Luxurious Emilio Prestige Nile Cruise
Overview
Emilio Prestige Nile Cruise embarking from Luxor
Get ready for the luxurious Emilio Prestige Nile Cruise, which is leaving from the historic city of Luxor. This memorable trip along the Nile River takes you to explore the most popular temples and tombs of Egypt, such as the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, and others. The cruise offers comfortable and stylish accommodation along with deluxe cabins, gourmet dining, and professional guides. Besides, you will enjoy daily excursions, onboard entertainment, and the best Egyptian hospitality.
Emilio Prestige Nile Cruise embarking from Luxor
Get ready for the luxurious Emilio Prestige Nile Cruise, which is leaving from the historic city of Luxor. This memorable trip along the Nile River takes you to explore the most popular temples and tombs of Egypt, such as the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, and others. The cruise offers comfortable and stylish accommodation along with deluxe cabins, gourmet dining, and professional guides. Besides, you will enjoy daily excursions, onboard entertainment, and the best Egyptian hospitality.
Inclusion
- Meet and greet by our team upon your arrival in Luxor and departure from Aswan.
- 24/7 customer support throughout your cruise from Luxor to Aswan.
- Private, non-smoking, air-conditioned transportation during your Egypt tours.
- 5 days of accommodation onboard the luxurious 5-star MS Emilio Prestige Nile Cruise.
- All Nile Cruise tours as per the itinerary are conducted by private guides.
- Admission tickets to all the historical sites in Luxor and Aswan are included in the package.
- A professional English-speaking tour guide will escort you during all tours.
- Optional shopping tours during your excursions in Luxor and Aswan.
- Snack stops are available upon request.
- All taxes and service charges are covered.
Exclusion
- International flights.
- Drinks during meals.
- Any optional day tours or extra activities in Egypt.
Itinerary
We will board the MS Emilio Nile Cruise to travel along with the big rivers from Luxor to Aswan while meeting at the airport or Luxor train station with the agent. The cruise will commence exploration very early and visit tour sites on the East Bank of Luxor in the itinerary, the first day on Egyptian soil. This day falls on odyssey visiting all temples of Luxor and Karnak.
We have been told that the Nile view of these temples is second to none. So we'll begin by the immense Karnak temple, where you can marvel at historical remnants and gain insight into the temple's past. Some time can be spent taking a walk through the village, keeping a watch over Thebes, or the temple complex, Karnak Open Air Museum.
Proceed next to Luxor temple, one of the most renowned monuments of Egypt. This temple was built during the New Kingdom(1539-1075 BC). This temple was used as a place of worship for a long time. To be visited this day, are many temples abound in the area, with Egyptian gods like Isis or Horus placed in the spotlight.
You can return to the ship following this guided walking tour of the road between Karnak and Luxor temples, along which the priests carried the sacred boat of Amun and his Triad from Karnak to visit Luxor in the holy procession of the festival of Opet.
After that, you will go back onto the ship.
No meals included today.
Take in an early-morning hot-air balloon flight around Luxor (optional).
We will take the Luxor West Bank tour today. First on our list to visit will be the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, commonly known as Deir el-Bahri. It has been called the temple for the daughter of King Thutmose III since it was constructed in the fifteenth century BC. The temple was built for Amen to honor and celebrate his carrying Hatshepsut into her kingship by giving her a divine father image in the form of himself.
When we come out here, we will push shortly to the Valley of the Kings, the necropolis where tombs of New Kingdom kings and aristocracy (1550-1069 B. C.) were found. Among these tombs, there would be Tutankhamun, Ramses II, and Seti I. Then we will proceed to the Memnon colossi, two massive stone statues of Amenhotep III, transported into this spot in the 19th century CE.
Travel to Edfu via Esna to overnight at Esea.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
In our journey, we will take a look at the two historic cities of Kom Ombo and Edfu, which have a lot of stories to tell. Here, the two temples of Egypt, the Temple of Horus, and the Temple of Sobek, are situated.
The day will start with a visit to the Temple of Horus in Edfu. The site is among the finest locations displaying Egyptian art and architecture. Horus, the hawk-headed god of heaven and sovereignty, occupied the central position of the great temple built by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 BC). Next, you will move to Kom Ombo, where the significance of this place concerning the aim of King Ramses II of Egypt's unification (1279-1213 BC) will be revealed to you.
Afterward, a return trip
We will be in Aswan for the entire day. You will go to the Aswan High Dam, which prevents 90% of the water in Lake Nasser from flowing out. You will have the opportunity to learn the history of the dam and how it was built. Standing at the top of the dam, take a picture of the longest river in the world flowing underneath.
Next, you'll see the enormous Temple of Philae, which was carved out of granite rock. You'll also see the impressive Temple of Isis, one of only two remaining temples on the island of Philae, and the Unfinished Obelisk, which Ramses II started but never finished before he died. Then enjoy your free time as you please. Dinner aboard the Tosca Nile Cruise in the evening before spending the night in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
It is really a pity that the fifth day of your Nile cruise on the MS Emilio from Luxor to Aswan is already ending, but, at least, you will have another delightful breakfast on the ship. After breakfast, it will be the moment to part with everybody and to be taken by one of our tour guides to the airport or train station in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast
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You can choose from a range of accommodation options, including standard cabins and suites.
The package includes 5-star accommodation onboard the MS Emilio Prestige Nile Cruise, all guided Nile tours, admission tickets to historical sites in Luxor and Aswan, private air-conditioned transportation, English-speaking guides, 24/7 support, and all taxes and service charges.
You will visit iconic sites such as Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, and explore Aswan, including the Philae Temple and local attractions along the Nile.
The cruise lasts 5 days and 4 nights. It embarks from Luxor and ends in Aswan, cruising along the Nile and stopping at key historical sites in both cities and along the way.
Yes, the cruise is ideal for families and first-time visitors. It offers a comfortable, fully guided experience with a relaxed pace, combining historical exploration with scenic Nile views.
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