4 Days MS Royal Viking Nile Cruise tour from Aswan

Breakfast on board the cruise ship before starting your excursion to visit the Sobek temple in Kom Ombo, an unusual, completely symmetrical building with two entrances, two hypostyle halls, and two sanctuaries. This is because it is dedicated to two gods of ancient Egypt: the left side is dedicated to the falcon god Horus (meaning Horus the old or the great) and the right temple to Sobek, the local crocodile-headed divinity, one of the evil figures according to the ancient Egyptian religion.

Lunch aboard the cruise ship while sailing to Edfu.
Transfer then to visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to god Horus who was the son of Osiris and protector of kingship, is the best-preserved among the temples in Egypt and was called the House of Ra, the father of all gods in the pharaonic era. You will sail towards Luxor and have dinner aboard the boat.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning breakfast aboard the beautiful Royal Viking Nile Cruise. Visit the Luxor Temple after lunch, the temple that was built during the New Kingdom. It was linked to the Karnak Temple by an avenue of sphinxes and was mainly built by two of the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egyptian history, Amenhotep III (who built the interior area) and Ramses II, who completed the temple. Continue your Luxor east bank tours to visit the Temple of Karnak, in ancient Egypt, especially during the New Kingdom, which was the most prominent religious center. The main temple was dedicated to the worship of the god Amun, but as in other Egyptian temples, other deities were also included and have been worshiped. Dinner aboard the cruise ship and overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy your last breakfast aboard this 5-star Nile cruise.

You can enjoy a Hot air balloon ride in Luxor optional

Disembarkation then starts your exciting Luxor west bank tours by visiting the Valley of the Kings which was the place, during the New Kingdom, where the pharaohs were buried. The kings of the 18th dynasty, 19th dynasty, and 20th dynasty were buried inside rock-cut tombs abandoned away from the eyes of the robbers here not like the old kingdom pharaohs who preferred to be buried inside gigantic structures called the Greeks (Pyramids).

Transfer for a tour of the magnificent Temple of Hatshepsut, the unique temple of Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Egypt during the 18th dynasty, it the most monumental of those built in the valley and unique of its kind in all of Egypt as it was built by her lover the famous architect Senmout.
 
Your next stop is to see the Colossi of Memnon, which are two gigantic colossal statues representing King Amenhotep III located on the west bank of the Nile, near Medinet Habu and south of the great Theban necropolis. Transfer then to the airport or train station or any preferred drop-off location within Luxor and this will be the end of our services.

Meals: Breakfast