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Luxorthen The Red Seathen Nile & Aswan
8 nights · 9 days · as a couple
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Luxor
Days 1–2 · 2 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
The Red Sea
Days 3–4 · 2 nightsWhat to know about The Red Sea
- How long
- 3–5 nights recommended. Base yourself in Hurghada or Sharm for the reefs. Cairo is a short flight away, and Luxor makes a fine overnight from Hurghada.
- What deserves priority
- Snorkelling, diving and genuine rest.
Nile & Aswan
Days 5–9 · 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 5Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical GardenTravel day · Our suggestion · About 2 hoursSee day
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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 6More 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 6 (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
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- Day 7The West Bank, then south through EsnaOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 2 of 5See day
- Day 8Edfu and Kom OmboOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 3 of 5See day
- Day 9Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- Luxor2 nights
- The Red Sea2 nights
- Nile & Aswan4 nights
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- 8 nights · 9 days
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