Grand Rose Nile Cruise

Our representative meets and accompanies you upon arrival at Aswan Airport or your Aswan hotel.
Private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers within Aswan
Guided visit to the Aswan High Dam — one of the largest embankment dams in the world, with context on its impact on the Nile's flow and the rescue of Nubian monuments from rising waters
Guided visit to the Unfinished Obelisk — abandoned in the ancient granite quarry after a flaw was discovered, it preserves the precise methods used in Pharaonic monument construction
Motorized felucca transfer to Philae Temple (Temple of Isis) — a Ptolemaic complex relocated to Agilkia Island following the construction of the High Dam
Optional felucca sail past Elephantine Island and the First Cataract granite formations
Lunch is served at a local restaurant during the tour.
Private transfer to the Nile cruise vessel for embarkation and cabin check-in
Dinner served on board
Overnight aboard the Nile cruise in Aswan

Breakfast is served aboard the cruise vessel
Private air-conditioned vehicle transfer to Kom Ombo, approximately 45 kilometers north of Aswan
Guided visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo — a unique double sanctuary dedicated simultaneously to Sobek, the crocodile god, and Haroeris, the elder form of Horus
Exploration of the temple's symmetrical twin hypostyle halls, offering chambers, and sanctuaries, all constructed during the Ptolemaic period
Visit to the on-site Crocodile Museum — displaying mummified crocodiles recovered from the surrounding temple precinct.
Lunch is served at a local restaurant during the tour.
Re-board the cruise as it sails north toward Edfu along the Nile corridor
Afternoon sail with views of sugarcane fields, sandstone bluffs, and Nubian riverbank villages
Onboard Egyptologist briefing to prepare for the following day's visit to Edfu Temple
Cruise docks and moors overnight at Edfu

Breakfast is served aboard the cruise vessel, moored at Edfu
Horse-drawn calèche transfer from the dock into Edfu town — the traditional approach to the temple precinct
Guided visit to the Temple of Horus at Edfu — the best-preserved ancient temple in Egypt, with its towering pylon gateway, hypostyle hall, inner sanctuary, and roof terraces all accessible
Exploration of the temple's densely inscribed walls documenting Ptolemaic ritual practice, the mythology of Horus and Seth, and the principles of Egyptian sacred architecture
Return to the cruise vessel by private vehicle as it departs north toward Luxor
Lunch is served at a local restaurant during the tour.
Private vehicle transfer from the Luxor dock to Luxor Temple on the East Bank
Guided visit to Luxor Temple — a late New Kingdom monument built primarily by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II, featuring its colonnade hall, open sun court, and the processional avenue of sphinxes at its entrance
Return to the cruise vessel by private vehicle
Cruise moors overnight at Luxor

Breakfast is served aboard the cruise vessel, followed by disembarkation
Private air-conditioned vehicle transfer to the West Bank of the Nile — the funerary side of ancient Thebes
Guided visit to the Valley of the Kings — the royal burial ground of New Kingdom pharaohs, with entry to three tombs featuring painted funerary texts from the Amduat and Book of Gates
Egyptologists interpret the iconographic program inside each chamber, including the theological significance of the royal soul's nocturnal journey
Guided visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari — a three-tiered colonnaded mortuary temple carved into the limestone cliff face, documenting Hatshepsut's divine birth and expedition to Punt
Stop at the Colossi of Memnon — two 18-meter statues of Amenhotep III marking the entrance to what was once the largest mortuary temple in Egypt
Lunch is served at a local restaurant during the tour.
Private vehicle transfer to Luxor Airport or onward hotel following lunch
Tour concludes in Luxor