Short Nile Cruise from Cairo to Luxor – 9 Days

Day by day

The plan as the operator publishes it. Exact timings are confirmed with your booking.

1. Day 1 Arrive in Cairo

   Welcome to Egypt! When you land at Cairo International Airport, our representative will be waiting to meet you and help you through the arrival formalities before taking you to your hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle.
2. Day 2 Pyramids, Sphinx & the Grand Egyptian Museum

   After breakfast, you'll meet your Egyptologist guide and head to the Giza Plateau to see one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. You'll explore the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
3. Day 3 Free Morning & Fly to Luxor

   After breakfast, you'll meet your Egyptologist guide and head to the Giza Plateau to see one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. You'll explore the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
4. Day 4 Board Your Cruise & Luxor’s East Bank

   Enjoy breakfast and a relaxed morning at leisure — a good chance to rest or explore a little on your own. In the afternoon, you'll transfer to Cairo Airport for your short flight to Luxor. On arrival, you'll be met and taken to your hotel to settle in for the evening.
5. Day 5 Luxor’s West Bank & Sail to Edfu

   After breakfast, you'll transfer to your Nile cruise and board before lunch. In the afternoon, you'll explore Luxor's East Bank, starting with the magnificent Karnak Temple — the largest religious complex ever built — followed by the elegant Luxor Temple, beautifully lit as it tells the story of…
6. Day 6 Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples

   After breakfast on board, you'll cross to Luxor's West Bank. You'll visit the Valley of the Kings, the royal burial ground of ancient Egypt, then the striking terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the giant Colossi of Memnon.
7. Day 7 Aswan Sightseeing & Optional Nubian Village

   After breakfast on board, you'll visit the beautifully preserved Temple of Horus at Edfu. You'll then return to the cruise and continue sailing to Kom Ombo, where you'll explore the unusual double temple shared between Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the Elder.
8. Day 8 Abu Simbel & Fly to Cairo

   After breakfast on board, you'll discover the highlights of Aswan. You'll visit the impressive High Dam, one of Egypt's great modern engineering feats, and the beautiful Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis and set on its own island.