New Year’s on the Nile – 4 days

Upon arrival at Aswan airport, you will be welcomed by your tour guide and transferred to the Nile cruise on board. (We offer the flexibility of an earlier start for the Aswan tour, should you arrive before the scheduled time.)

Embark on board to enjoy the first delicious lunch on the ship while the boat is in Aswan.

Your guided tour begins visit to Aswan’s landmarks:

HighDam: a modern engineering masterpiece that reshaped Egypt.

The Unfinished Obelisk: Watch the largest well-known archaeological obelisk, as it was sculpted from the rock, to give you a unique glimpse of old stone construction techniques.

Philae Temple: boarded a motorboat to the island of Aglakia to visit the amazing Temple of Isis, which was transferred and rebuilt with great care to save it from the high water level of Lake Nasser.

Return to the Nile cruise. Enjoy drinking tea on the sunny deck.

Welcoming dinner on board.

Evening: Enjoy your first comfortable night, and perhaps some entertainment on the ship, such as a Nubian cultural show. The ship remains anchored in Aswan all night.
-Meals: Lunch – Dinner.

This early morning, you have free time for an optional trip to the Abu Simbel temples before we depart for Kom Ombo at midday.

Morning: Enjoy a calm breakfast while the River ship is docking in Aswan, with beautiful scenes of the nature of the Nile.
Lunch is served while sailing with a heading towards Luxor. This is the perfect time to relax on the sunny deck, swim in the pool, and watch the eternal Egyptian landscape.

Afternoon: Access to Kom Ombo. The boat is wandering next to the temple directly. The unique Greek temple of the Romans dedicated to God: Sobek, the God of the crocodile, and Horus, the God of the Falcon. Do not miss the visit to the nearby crocodile museum.
Return to the ship and sail to Edfu.

Eat dinner on board.
Evening: This night is often held tonight, where guests wear traditional Egyptian dresses to spend a night full of music and fun. It is a great opportunity to protect the big celebration tomorrow!
– Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner.

After breakfast, you will board a horse-drawn cart to the Horus Temple in Edfu. This temple is one of the best religious temples preserved in Egypt, and gives you an overwhelming opportunity to discover what these ancient religious centers were.
– Return to the ship and continue our picturesque maritime journey towards Luxor, through the Esna – a great experience in itself.

Eat lunch aboard the ship as you approach the old capital, Thebes (currently Luxor).

Access to Luxor and start your exploration of the eastern bank:
Luxor Temple: A beautiful temple that beats life late in the afternoon and evening when lighting highlights the inscriptions and columns.

Afternoon:  Return to the ship to prepare for the main event.

New Year’s Eve ceremony:
A multi-dish luxury dinner will be presented with festive decorations.
Start celebration! Enjoy live music, a song coordinator, display oriental dance, and other entertainment.
Join passengers and crew members in the large countdown on the upper surface of the hall.

Midnight: a new year, happy 2026! Equate with sparkling wine while celebrating under the stars on the banks of the Nile. The ceremony lasts until the early hours of the morning.
– Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Gala New Year Dinner.

• Happy New Year! Enjoy an early breakfast before your last tour. (The departure registration is usually from your cabin before the tour, while saving the luggage safely in the Car or boat).
• We will cross the legendary West Bank of the Nile to explore the Luxor, a Thebes cemetery.Valley of Kings: Burn of the Pharaohs, including the famous ancient Egyptian kings’ cemetery. Your ticket includes entering three graves.The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut: A picturesque, adorned temple praising the foot of the shelf, devoted to one of the strongest rulers of Egypt.The two giant statues (Colossi of Memnon): two huge stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who remained tall for more than 3400 years.
  Then we cross the Nile to continue the trip to visit the east bank of Luxor.
• Karnak Temple: The largest religious complex ever built. They wandered on Sphinx Street, dazzled by the Great Pillars Hall, and saw the Holy Lake.Return to the Nile Cruise ship to receive your luggage to conclude the Nile Journey.
• In the afternoon, move to Luxor Airport or your hotel in Luxor with sweet memories of your Nile cruise trip in Egypt.
• Meals: Breakfast.

