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Luxor & Nile Cruise — 4 Days
★ 4.9 · 1,490 reviews· Luxor & Aswan· English · Arabic· Fly via Luxor (LXR)
Four days down the Nile on a dahabiya — a traditional twin-mast sailing boat, six cabins max, no engine when the wind serves. Egyptologist on board. We start in Luxor with Karnak, the Valley of the Kings on the west bank, and Hatshepsut's temple, then drift south to Edfu's perfectly-preserved Horus temple and Kom Ombo's twin-sanctuary before mooring at Aswan for Philae temple by water taxi.
"The dahabiya is the only way to do the Nile. Six guests, three crew, sails up, no engine noise. Karnak by day, swimming off the boat by afternoon."
"Our Egyptologist Yasser made the tombs come alive — symbols, gods, the 12 hours of the underworld. I'd hire him for life."
Cruise ships hold 200+ guests, full engine, large pool deck. Dahabiyas are 6 cabins max, sail by wind, moor at small islands cruise ships can't reach. Slower, quieter, more expensive — but it's why you go.
October–April is the season. May–September can hit 45°C in the Valley of the Kings. We don't run Jul/Aug dahabiyas.
Yes — most travelers add 2-3 nights Cairo before Luxor. See our Pyramids & Cairo trip · combined 7-day package from $1,890/pp.
Photo permit costs ~$15 extra per Valley of the Kings ticket. Flash forbidden everywhere. Tripods forbidden. We pre-arrange the permits.