5-Day Dahabiya Nile River Cruise from Luxor to Aswan

Arrive in Luxor and embark on the Dahabiya Iris, your intimate 36-guest sailing boat for the next five days. After settling into your cabin, set out to explore the vast Temple of Karnak, the largest religious complex ever built, with its forest of towering columns and ancient obelisks. In the evening, visit the beautifully illuminated Luxor Temple before returning on board for dinner and an overnight mooring in Luxor.

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt.

The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom.

The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.

After breakfast, head ashore to visit the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple in Egypt, dedicated to the falcon god Horus. Return on board for lunch, then spend the afternoon relaxing at the sun-deck pool and jacuzzi as Iris sails onward. In the evening, disembark to explore the unique double Temple of Kom Ombo, jointly dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, before returning for a BBQ dinner and Galabiya party on the sun deck.

The golden chain of Mountain the immortal place of rowing can be found between Edfu temple and the north side of Kom Ombo temple, Just 65 km in the north of Aswan. It used to be a highly famous quarry location located on both sides of the Nile River from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom ([ ] BC) to construct some of the most legendary construction of that era which include the Karnak temples Complex, Luxor temple, Medinet Habu, Kom Omb0, and many more

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period.

This morning, visit the Aswan High Dam, one of the modern world's great engineering feats, built across the Nile between 1960 and 1970. Guests wishing to venture further can arrange an optional excursion to the iconic temples of Abu Simbel. Later in the evening, return on board for dinner followed by a traditional Nubian show in the lounge bar.

The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt. It was studied in detail by Reginald Engelbach in 1922.

Philae is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Philae was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex.

Disembarkation after enjoying your breakfast, then we will transfer you to any place in Aswan for final departure to end your beautiful experience 5 days Dahabiya Nile cruise in upper Egypt.