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Luxorthen Nile & Aswan
16 nights · 17 days · as a couple
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We suggest a tour for 4 days. Keep them all, then change any day you like.
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Luxor
Days 1–12 · 12 nightsWhat to know about Luxor
- How long
- 2–3 nights recommended. Stay in Luxor and you reach the West Bank tombs in the cool of the morning, with Karnak in the afternoon light.
- What deserves priority
- Valley of the Kings, West Bank and Karnak.
- Colossi of Memnon
Two seated colossi of Amenhotep III, the gatekeepers of a temple the flood once filled.
- Karnak
Not a temple. A temple city.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026
- Luxor Temple
The temple the god came to visit.
Open 06:00–20:00, checked 15 September 2026
- Medinet Habu
Ramesses III's temple and fortress, where the builders of the royal tombs came to demand their pay.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 29 September 2026
- Temple of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut's terraced temple against the cliffs, facing Karnak across the river.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026
- The Ramesseum
The temple and grain store of Ramesses II, where the fallen colossus of Ozymandias lies.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 17 October 2026
- Day 1Luxor's Other West BankOur suggestion · Half day · about 4 hoursSee day
- Day 2Luxor East and West Bank Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 8 hoursSee day
- Day 3A free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day
- Day 4Another free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day
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- Day 10Another free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day
- Day 11Another free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day
- Day 12Another free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day

Nile & Aswan
Days 13–17 · 4 nightsWhat to know about Nile & Aswan
- How long
- 4–5 nights recommended. Temples by day and the river between them: choose a boat by its name and its hours ashore, and the Nile does the rest.
- What deserves priority
- A cruise or dahabiya, Philae and time in Aswan.
- Aswan High Dam
The monument that ended ancient Egypt's calendar.
- Edfu Temple
The temple of Horus, whose walls are a library turned outwards.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026
- Elephantine
A granite island at the first cataract, where Egypt used to end.
Open 08:00–16:00, checked 3 September 2026
- Kom Ombo Temple
A temple built twice over, side by side, for the crocodile and the falcon.
Open 07:00–21:00, checked 15 September 2026
- Lake Nasser
An archive of ancient Nubia that nobody can visit.
- Nubian Village
A living Nubian village on the west bank at Aswan, facing the island of Sehel.
- Day 13Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical GardenTravel day · Our suggestion · About 2 hoursSee day

Our suggestion for this day
Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan: 4 Nights
- Karnak
- Luxor Temple
- Valley of the Kings
- Valley of the Queens
- Hatshepsut's temple
Keep for day 14More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- Sailing between sites; short transfers ashore
- At the sites
- Guided visits every day, set by the river schedule
- Format
- Shared
- Best time
- October to April for cooler days ashore
Our tip: Four nights instead of three buys a whole day for Luxor's West Bank, the part of a cruise most often rushed. Judge the ship by its name and the hours ashore, not its star label.
The full tour pageOther tours for day 14 (4)
10 Days in Egypt: the Pyramids, a Nile Cruise and Sharm el-Sheikh- Egyptian Museum
- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx

Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical Garden- Elephantine Island
- Kitchener's Island Botanical Garden
- A felucca at Aswan
Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam- Unfinished Obelisk
- Philae
- The High Dam
Add something extra (3)
A local experience alongside it
Make this day better
- Day 15The West Bank, then south through EsnaOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 2 of 5See day
- Day 16Edfu and Kom OmboOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 3 of 5See day
- Day 17Departure dayPlanned around your flight

