Our ship, the Minerva Jaz was excellent with very attentive staff and an impressive itinerary-- but our tour guide Ahmed El Prince was absolute greatness!! I embarked on the cruise after touring Cairo and a few other countries in the Middle East by myself, and I usually prefer the do-it-myself trips without official guides or groups. But what a difference it makes, seeing a country so rich in history with a guide so knowledgeable and enjoyable! It ended up being one of my all-time favorite trips, and invoked such a love for Egypt inside me-- I wish more people could see this side of the country. Ahmed was absolutely professional, courteous, always went out of his way to help all members of his group, and acted as a liaison for us when we needed help speaking the language, purchasing souvenirs, intervening with hasslers, etc-- going far beyond his basic job description of simply telling us stories about the sights-- which he always did with impressive knowledge and enthusiasm. All trips to Egypt deserve a companion like Ahmed.
As a female tourist travelling solo, I of course had concerns about safety after reading news articles full of uncertainty and being warned by absolutely everyone I know. I have to tell you though, there was not a moment that I felt remotely unsafe. It's a tragedy how the media portrays Egypt when there has never been a better time to visit. With such a recent decline in tourism, all the famous sights that used to require hours of waiting in line can usually now be entered immediately. Prices are lower than ever. The only drawbacks I will warn you, is that there are still hasslers in certain areas who want you to buy their goods-- but the country is far worth training yourself to ignore the pushy ones. Once you get past this you will meet the most generous, friendly, loving Egyptians who welcome you to their country like family and do all they can to help without even knowing you. This, combined with the beauty of a country that dates back far longer than I can imagine, the hospitality my new friend Ahmed, and all those I met with Memphis, made this trip unforgettable. I wish the same kind of adventure for everyone.
Nile Cruise Tours from Luxor
Overview
Duration
5 Days
4 Nights
Countries
1 Country
4 Cities
Type
Small Group Tour
12 Persons
Run:
Every Monday
Enjoy a Nile cruise from Luxor visiting Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Esna, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Philae Temple while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Nile Valley
Included
- Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure
- Land transfers (Aswan- Luxor) around 3 hrs driving
- Assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions
- All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
- Accommodation for 4 nights on board 5* cruise on full board basis
- All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan
- English-speaking Egyptologist guide during your excursions
- All service charges and taxes
Excluded
- Any extras and personal spendings
- Tipping
Itinerary
Day 1: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours
- Memphis Tours Egypt will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor
- Transfer to embark Nile Cruise before lunch.
- Embarkation before lunch.
- Lunch on board.
- Afternoon visit to Karnak & Luxor Temples on the East Bank
- Dinner on board.
- Overnight in Luxor.
Day 2: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
- Breakfast on board.
- Morning visit to the West bank enjoying Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon facing the Nile.
- Lunch on board.
- Sail to Esna.
- Cross the Lock.
- Sail to Edfu
- Overnight in Edfu.
Day 3: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples - Sail to Aswan
- Breakfast on board.
- Morning visit Horus Temple in Edfu.
- Then sail to Kom-Ombo.
- Lunch on board.
- Afternoon visit Kom-Ombo temple
- Then sail to Aswan
- Dinner on board.
- Arrival Aswan and Overnight
Day 4: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours
- Breakfast on board.
- Visit High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temples
- Lunch and dinner on board.
- Overnight at Aswan
Day 5: Aswan Nile Cruise - Travel To Luxor
- Breakfast on board.
- Disembarkation after breakfast.
- Transfer back from Aswan to your hotel in Luxor (Around 3 hours driving).
Prices
- - Sonesta Nile Goddess Cruise
May - Sept.
Per Person in Double Room
$
878
One Person Travelling Alone
$
1339
Oct. - April
Per Person in Double Room
$
975
One Person Travelling Alone
$
1527
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Egypt: Put at the top of your bucket list
Adrien
, 6/20/13
I just returned from a 5-day Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan with Memphis Tours, and I had such a fantastic time I'd feel guilty not telling as many people as I can about it.
great assistance for our travel arrangements
jmartinez m
, 2/27/12
My husband and I are travelling to Egypt in March and we always wanted to take the Nile Cruise. I came across Memphis tours on the net and read very good reviews from other travellers. I contacted them through their chat line which was quite handy and Abdo Younis replied to all my queries and has been providing me with all the assistance to get all arrangements for our transfers to airport and our hotel, domestic flights and accommodation to have an unforgettable travel experience. I have to say Abdo Younis has been fantastic; he has replied to all my e-mails promptly and has made the changes to my itinerary to suit us. Abdo was very helpful when getting our visas and from his own initiative he rang the visa department in Egypt to find out if we needed to get a visa upon arrival or if we needed to get it in advance. Abdo has made our travel plans a lot easier. I would certainly recommend getting in touch Abdo if you are planning on going to Egypt. I am counting the days to go to Egypt.
