About this trip
Five days tracing the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, with the ancient sites unpacked by a local guide rather than left to a guidebook.
Three nights are spent aboard a Nile cruiser, meals included, waking up each morning moored somewhere new along the river. A hot air balloon ride over Luxor at sunrise adds a proper high point early on.
This is a sightseeing-heavy trip built around temples, tombs and river life, with the pace set by the cruise itself rather than long overland transfers.
What you'll do
- Watch sunrise over Luxor Temple from a hot air balloon
- Cruise the Nile for three nights aboard a 5-star river ship
- Visit the temples and tombs of Luxor with a local guide
- Travel south to Aswan, taking in the sites along the way
- See Abu Simbel's temples
- Free transfer included from Luxor airport, station or hotel
- Structured and guided throughout — good if you'd rather not plan logistics yourself
- Suits families and first-time visitors to Egypt as much as solo travellers
- Pace is fairly relaxed, with the cruise doing the travelling between sites
Worth it if you land a top-tier guide like Naser or Mohamed and accept heavy walking. Think twice if guide quality is inconsistent or you're tall—some transport cramped.
- Best guides transform this trip entirely; Naser and Mohamed praised for professionalism, warmth, and genuine dedication to guests.
- Guide quality wildly inconsistent: one reviewer's guide had poor English and gave false information; another got two different guides with poor handover.
- Shared minivan transport to Abu Simbel cramped for tall travellers; bottled water not included despite buffet meals.
- Itinerary heavy on walking and docking days offer limited river views if moored between other ships; expect rushed photo stops.
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Departing in Jul is cheapest — from £1,005, about 23% below the priciest month (Sep).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Luxor · 24 Jul – 25 Jul
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