Aswan to Luxor: 4-Day Nile Cruise & Valley of the Kings

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Duration4d

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PickupAt your hotel

Four Days on the Nile: From Aswan's Temples to Luxor's Royal Tombs

You board a 5-star Nile cruise in Aswan with airport pickup included, visit Philae Temple and Kom Ombo by sunset, sleep on the water as the boat sails south, then explore the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Luxor Temple over two days with a guide. All meals, accommodation and transport are covered; you arrive at Luxor train station on day four ready to move on or stay longer.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival and Aswan sightseeing

Arrive at Aswan airport or train station
Transfer to the Nile cruise boat
Check in to cabin at 11:00 AM
Enjoy lunch on board
Visit High Dam, Incomplete Obelisk, Philae Temple
Return to boat for dinner
Free time at tourist market

Day 2 — Kom Ombo Temple visit at sunset

Visit Kom Ombo Temple with guide
Enjoy sunset at Kom Ombo

Day 3 — Cruise to Luxor and rest

Relax on the boat
Cruise to Luxor

Day 4 — Luxor archaeological sites tour

Breakfast on board
Disembark from the boat
Visit Valley of the Kings
Visit Hatshepsut Temple
Visit Memnon Colossi
Transfer to Luxor train station

The Experience

So you're actually doing it — three nights floating down the Nile instead of rushing between hotels. The boat leaves Aswan at 11 in the morning after pickup from the airport or train station, and by lunch you're already on the water. Your cabin's waiting, the Egyptologist guide is already pointing out details you'd miss alone, and the whole rhythm of the next four days is built around the river itself, not a schedule that fights it.

Day one moves fast: after settling in, you visit the High Dam, the Incomplete Obelisk, and Philae Temple before sunset, then return to the boat for dinner and a wander through the tourist market if you want. The second day is slower — you sail toward Kom Ombo while the guide walks you through the temple at golden hour, and you start to understand why people come back to the Nile. By the third day you're resting on deck as the boat carries you toward Luxor, and on the fourth morning, after breakfast, you step onto the western bank to see the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon before your transfer to the train station.

The 5-star cruise handles the logistics that usually eat up half a trip — your cabin, all meals, the air-conditioned transport between sites, the guide who actually knows what he's talking about. You don't arrange entry fees separately or wonder if you're missing something. The boat moves at night while you sleep, so you wake up somewhere new. It's the kind of structure that sounds rigid until you're living it, and then it just feels like the only way to do this.

What’s included

Your four days include hotel and airport pickup in Aswan, accommodation on a 5-star cruise with full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily), all entrance fees to Philae Temple, the High Dam, Kom Ombo Temple, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and Luxor Temple, transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle between sites, an Egyptologist guide throughout, and drop-off at Luxor train station on day four.
Taxes are covered.
Drinks are not included.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Malak Tour Luxor

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Egypt's major temples and tombs without arranging transport, guides, accommodation, or entry fees separately — the cruise structure means you wake up at a new site each morning and the boat handles everything between stops.