5-Day Movenpick MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise Tour

5 Days and 4 Nights
Egypt
Egypt
Luxor and Aswan
Every Monday
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Overview

What's the best way to spend a luxurious and exciting vacation in Egypt?

If you want to enjoy cruising the enchanting Nile River on one of Egypt's most luxurious cruises, then booking a 5-Day Movenpick MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise Tour will be a wonderful adventure for you and your family. Cairo Top Tours organizes several luxury Egypt Nile cruise tours so you can learn about the stories behind the construction of the most important temples in Luxor and Aswan. You'll spend five wonderful days on this wonderful cruise, enjoying the finest luxury and the best services and entertaining shows on board.

You can also get an idea of the various travel packages and adventures you can experience with Egypt Travel Packages, which will allow you to enjoy every minute of your time in Egypt to the fullest. You'll be able to explore the most important tourist attractions you shouldn't miss and a selection of the best one-day tours when you check out the Egypt Tours on our website.

Inclusion

Upon arrival in Luxor, we will provide you with the best meet-and-greet service by Cairo Top Tours' representatives.

All your comfortable transfers will be organized by private, non-smoking, air-conditioned vehicles.

You will enjoy the best full-board accommodation from Luxor to Aswan for 4 nights on the beautiful 5-star Movenpick MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise.

All your enjoyable Egypt Nile cruise tours in the itinerary are private.

Admission fees to all the mentioned historical sites in Luxor and Aswan.

An authorized and expert English-speaking tour guide during all your sightseeing tours.

You will have a soft drink in a local cafe during Egypt Day Tours. (If we have time)

If you feel hungry and need some snacks, we will stop to buy some for you.

If you want to do some shopping, our tour guide will help you visit the best bazaars after your tour. (upon request)

All the required taxes and service charges are included in your tour price.

Exclusion

You will pay the price of your entry visa to Egypt, or you can obtain it online.

If you want to add any optional tours or activities to your program, you will pay for them.

If you give any tips to the staff members or the crew, this will be excluded from the price.

If you want to buy some beverages and drinks during meals, you will pay for it.

Itinerary

Now it's time to begin your Luxor and Aswan adventure. Your Cairo Top Tours representative will meet you at Luxor Airport or any hotel in Luxor and transfer you to the ideal Movenpick MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise for check-in and a delicious lunch. You will meet your professional and skilled tour guide, who will take you on a tour of the most important temples on Luxor's East Bank.

The construction of Luxor Temple took a long time, extending from the beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Nineteenth Dynasty. Amenhotep III is credited with laying the main foundations of the temple, building it into its current state. King Thutmose III and the famous Queen Hatshepsut then built three distinct shrines dedicated to the sacred Theban Triad. It is said that these shrines were later destroyed, but King Ramses II rebuilt them and inscribed his name on them. The powerful King Ramses II erected a large, expansive edifice in front of the temple; behind it was a spacious courtyard with distinctive columns shaped like papyrus leaves. Many important modifications and additions followed until the temple reached its present magnificent form.

You will visit the Karnak Temple, which is a colossal religious edifice. Karnak Temple houses an impressive group of magnificent temples, which were built to honor various deities, such as Amun, the sun god; Mut, the mother of the gods; and Khonsu, the moon god. It also houses the famous sacred lake and the sacred road, which were part of the ceremonial rituals. The sacred tomb of King Senusret I embodies the splendor of funerary architecture and the mysteries of the afterlife, according to ancient Egyptian beliefs.

After visiting the largest and most famous temples in Luxor, we will return you to the cruise for dinner and a restful sleep.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Today, you will enjoy an unparalleled tour of the most important temples on the West Bank of Luxor. After breakfast, you will immediately embark on your exciting adventure. You will visit the stunning Valley of the Kings, a major destination for all tourists interested in ancient Egyptian civilization. The special design of the magnificent royal tombs within the Valley of the Kings followed the famous Pharaonic architectural style, famous for its perfect symmetry and harmony. This style included the use of beautiful columns decorated with delicate ornaments and symbols and carved stone with distinctive inscriptions and images depicting gods and kings. These magnificent tombs were characterized by their bright colors and beautiful mosaic murals.