Upon arrival at Aswan airport, you will be welcomed by your tour guide and transferred to the Nile cruise on board. (We offer the flexibility of an earlier start for the Aswan tour, should you arrive before the scheduled time.)

Embark on board to enjoy the first delicious lunch on the ship while the boat is in Aswan.

Your guided tour begins visit to Aswan’s landmarks:

HighDam: a modern engineering masterpiece that reshaped Egypt.

The Unfinished Obelisk: Watch the largest well-known archaeological obelisk, as it was sculpted from the rock, to give you a unique glimpse of old stone construction techniques.

Philae Temple: boarded a motorboat to the island of Aglakia to visit the amazing Temple of Isis, which was transferred and rebuilt with great care to save it from the high water level of Lake Nasser.

Return to the Nile cruise. Enjoy drinking tea on the sunny deck.

Welcoming dinner on board.

Evening: Enjoy your first comfortable night, and perhaps some entertainment on the ship, such as a Nubian cultural show. The ship remains anchored in Aswan all night.
-Meals: Lunch – Dinner.

This early morning, you have free time for an optional trip to the Abu Simbel temples before we depart for Kom Ombo at midday.

Morning: Enjoy a calm breakfast while the River ship is docking in Aswan, with beautiful scenes of the nature of the Nile.
Lunch is served while sailing with a heading towards Luxor. This is the perfect time to relax on the sunny deck, swim in the pool, and watch the eternal Egyptian landscape.

Afternoon: Access to Kom Ombo. The boat is wandering next to the temple directly. The unique Greek temple of the Romans dedicated to God: Sobek, the God of the crocodile, and Horus, the God of the Falcon. Do not miss the visit to the nearby crocodile museum.
Return to the ship and sail to Edfu.

Eat dinner on board.
Evening: This night is often held tonight, where guests wear traditional Egyptian dresses to spend a night full of music and fun. It is a great opportunity to protect the big celebration tomorrow!
– Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner.

After breakfast, you will board a horse-drawn cart to the Horus Temple in Edfu. This temple is one of the best religious temples preserved in Egypt, and gives you an overwhelming opportunity to discover what these ancient religious centers were.
– Return to the ship and continue our picturesque maritime journey towards Luxor, through the Esna – a great experience in itself.

Eat lunch aboard the ship as you approach the old capital, Thebes (currently Luxor).

Access to Luxor and start your exploration of the eastern bank:
Luxor Temple: A beautiful temple that beats life late in the afternoon and evening when lighting highlights the inscriptions and columns.

Afternoon:  Return to the ship to prepare for the main event.

New Year’s Eve ceremony:
A multi-dish luxury dinner will be presented with festive decorations.
Start celebration! Enjoy live music, a song coordinator, display oriental dance, and other entertainment.
Join passengers and crew members in the large countdown on the upper surface of the hall.

Midnight: a new year, happy 2026! Equate with sparkling wine while celebrating under the stars on the banks of the Nile. The ceremony lasts until the early hours of the morning.
– Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Gala New Year Dinner.

• Happy New Year! Enjoy an early breakfast before your last tour. (The departure registration is usually from your cabin before the tour, while saving the luggage safely in the Car or boat).
• We will cross the legendary West Bank of the Nile to explore the Luxor, a Thebes cemetery.Valley of Kings: Burn of the Pharaohs, including the famous ancient Egyptian kings’ cemetery. Your ticket includes entering three graves.The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut: A picturesque, adorned temple praising the foot of the shelf, devoted to one of the strongest rulers of Egypt.The two giant statues (Colossi of Memnon): two huge stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who remained tall for more than 3400 years.
  Then we cross the Nile to continue the trip to visit the east bank of Luxor.
• Karnak Temple: The largest religious complex ever built. They wandered on Sphinx Street, dazzled by the Great Pillars Hall, and saw the Holy Lake.Return to the Nile Cruise ship to receive your luggage to conclude the Nile Journey.
• In the afternoon, move to Luxor Airport or your hotel in Luxor with sweet memories of your Nile cruise trip in Egypt.
• Meals: Breakfast.