HomeMS Salacia Nile Cruise
A fascinating Nile Cruise Ship in Egypt during the Christmas holidays for 5 days aboard the MS Salacia Nile Cruise. Discover the ancient sights in Luxor and Aswan whilst sailing the river Nile and experience a different Christmas holiday onboard your Budgeted Nile Cruise.
- Accommodation on board with full board basis
- Shore excursions and Nile Cruise sightseeing tours
- Meet and greet service upon arrival & departure
- All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle
- The assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions
- All sightseeing tours and excursions sharing nile cruise group
- Excursion to Karnak Temple & Luxor Temples
- Excursion to Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Temple
- Excursion to Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples
- Excursion to Philae Temple, & the Unfinished Obelisk
- Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan as per itinerary
- English-speaking tour guide for all Nile Cruise tours and shore excursions
- Service charges and all applicable taxes included in the package price
- Personal spending money
- Tipping to Nile cruise crew & Guide
On arrival in Luxor, you will be met and assisted at Luxor Airport or Train Station by a Memphis Tours Representative and driven by air-conditioned vehicle to do your first tour on Luxor’s East Bank to Karnak Temple in all it’s magnificence and was the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means ‘The Most Sacred of Places’. The Temple or more correctly, the complex of Temples, was built over more than two thousand years ago by generation after generation of Pharaohs. Within the complex, the great ‘Hypostyle Hall’ is an incredible forest of giant pillars. Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor Temple which built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the God Amun. After the tour, you will check in on your MS Salacia Nile Cruise. Evening onboard with dinner and time to familiarise yourself with the Nile cruise and facilities.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Early breakfast on your Egypt River Cruise, then a guided tour of the West Bank in Luxor to visit the most famous site known as the Valley of the Kings (the Royal Cemetery to 62 Pharaohs) where the magnificent Tombs were discovered including the famous boy King Tutankhamun (included in your visit). These Tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated, and filled with treasures from the afterlife of the Pharaohs. (The tombs visited are determined by the Egyptian Government to preserve them from the large flow of visitors, therefore are rotated throughout the year and cannot be confirmed as to which tombs prior to your visit). A visit to the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari then on to the two enormous and impressive Colossi of Memnon, the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III. Return to your Cruise for lunch and sail on to Esna overnight at Esna.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast onboard your Egypt River Cruise then, a visit with your Guide to Horus Temple, an inspiring Temple dedicated to the God Horus (falcon-headed God) and one of the best-preserved temples along the Nile. Back onboard for sailing to Kom Ombo. On arrival, you will be taken on your guided tour of the Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the Crocodile God Sobek, God of Fertility and Creator of the World. The other side is dedicated to the Falcon God Haroeris, also known as Horus the Elder. After the tour, sailing to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, you will be escorted by your Tour Guide to cross by boat to Angelika Island to see the Temple of Isis at Philae, one of the Nubian Temples rescued before the High Dam was built. Enjoy Philae’s long colonnades, towers, and reliefs, including the last surviving hieroglyphic and demotic inscriptions in Egypt. Back to your Egypt River Cruise for lunch onboard with time for relaxation. and overnight stay in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
It is the end for Egypt River Cruise, disembarkation after breakfast with free time to explore the lovely city of Aswan with its famous Nubian culture then transfer to Aswan airport/train station for your departure.
Please note* There is an optional excursion to Abu Simbel (highly recommended) from Aswan by private air-conditioned vehicle or by Egypt air to explore the impressive temples of King Ramses II and Queen Nefertari temple of Abu Simbel and then back to Aswan with free time at leisure in Aswan on your own.
Meals: Breakfast
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