5-Day Nile Cruise from Hurghada

On the day your 4-night Nile cruise from Hurghada is set to begin, one of our tour representatives will meet you at your hotel at about 07h00. You will then be driven to Luxor in one of our clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles. The journey from Hurghada to Luxor takes roughly 4 hours. Free bottled water will be available to you in the vehicle. If you need to use the rest room or you want to buy some refreshments along the way, just let your driver know.

Your actual Nile Cruise from Hurghada begins short after you arrive in Luxor. You will be driven directly to the port area where you will be boarding your cruise. After boarding and checking in, you will have some free time to settle in. At around 13h00 you will be able to enjoy your first good lunch on the boat.

Shortly after lunch, you will disembark with other members of your tour group, and then you will go visit the two most famous ancient attractions on Luxor’s East Bank, the beautiful Luxor Temple, and the vast Karnak Temple complex which was essentially once an entire city of temples that formed over a period of more than 2,000 years.

After your tour, return to the ship and enjoy some afternoon tea and an authentic Egyptian Belly Dance Show. Dinner will be served in the evening and then you will have the rest of the night to yourself. Enjoy some dancing in the ship’s disco, or simply relax and unwind.

The first night of your Nile cruise from Hurghada will be spent on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner

Begin the second day of your MS Salacia Nile Cruise from Hurghada with a nice breakfast on the water at Luxor, and then you will head to the Luxor West Bank with your small group and your guide to see another 3 wonderful ancient sites, starting with Valley of the Kings.

Valley of the Kings was a royal necropolis where pharaohs and certain influential nobles of the New Kingdom were laid to rest in rock-cut tombs. Some of these consist only of a simple burial chamber, while others a complex maze of chambers and passageways. Like the pyramids, nearly all of the tombs were raided and looted in antiquity, with Tutankhamen’s tomb being one of the only ones which was discovered still sealed, with everything still inside, including his mummy.

Next, you will visit the ancient rock-cut mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, a vast complex that was constructed by the same workers who constructed and decorated the tombs at Valley of the Kings. You will also visit the huge Colossi of Memnon on your way back to your cruise ship.

There are no further tours or excursions today, so once you have had your lunch, you will be free to enjoy the rest of your day as you wish while you sail to Esna. Enjoy afternoon tea at the regular time, and today there will also be a Captain’s Welcome cocktail party shortly before dinner. The ship’s disco will once again be open in the evening, and you will spend this night of your Nile cruise from Hurghada on the water at Esna.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy breakfast on board the ship while sailing to Edfu. Shortly after arriving at Edfu, your guide will take you and your group to see Egypt’s best-preserved ancient temple, the Temple of Horus at Edfu. This remarkable temple was discovered after having been buried under the desert sand for more than 2,000 years.

Enjoy lunch back on the boat while sailing to Kom Ombo where you will enjoy another excursion. Have afternoon tea at the usual time, and then you will be taken to see Kom Ombo Temple which was dedicated to two different gods, Sobek and Haeroris.

Enjoy another good dinner on board the ship in the evening. Instead of an on board disco, tonight there will be a thoroughly enjoyable Galabya Party. This night of your Nile cruise from Hurghada will be spent on the water at Kom Ombo.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy breakfast on board your Nile cruise while sailing to Aswan. On arrival in Aswan, you will have the opportunity to enjoy an optional tour to the famous Abu Simbel Temples. This is an “optional” tour and is therefore not included in the price of our Nile Cruise from Hurghada package.

If you choose not to visit Abu Simbel, then you will have the remainder of the day to yourself to enjoy as you wish. Afternoon tea and dinner will both be served at the usual times. For entertainment tonight, there will be an authentic Nubian Folkloric Show on the ship. Enjoy the last night of your Nile cruise from Hurghada on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy a last good breakfast on the ship, and then it will be time for you to check-out and disembark. After you have disembarked, it will be time for your Aswan tour. First you will visit the remarkable Aswan High Dam which gave birth to Lake Nasser after construction of the dam was completed.

Next, you will head to the ancient granite quarries to see the gigantic Unfinished Obelisk. From here you will then be taken to see the ancient Temple of Philae that was dedicated to two goddesses, Hathor and Isis. This amazing temple once stood on a small island which now lies beneath the water of Lake Nasser. The temple was painstakingly moved in entirety to its current location on higher ground.

After you have finished exploring the temple, you will begin making your way back to Hurghada. The journey from Aswan to Hurghada takes roughly 7 hours. As usual, free bottled water will be available in the vehicle, and your driver will be happy to stop along the way if you need to.

When you arrive in Hurghada, you will be driven directly to your hotel, and then your Nile Cruise from Hurghada will officially be over

Meals Included: Breakfast