Egypt is safe for tourists, thanks for our guide Sayed Selim!
ashtin l
, 2/21/12
My husband and I just get back from 7 days in Egypt,We have such a wonderful time.
Sayed Selim who was fantastic and charming and informative made our vacation really enjoyable.
He was very knowledge, answering our questions and spoke excellent English.
Our accommodations on the boat were very comfortable and the staff was excellent welcoming and friendly. We very much enjoyed.we visited Karnak and Luxor temple, then sailed to Edfu and Kom Ombo,and Aswan City.
Overall our experiences were superb, and we would definitely recommend Memphis tours to our friends and family,I'd recommend our guide Sayed Selim to anyone traveling to Egypt.
Sayed Selim who was fantastic and charming and informative made our vacation really enjoyable.
He was very knowledge, answering our questions and spoke excellent English.
Our accommodations on the boat were very comfortable and the staff was excellent welcoming and friendly. We very much enjoyed.we visited Karnak and Luxor temple, then sailed to Edfu and Kom Ombo,and Aswan City.
Overall our experiences were superb, and we would definitely recommend Memphis tours to our friends and family,I'd recommend our guide Sayed Selim to anyone traveling to Egypt.
Flexible and Relaxing, Mohamed Emam is a great tour guide
Jeweled Griffon
, 1/14/12
Our four day cruise down the Nile was very professionally organized by Eman Rashad, and then led by the very knowledgeable Mohamed Emam. If you can get him as your tour guide, you should! He knows Egyptian history and egyptology extremely well and his passion for Egypt really comes through in his tours, and he is very patient with questions. The temples are of course fantastic, especially Karnak. The cruise boat was fun and relaxing. The food on it was good quality although not excellent, and had both western style and Egyptian food at every meal. The rooms were very comfortable. We tended to see sights in the early mornings before things got too crowded and sailed in the afternoons. As a do-it-yourself jam-pack-your-days type of traveler, I wasn't sure I'd be able to handle a cruise experience where I had no control over the schedule. But in this case it's worth it - there are too many sights that would be hard to see on your own, even if you speak a bit of Arabic. Egypt isn't set up for individual travelers. And Memphis Tours is very accommodating - there were some extra sights we wanted to see in the valley of the workers at Luxor and Mohamed booked us a car and gave us a great tour without advance notice. All the staff very friendly, and it is also clear that a lot of sights are working hard to change for the better (such as hawkers hassling crowds before entrance to sights less frequently). It was great that Memphis Tours was so flexible and accommodating. Also, you can get a discount if you have an international student ID cards at many entrances to the sites (which means memphis tours will discount your total package price).
Good professional people with excellent guides for Abu Simbel tour & 3N/4D cruise tour between Aswan & Luxor.
TinkaKolkata
, 3/22/11
1.Memphis representatives both in Aswan & Luxor are extremely friendly, they go out of their way to help us.
2. 'Bahar', our guide for Abu Simbel is really knowledgeable & have a clear view on Egyptology & very happy to share it with us.
3. Yosri & our Aswan representative(feeling sorry for can't remembering his name, very energetic young chap) upgraded to a better cruise when our cruise was cancelled at same date.
4. Allah, very informative guide on cruise Radamis I.
5. Good sight seeings.
6. Cleanliness & food of cruise.
Really good service.
robj93
, 3/20/11
I’d like to say a big thank you to the staff of Memphis Tours for making our recent holiday so successful. We had a "Nile Cruise" on (eventually) The MS Royal Viking - which about 2/3 full. Our guide Ahmed was most knowledgeable and helpful throughout. The sites (Valley of the Kings etc) were almost empty of tourists and all the people we met were delighted to see some tourists again. Although we organised our own travel to a nfrom the boat, the Memphes team at Luxor was most helpful and their manager in Aswan went out of his way to make our trip to Abu Simbel a great success.
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