hat, and sunscreen.
- Your passport copy is required after booking for a government permission before the travel date
- Please, send us your hotel name, address and room number when possible before the travel date.
- Children less than 6 years are not allowed for the balloon trip.
- Camera is not allowed in the balloon basket, you can use your cell-phone to take photos
- If the balloon trip cancelled due to bad weather you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.
- You will need to carry Egyptian money cash for the Tipping to The guide and drivers.
- You will pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary by card
- Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
- If the Abu Simbel trip cancelled due to bad weather you will be refunded with 30$ USD per person.
- We pick Travelers from Aswan hotels (east bank side).
- If your hotel is located on Elephantine Island or Aswan west bank, so you need to arrange crossing to the city side, where we can pick you up.
- Passports copies are required for the cruise line company, Abu Simbel and hot air balloon trip permissions.
- If you want to have your own room, then you need to book for a single person.
- If you are traveling in a group of 3 people, you will enjoy one triple room.
- If your traveling in a group and wanted to have your own room, then do a separate booking for a single person.
- Pregnant women are not allowed for the Hot Air Balloon trip.
- The cruise options for Mondays and Fridays start sailing to Kom Ombo in the early morning of day 2 around 5 am. We will do all the excursions mentioned in the itinerary but in different order according to the cruise schedule.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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