HomeMS Salacia New Year Cruise
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1 Country
4 Cities
Type
Group Tour
25-30 Persons
Duration
4 Days
3 Nights
Run:
22nd & 29th Dec
2025
A festive 4-day fantasy on this MS Salacia Nile Cruise in Egypt during the New Year holidays from Aswan to Luxor visiting Valley of the Kings, Temple of Philae, and more. Our New Year Cruise MS Salacia is one of the best value Nile Cruise tours in Egypt with the Best Cruise operators on the Nile. So come and enjoy your New Year holiday in Egypt.
Included and Excluded
- Meet and greet service upon arrival and departure from our Representatives
- Assistance of our Personnel during your stay and excursions
- All transfers by sharing deluxe air condition vehicle.
- Accommodation for 3 nights aboard 5* Nile cruise on full board basis
- Gala Dinner Party for New Year in Egypt
- All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Excursions to visit Philae Temple, and Unfinished Obelisk
- Excursions to visit Kom Ombo Temple and Edfu Temple
- Excursions to visit Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon
- Excursions to visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple
- Admission fees to the sights throughout the tours.
- Professional English-speaking Tour Guide.
- Applicable taxes for Nile cruise included in the price.
- Personal spending ( Soft drinks )
- Optional excursions.
- Tipping for Nile Cruise crew and Guide
Itinerary
Your Memphis Tours Representative will meet and greet you at Aswan Airport or Train Station where you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Salacia Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan. Enjoy Lunch on board the Nile Cruise, then you will be accompanied by your knowledgeable Egyptologist Tour Guide for a tour to visit the ‘Unfinished Obelisk’ which still lay in the granite quarries that provided ancient Egypt with building materials. It would have been the largest piece of stone ever handled but when a crack was discovered it was abandoned where it was being hewn. Cross by boat to Angilika Island, to see the Temple of Isis at Philae which is one of the Nubian Temples rescued before the High Dam was built. Enjoy Philae’s long colonnades, towers and reliefs which include the last surviving hieroglyphic and demotic inscriptions in Egypt. Return to your Nile cruise boat with time to explore the City of Aswan with dinner on board and overnight stay in Aswan.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast on board the Nile Cruise before sailing to Kom Ombo to visit the Temple shared by two Gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo ( the only Temple shared by two Gods in Egypt). Back to the Nile Cruise for Lunch and afternoon tea on board whilst sailing on to edfu. On arrival at Edfu, your Tour Guide will escort you to Edfu Temple by a Kalesh ride ( horse and carriage) for an exploration of the huge Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu, which is the most complete and best preserved of the Egyptian Temples, consisting of many columns, halls, chambers and chapels. Two statues of Horus flank the twin towered entrance gate; and inside, one of the interesting inscriptions lists the titles of books (scrolls) held in the library. Dinner on board and overnight on your Nile Cruise Ship in Edfu. Time to prepare for an evening of glamorous dresses and sumptuous food for your Egyptian New Years Eve Gala dinner and party.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Happy New Year! Enjoy New Year’s morning breakfast on board your Nile cruise in Egypt while sailing to Luxor with lunch on board the vessel, then you will be guided for a wonderful exploration of the East Bank of the Nile in Luxor to Karnak Temple the world's largest ancient religious site. The hypostyle hall with its colossal granite columns is one of Egypt’s famous landmarks. There will be free time to explore the different parts of the huge complex built during the reigns of various Pharaohs. 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. You will be transferred back to the Nile cruise ship for afternoon tea and dinner on board with. Overnight aboard the Nile cruise vessel in Luxor. You may wish to take advantage at night, of the optional evening ‘Sound and Light Show’ which tells the story of Luxor and Karnak.( Highly recommended) with free time at leisure in Luxor for great shopping opportunities. Overnights in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast on board the Nile Cruise ship before disembarkation, then you will be accompanied by your expert Guide for an amazing tour of the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, which the original resting place of the world famous boy King Tutankhamun to visit 3 tombs, (The three tombs visited inside Valley of the Kings are determined by the Egyptian Government as 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). Then move on to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (the only Female Pharaoh) at El Deir EL Bahari and the two towering statues of the Colossi of Memnon. After the final tour, you will be transferred to Luxor airport or Train Station for final departure.
Please Note: There is an additional Charge to enter the Tombs of King Tutankhamun and Ramses VI.
Meals: Breakfast
Prices & Accommodation
Price
$
1419
Per Person in Triple Room
$
1449
Per Person in Double Room
$
2289
One Person Travelling Alone
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- Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and are valid for the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 holidays in Egypt. The single price is valid for those coming with others who prefer single occupancy.
- Reservations should be made as early as possible to avoid disappointment in securing your specific required tour package. Your booking will be secured upon receipt of a 25% deposit. Please note that during the Christmas and New Year holidays, tour packages require a deposit of 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment by credit or debit card via our secured payment system. Packages and vacations which include International flights will require the full flight cost and deposit (25% or 50%) due to the regulations of the Airlines that require full payment
- Children's policy is applied to children who share rooms with their parents (Maximum one child sharing parent’s room). In the case of 2 or more children changes may occur.
0 - 01.99 Free of Charge
2 - 5.99 pay 25% of tour price
6 - 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
- Transportation - All transport within your tours is included such as domestic flights, trains, and air-conditioned vehicles by road. Wi-Fi can be provided in road vehicles, therefore please inform us on booking if you require Wi- Fi whilst traveling by road along with complimentary bottled water. All our vehicles are new and of the latest design and technology.
- Tour Guides and Representatives - Throughout your holiday from arrival to departure, you will have the constant assistance of our Memphis Tour Representatives who are responsible for your transfers to and from Airports, Hotels, and resorts and will assist at the Airports with Visa, tickets, and luggage and are there to answer any questions you may have. Once you start your tours of the sites in Egypt, you will have the constant guidance of your highly qualified Egyptologist Tour Guide both on included and optional tours
- Traveling with Children in Egypt - Many children delight in touring the Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs in Egypt as often it is part of their school study program. Therefore Memphis Tours offers packages and tours to suit all ages with excellent combined ‘twin center’ and multi-location destinations such as Cairo, Luxor, Aswan (Egypt Family Tours and Nile Cruise), and the Red Sea Resorts.
- Wheelchair Travellers - Memphis Tours is particularly keen to promote and cater to disabled and wheelchair clients having Nile cruise boats, Hotels, and tours especially adapted with rooms, cabins, and transportation for easy accessibility.
- Tailor-Made Holidays - A holiday is a special occasion and often means spending your savings. Therefore, you need to make sure that it is the Holiday that you want. Here at Memphis Tours, we are more than flexible in adapting your Holiday to what YOU require and can easily ‘Tailor’ it to your requirements.
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