From the Cairo desk
Tour Overview
City days in Cairo plus a classic four-night sailing with temple stops between Luxor and Aswan. This itinerary is "Cairo and Nile Cruise between Luxor and Aswan". Named stops: Giza and Saqqara, Karnak and Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Edfu and Kom Ombo.
Start with Giza and Saqqara, fly south to embark, sail with Edfu and Kom Ombo, add Abu Simbel if the morning allows, then one more Cairo city day before you leave.
Saqqara is the older experiment: Djoser’s step pyramid, where cut stone architecture begins. Karnak is the hypostyle forest of columns — look up; this is not a five-minute pylon photo. The Valley of the Kings is tomb corridors in hot limestone hills; which tombs open depends on the morning, not on a printed list. Kom Ombo is the double temple on the Nile bank, shared by Sobek and Horus, usually timed to the boat or the road from Aswan.
"Cairo and Nile Cruise between Luxor and Aswan" follows the river. Cabin class is confirmed after embarkation dates, not locked by a brochure name on this page.
Private means your party only. Empty seats are not filled with strangers, and shops not named on this page are not added at the gate.
There is no online checkout for "Cairo and Nile Cruise between Luxor and Aswan". Send dates, hotel or ship, and party size; we reply from Downtown Cairo with an outline and a quote for this itinerary.
Cabin, meals, and temple days are outlined here. We confirm the ship after we know your embarkation date.
On this outline
- 01 Giza and Saqqara
- 02 Karnak and Luxor Temple
- 03 Valley of the Kings
- 04 Edfu and Kom Ombo
- 05 Philae
- 06 Optional Abu Simbel
- 07 Cairo museum and old quarters
