Marsa Alam Trip Overview
Spend 5 days relaxing on a leisurely Nile River cruise from Luxor on full board accommodation. Accompanied by your Egyptologist tour guide, you’ll explore the wonders of ancient Egypt. All you need do is sit back and enjoy the scenery. The Nile cruise features a swimming pool with a sun-lounger terrace, opulent lounge and bar, reading areas and a discotheque. The luxurious cabins with panoramic views have en-suite shower room, individually controlled air-conditioning, TV, minibar, climate control and telephones. The restaurant offers a mix of local and international buffet-style cuisine. Guests can enjoy their drinks while soaking up the sun by the pool bar. Room service is available 24 hours.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Marsa Alam, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Cruises
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Spend 5 days relaxing on a leisurely Nile River cruise from Luxor on full board accommodation. Accompanied by your Egyptologist tour guide, you’ll explore the wonders of ancient Egypt. All you need do is sit back and enjoy the scenery. The Nile cruise features a swimming pool with a sun-lounger terrace, opulent lounge and bar, reading areas and a discotheque. The luxurious cabins with panoramic views have en-suite shower room, individually controlled air-conditioning, TV, minibar, climate control and telephones. The restaurant offers a mix of local and international buffet-style cuisine. Guests can enjoy their drinks while soaking up the sun by the pool bar. Room service is available 24 hours.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marsa alam to Luxor
Pass By: Nile River, Cairo 15662 Egypt
On the morning of your first day, your friendly driver will pick you up in an air-conditioned vehicle from your Marsa Alam hotel. Upon arrival in Luxor, you will be transferred to your cruise ship. After check-in, you will enjoy a guided day tour of the East Bank with a visit of Karnak and Luxor Temples. You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch and spend the night on board in Luxor. (L, D).
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak Temple , you visit what is considered to be one of the world’s greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Luxor Temple, which is dedicated to the Theben Triad of Amun-Ra, Mut and Khonsu. There you will see the granite statues of Ramses the Great. These ancient temples are a must-see for Luxor travelers.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Luxor West Bank
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. There you visit four royal tombs, including the Tomb of Ramses lll, the Tomb of Ramses lV, the Tomb of Merenptah .Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tomb of Ramses III, Valley of the Kings West Bank, Luxor Egypt
The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Tomb of Ramses IV, Valle de Los Reyes, Luxor Egypt
The tomb of Ramses IV (KV 2) in the Valley of the Kings is rather different than most other tombs built here. This tomb is by far the most spectacular of the other tombs you will see. The hieroglyphics on the wall depict scenes from the Litany of Ra, Book of the Dead, Book of Caverns, the Book of the Heavens, Book of Amduat, and the Book of the Night. The blue and white colors on the walls inside the burial chamber are very vibrant and you can see the king’s sarcophagus made of rose-colored granite. There is also a beautiful scene of goddess Nut on the ceiling, where she is depicted swallowing the sun, and it traveling through her stomach, for Nut to give birth to it.
The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Tomb of Merenptah, Valley of the Kings West Bank, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut), Valley of the Kings, Luxor Egypt
Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun (300.00 EGP) (optional)
King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II), West Bank, Luxor Egypt
Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: Nile River, Cairo 15662 Egypt
At every site you will get information from your Egyptologist tour guide and you will get free time to explore the ancient monuments by yourself. You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, as the ship will sail toward Esna. Overnight in Edfu
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Aswan [Temple of Horus Adfo – Temple of Kom Ombo]
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
Edfu to visit the Temple of Edfu which is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. This is quite a young temple and is well-preserved making it very impressive.
At every site you will get information from your Egyptologist tour guide and you will get free time to explore the ancient monuments by yourself.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Kom Ombo where you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. The temple is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. The temple was built in the early second century by Ptolemy VI Philometor.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Nile River, Cairo 15662 Egypt
After this, you will have lunch on board as the ship sails toward Aswan. Overnight in Aswan
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Aswan Abu Simbel (opt) – Temple of Philae – Aswan High Dam
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
Early in the morning there is an optional tour to Abu Simbel (at an additional cost)
It is an archaeological site located in the belly of the mountain, south of Aswan
made up of two large temples carved into the rock. It was built by King Ramses II in 1250 BC These two temples were among the greatest temples in ancient Egypt. They are usually called the “Great Temple of Abu Simbel” and the “Little Temple of Abu Simbel,” both of which are more spacious and grandiose than all the Egyptian rock temples of all times. There are six statues at the entrance to the other temple, four of them of Ramses II and two of his wife Nefertari..
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Upon your arrival at Aswan Airport (your Aswan hotel or port) you will be transferred to your luxurious cruise ship for a 3 night Nile cruise. After check-in, you will begin a guided day tour, starting with a boat trip to the Temple of Philae, which was built in honour of goddess Isis. After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.
You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening. Spend the night on board in Aswan.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.
Duration: 25 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Departure day – Aswan
Pass By: Nile River, Cairo 15662 Egypt
After breakfast, you’ll depart your cruise ship at 8:00 AM to be transferred back to your hotel in Marsa Alam
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
