Blue Shadow Nile Cruise 8 Days

Blue Shadow Nile Cruise 8 Days - A Journey Through Ancient Egypt's Wonders
Duration

1 Day Trip

Tour Type

Private

Transportation

Bus

Description

Blue Shadow Nile Cruise 8 Days – A Journey Through Ancient Egypt’s Wonders Embark on an unforgettable 8-day/7-night voyage with the Blue Shadow Cruise 8 Days, sailing between Luxor and Aswan while exploring Egypt’s most magnificent temples and tombs. This luxurious cruise offers the perfect blend of comfort and discovery, accompanied by a private Egyptologist guide to bring ancient history to life.

Why Choose the Blue Shadow Nile Cruise 8 Days?

Experience Egypt’s golden age as you visit:

  • The colossal Karnak Temple complex
  • Queen Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple
  • The legendary Valley of the Kings
  • The awe-inspiring Abu Simbel temples
  • Other remarkable historical sites

Exclusive Onboard Experience

Your Blue Shadow Nile Cruise 8 Days includes:

  • Spacious, well-appointed cabins
  • Gourmet dining with Egyptian and international cuisine
  • Sun deck with panoramic Nile views
  • Evening entertainment showcasing local culture

What’s Included Blue Shadow Nile Cruise 8 Days?

  • Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure
  • An assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions
  • All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
  • Accommodation onboard 5-star cruise on full board basis
  • All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary sharing Nile cruise group
  • Entrance fees to all sights between Luxor and Aswan
  • English-speaking tour guide during your excursions
  • All service charges and taxes
  • The Trip to Abu simble
  • Airport Transfer

What’s Excluded Blue Shadow Cruise 8 Days?

  • Any extras and personal spending
  • Tipping

Family-Friendly Policies

We welcome families with our special rates:

  • 0-1.99 years: Free
  • 2-5.99 years: 25% of adult price
  • 6-11.99 years: 50% discount
  • 12+ years: Full price
    (Max 2 children sharing with parents)

Why You’ll Love This Cruise

The Blue Shadow Cruise 8 Days offers:

  • Expert-guided tours of ancient wonders
  • Relaxing days sailing the timeless Nile
  • Comfortable accommodations with modern amenities
  • Hassle-free exploration of Egypt’s greatest sites

Prices in USD (excluding Christmas/New Year periods). Book now for the ultimate Nile adventure!

Tour Plan

Day 1: Saturday

Embarkation & Lunch onboard of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the Eastbank of the Nile Including
Karnak karnak Egypt is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak karnak Egypt was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso)

Luxor Temple
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh

Dinner & Overnight onboard of the Cruise in Luxor

Day 2: Sunday

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of the Nile Including

The valley of the Kings
Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

The colossi of Memnon
Massive pair statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third

The Queen Hatshepsut temple
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

13:00 sail to Esna lock& lunch will be during the sail

18:00 arrive, Esna Lock, Sail to Edfu& Dinner

Overnight o board of the Cruise in Edfu

Day 3: Monday

Breakfast on board the Cruise
07:00 Visit the temple of Edfu

Edfu temple
Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus,which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dates to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c),The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.

09:30 Sail to Kom combo

12:30 lunch onboard of the Nile cruise during the sail

15:30 arrive kom ompo, visit the temple of Kom ompo

Kom Ombo temple
The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)

17:30 Continue sailing to Aswan, Dinner will be during the sail

21:00 arrive Aswan and overnight on board the Cruise

Day 4: Tuesday

Breakfast on Board the Cruise

08:00 Proceed with Visits of Aswan including the temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk

Phiala temple
Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped

The High Dam
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

The Unfinished Obelisk
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.

12:00 lunch onboard of the Cruise

Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Day 5: Wednesday

Breakfast on board the Cruise

Tour to Visit Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel temples
The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor,the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco

Dinner & Overnight on board in Aswan

Day 6: Thursday

1- Breakfast on board
2- Sail to Kom Ombo. (9:00)
3- Visit Kom Ombo Temple. (11:30)
5- Lunch on board.
6- Sail to Edfu. (12:30)
7- Visit Horus Temple. (16:30)
6- Dinner on board.
7- Sail to Esna (18:30)
8- Overnight in Esna.

Day 7: Friday

1- Sail to Luxor . (3:00)
2- Breakfast on board.
3- Arrival Luxor . (7:00)
4- Lunch on board.
5- Visit the East Bank.
6- Dinner on board.
7- Overnight in Luxor .

Day 8: Saturday

Breakfast on Board.
Disembarkation after Breakfast

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