MS Mayfair Luxury Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor

Board the MS Mayfair Nile Cruise before lunch and settle into your cabin before beginning your journey along the Nile. After embarkation, head out to explore the highlights of Aswan, a city known for its rich history and remarkable monuments.

Your sightseeing tour starts at the Aswan High Dam, which is one of Egypt’s most important modern engineering works and it gives this wide, panoramic view of the Nile River plus Lake Nasser. Then you go on to the lovely Philae Temple, devoted to the goddess Isis and it sits on Agilkia Island where you’ll arrive at the temple via a short boat ride, crossing the Nile.

The final stop is the Unfinished Obelisk, an ancient granite quarry that reveals how massive obelisks were carved during the Pharaonic era. After the tour, return to the MS Mayfair Luxury Nile Cruise for dinner and enjoy your first evening on board as your Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor begins.

Overnight

• on board in Aswan.

Meals Included

• Lunch Dinner

Spend the morning sailing to Kom Ombo, where you'll visit one of the most unusual temples in ancient Egypt. Dedicated to both Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus the Elder, Kom Ombo Temple is known for its twin design, beautifully carved reliefs, and fascinating inscriptions, including scenes that illustrate ancient medical instruments. Before returning to the cruise, you can also explore the nearby Crocodile Museum.

Keep going on your Nile trip starting in Aswan, and then glide onward toward Luxor, while you aim for Edfu too. During the day, lunch is served on board so you can just sit back, and watch the scenery keep shifting along the Nile, it feels almost unreal at times.

Later in the afternoon you will go by traditional horse and carriage through Edfu. From there you’ll visit the grand Temple of Horus, which is among the best-preserved temples in Egypt. The entrance alone is something, with tall columns and those remarkably fine inscriptions. Together they give a really clear view into the sacred religious life of ancient Egypt.

After your visit, return to the MS Mayfair Nile Cruise and continue sailing toward Luxor, where you'll spend another relaxing evening on board.

Overnight

• on board.

Meals Included

• breakfast Lunch Dinner

After breakfast, head to Luxor's West Bank, home to some of the most remarkable monuments of ancient Egypt and one of the highlights of any Luxury Nile Cruise Egypt itinerary.

Your first stop is the Valley of the Kings, the royal burial place of the New Kingdom pharaohs. Go ahead and wander through three tombs, all of them beautifully decorated, take in the well preserved hieroglyphs, and the colorful murals on the walls, then try to understand the ideas people held about what happens afterlife. Visitors can also pay a little extra to step into the well known tomb of Tutankhamun.

From there, move on to the magnificent Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, it feels like an architectural wonder, built right up against the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Those striking terraces and finely cut reliefs, they tell stories about her reign, and about how important she was among Egypt’s pharaohs.

The tour concludes at the Colossi of Memnon, two monumental statues of Amenhotep III that have overlooked Luxor's West Bank for more than 3,000 years. Return on board for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing as your 5 Star Nile Cruise Egypt continues through the timeless scenery of the Nile.

Overnight

• on board in Luxor.

Meals Included

• Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Enjoy your final breakfast on board before checking out and heading to Luxor's East Bank, home to two of Egypt's most iconic ancient temples.

Start your tour at the Karnak Temple Complex which is the largest religious complex that was ever put together in ancient Egypt. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall, look up at those towering columns, and then slowly explore the temples, chapels, shrines, monuments really, that show thousands of years of Egyptian story.

Next, go on to Luxor Temple, which was first laid out by Amenhotep III, then it got more space added later by Ramses II. It used to be linked to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes,so the whole place became some kind of key hub for ancient religious rituals and also royal celebrations.

After your tour, your 4 Day MS Mayfair Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor comes to an end. Whether you're heading to the airport or continuing your journey through Egypt, you'll leave with lasting memories of a Luxury Nile River Cruise.

Meals Included

• Breakfast