Steigenberger Minerva Nile Cruise - Every Thursday From Luxor For 07 & 04 Nights - Every Monday From Aswan For 03 Nights

Please check your visa requirements before you travel. Please note that the below-mentioned visits in the itinerary are not included in the room rate and would be charged separately. The Itinerary of the cruise is based on every Thursday departure from Luxor for 4 nights or 7 nights, and every Monday departure from Aswan for 3 nights. For detailed information of the trip, please check the below; - Every Thursday departure from Luxor to Aswan for 4 Nights (Please refer to day 1 to Day 4 of the below itinerary). - Every Thursday departure from Luxor to Aswan for 7 Nights (Please refer to Day 1 to Day 7 of the below itinerary). - Every Monday departure from Aswan to Luxor for 3 Nights (Please refer to Day 5 to Day 7 of the below itinerary). Itinerary Day 1: Luxor Embarkation followed by lunch on board. Guests can enjoy leisure time during the afternoon. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor. Day 2: Luxor / Esna After breakfast, visit the East Bank of Luxor where guests can walk among the colossal temple of Amun Ra and the avenue of the sphinxes between the Karnak and Luxor temples. Back on board for lunch. In the afternoon, the ship will sail to Edfu via Esna. Dinner and overnight on board. Day 3: Esna / Edfu / Kom Ombo Guests will discover the huge temple dedicated to the God Horus in Edfu by horse carriage and tour it with their guide. Guests will visit the colorful local bazaars on their way (where they can buy souvenirs). Lunch on board. Sail to Kom Ombo. Dinner and overnight on board. Day 4: Aswan This day, the boat sails to Aswan. Once in Aswan; guests will go off shore for the visits of the gigantic high dam, unfinished Obelisque and splendid Philae temple of Isis, the mother goddess. Dinner and overnight on board the ship in Aswan. Day 5: Aswan An optional visit to Abu simbel. A visit the botanical garden by felucca. Overnight in Aswan. Day 6: Kom Ombo / Luxor In the early morning, the ship will sail to Kom Ombo, where guests will visit the unusual double temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the god Haroeris. Lunch on board while sailing to Luxor. Day 7: Luxor After breakfast it is time to focus on the West Bank of Luxor: guests will explore the great valleys of the Kings & Queens where generations of Pharaohs and Nobles were buried in crypts carved into the cliffs and guarded by the two huge Colossi of Memnon. You will then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut. Guests will enjoy lunch and afternoon free on board. Dinner and overnight in Luxor. Day 8: Luxor Check out after breakfast.