Nile cruise - Aswan to Luxor

Four days of sailing from Aswan to Luxor, along the stretch of the Nile richest in pharaonic remains. The boat's slow pace lets the cultivated banks, palm groves and Nubian villages drift by, while a French-speaking Egyptologist guide leads a dense cultural programme each day.

The journey begins with the temple of Philae, dedicated to Isis and rebuilt stone by stone on the island of Agilkia, rounded out at Aswan by Abu Simbel, the High Dam and the unfinished obelisk still lying in its granite quarry. Then come Kom Ombo, the double temple of Sobek the crocodile god and Haroeris, then Edfu and its temple of Horus, one of the best preserved in the country. Two full days are devoted to Luxor: Karnak and its avenue of sphinxes, the temple of Luxor on the riverbank, then the Valley of the Kings and the temple of Hatshepsut.

Good to know: the rate of 1050 € per person covers a double cabin on full board excluding drinks, based on a minimum of two people. For a single cabin, the rate is given on request. Two extras can be added if you want them, the hot-air balloon ride over Luxor and the transfer from Hurghada: both are quoted when we confirm your booking.