This valley is an important place for studying Pharaonic civilization and its history, as the design and carving of the royal tombs represent an advanced artistic technique unprecedented in the world and reflect the unique and great creativity of the amazing old craftsmen of the time. The royal tombs also contain valuable Pharaonic artifacts, such as the golden relics and unique jewelry that adorned the bodies of the pharaohs.

You will visit the famous Temple of Hatshepsut, where thousands of artifacts were discovered, including more than 1,500 distinctive stone blocks bearing various colorful inscriptions and cartouches bearing the names and titles of the beautiful and famous Queen Hatshepsut and the powerful King Thutmose III. A large portion of a massive and important cemetery dating back to the Seventeenth Dynasty was also discovered there, containing "rishi" special coffins, including one for a small child tied with white ropes. Weapons such as sharp bows and arrows, used by the powerful warriors who expelled the Hyksos from Egypt, were also discovered. A tomb containing a magnificent and historically important funerary stela was also discovered.

You will see the two colossal Colossi of Memnon, built from quartzite sandstone, which is one of the most famous ancient Egyptian stones and minerals. They depict the famous King Amenhotep III, his beautiful wife, Queen Tiye, and his mother, Queen Mutemwia. The distinctive and magnificent design of the Colossi of Memnon depicted the king sitting on his majestic throne with a dazzling royal cap on his head and a terrifying cobra on his forehead to protect him. The king rests on his knees, signifying his reign as king of Pharaonic Egypt. The king's face faces the rising sun and the Nile River, symbolizing the development of ancient Egyptian science.

After visiting these magnificent archaeological sites, we will transfer you back to the cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Your breakfast buffet will start in the early morning on board Movenpick royal lily Nile cruise ship and we will sail to Edfu. Take the horse carriage to visit the famous Temple of Edfu which is one of the most charming temples in Egypt that goes back to the Ptolemaic period, dedicated to the god Horus, the Temple of Edfu is one of the largest in Egypt. then, all passengers will embark to the ship to start sailing down the Nile to the site of Kom Ombo. You will disembark for an amazing visit to Kom Ombo temples which were built to honor two gods, the crocodile god Sobek and since the inhabitants did not like to have a divinity that represented evil, they added another god to the cult, Haroeris (Horus the Elder).

Return to your Egypt Nile River Cruise, which will start sailing towards Aswan while you having your tea. Dinner will be served in the evening and you will enjoy the entertainment and another pleasant night’s rest on the water of the river Nile.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Have your tasty breakfast served aboard the MS Movenpick royal lily Nile cruise, which is one of the most recommended Egypt Nile Cruises, get ready to start your Aswan day tours.

Aswan High Dam:

Start visiting the magnificent Aswan High Dam which was built between 1960 and 1970 and is one of the most important development projects in the history of modern Egypt,

The Unfinished Obelisk:

After that, you will be taken to see the biggest Unfinished Obelisk in Egypt left unfinished in the granite quarries in Aswan. This obelisk was devised with the aim of being the largest obelisk in Ancient Egypt and the only one in Aswan, so it is a rare attraction of the things to do in Aswan. Take your time at the historical sites then you will be taken back to the Movenpick MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise. Your lunch will be served on board while you enjoy the fascinating views of the Nile, the nature-preserved islands, and all kinds of visiting birds hovering above the city. And fill your eyes with the beauty of these views also during tea time at the spacious sundeck.

Spend the rest of the day in the swimming pool, relax in your cabin or enjoy a massage at the modern spa that the boat provides.

In the evening your delicious dinner will be served on board and you will stay your last night on Egypt Nile River Cruise in Aswan.

Aswan excursions tonight give you the possibility to take an optional tour to the sound and light show at Philae temple.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner.

When you finish your last breakfast aboard the Movenpick Royal Lily Nile Cruise, kindly check out and our tour leader will accompany you by a modern vehicle to Aswan airport or train station for your final departure.

End of service of our 5 days Movenpick Nile Cruise holidays from Luxor to Aswan.

Included meals: Breakfast