Luxor to Abu Simbel Short Break
Looking for Egypt City Breaks or short breaks to Egypt? Nile Holiday offers affordable family short holidays to Egypt which includes Cairo, Luxor and Aswan.

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Everyday

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Private Tour

Duration

4 Days / 3 Nights

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24/7

Luxor to Abu Simbel Short Break

Enjoy an extensive Luxor to Abu Simbel Short Break tour package. Visit the must see attractions of Luxor before traveling to Aswan and at the end to visit Abu Simbel Temples. You’ll begin your journey in Luxor, where you’ll encounter the magnificent Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Then head to visit Edfu and Kom-ombo temples in your way to Aswan, where you will visit the unfinished obelisk, Philae Temple of the goddess Isis. The last remaining of the wonders of Upper Egypt is to visit the most famous Abu Simbel temples in the early morning

Included

  • Meet and assist by our representatives at airports

  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

  • 2 night accommodation in Luxor hotel including breakfast

  • 1 night accommodation in Aswan hotel including breakfast

  • Luxor full day tour to West and East banks of the River Nile

  • Edfu and Kom-ombo temples tour from Luxor

  • Philae temple and unfinished obelisk tour in Aswan

  • Abu Simbel temples tour by a/c vehicle

  • All sightseeing tours are strictly private tours

  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary

  • Meals as indicated in the above itinerary

  • Bottled water during the tours

  • Qualified Egyptologist tour guide

  • Assistance of our guest relations during your stay

  • All service charges and taxes

  • Excluded

  • International Airfare

  • Entry visa to Egypt

  • Any optional tours

  • Personal spending

  • Tipping

  • Day 1: Arrive in Luxor, transfer to hotel

    Welcome to Luxor, upon your arrival at Luxor airport we will meet, assist and transfer to your hotel with the remainder of the day at leisure.

    Meals: Welcome Drink

    Day 2: Luxor East and West Banks Full Day Tour

    Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor, and then your Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up and start your Luxor east and west bank day tour. Your first stop will be at the two Colossi of Memnon, the only remains of the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 B.C).

    Head to visit the Valley of the Kings, the largest burial ground for most of the royal pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt (from 1550 to 1080 B.C). You will visit 3 tombs excluding the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Seti I and Ramses VI (Extra ticket on spot).

    Proceed to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, considered one of the most successful rulers of ancient Egypt. The temple is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Both the setting and the construction of her temple make it unique among the landmarks of Egypt.

    Enjoy Lunch at a good quality local restaurant, and then move on to explore the east bank of the Nile in Luxor. Visit Karnak Temple, the largest ancient religious complex ever constructed in Egypt. Entering the complex through a ram-headed avenue of sphinxes and uncover a vast array of temples, chapels, pylons and other ancient buildings as you soak up the unique atmosphere and let your imagination run wild as you learn about cult and beliefs in Ancient Egypt.

    Continue to Luxor Temple, you will enter the temple through the great pylon where two enormous statues of Ramses II still stand, along with a pink granite obelisk (its mate stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France). The Temple Of Luxor was built by Amenhotep III during the 18th Dynasty and was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. Later you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luxor.

    Optional: You have the choice to rise very early to see the West Bank of Luxor from above on an optional Sunrise hot air balloon ride.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

    Day 3: Day trip from Luxor to Aswan

    Check out after breakfast and then transfer to visit two remarkable ancient sites on your way to Aswan. Visit Edfu Temple dedicated to Horus the falcon headed god. It is the most complete and the best preserved of all Egyptian temples. The Temple was constructed between 237 and 57 BC. Head to Kom ombo where you will visit Kom-ombo temple, the unusual double dedicated temple to both Haroeris the falcon god and Sobek the crocodile god. Discover the fantastic scenes of the ancient Egyptian Calendar, the Medical instruments and more.

    Enjoy Lunch at a good local restaurant in Aswan and then proceed to visit the unfinished obelisk. If completed it would have measured around 42 m long and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons. It was ordered by Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh (1490–1470 BC). The obelisk never completed due to a flaw appeared in the stone.

    Enjoy a motor boat ride to Philae Temple, which was built on the honor of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam. Later on, transfer to your hotel in Aswan and overnight

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

    Day 4: Tour to Abu Simbel temples, Departure transfer

    Early in the morning, your private guide will collect you from your hotel in Aswan for 3-hour drive south in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle for the temples of Abu Simbel, one of the masterpieces of architecture in ancient Egypt.

    The complex consists of two rock-cut temples were constructed during the reign of the great Pharaoh Ramses II, in the 13th century BC. The larger one is dedicated to Ra-Harakhty, Ptah and Amun-Re, Egypt’s three state deities of the time, and features four large statues of Ramesses II in the facade. The smaller temple is dedicated to the goddess Hathor, personified by Nefertari, Ramesses’s most beloved wife. The entire temple complex was dismantled and rebuilt on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir. Take time to marvel at the exquisite detail as you wander through the temples yourself. Later on, transfer back to Aswan, followed by transfer to Aswan airport.

    NB: Your flight has to be after 14:00 to be able to do this tour or consider staying an extra night in Aswan. We can assist you with additional services like extra accommodation and transfers.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Prices

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     Diamond (Affordable 4 star)
     May - September
     

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     October - April
     

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     Golden (5 star Standard)
     May - September
     

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     October - April
     

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     Platinum (5 star Deluxe)
     May - September
     

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     Platinum (5 star Luxury)
     May - September
     

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     October - April
     

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    Prices:-
  • Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.

  • Children Policy:-
  • 00 - 01.99 free of Charge

  • 02 - 05.99 pay 25% of adult price

  • 06 - 11.99 pay 50% of adult price

  • 12+ pay adult price

  • NB: Children policy pricing is applied to children who share rooms with their parents (Maximum 1 Child sharing parent's room)

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