After breakfast on your cruise, you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide and travel by private air-conditioned vehicle to explore Luxor West Bank starting with the Valley of the Kings, the royal underground resting place of New Kingdom pharaohs. This divine site contains around 63 tombs of legendary rulers and powerful nobles from the Eighteenth to Twentieth Dynasties and offers incredible insight into ancient Egyptian mythology and religious beliefs.
Next, you will visit Queen Hatshepsut Temple, the magnificent mortuary temple built in 1479 BC to honor the gods, especially Amun, and immortalize the glorious legacy of Queen Hatshepsut. Its architectural beauty is considered one of the greatest achievements of the New Kingdom.
You will then see the Colossi of Memnon, two enormous statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, originally part of a complete mortuary temple. Made from massive blocks of quartzite sandstone transported over 700 km to Luxor, these statues were eternal guardians of the pharaoh, dedicated to his wife Tiye, mother Mutemwiya, and the Nile God Hapi. Damaged and rebuilt multiple times during the Greco-Roman period, they remain a majestic symbol of ancient Egyptian artistry.
In the afternoon, the cruise will sail toward Esna and Edfu, while you enjoy lunch and dinner onboard.
Overnight stay will be onboard the cruise in Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: Onboard the Nile Cruise