Day 1 :

Hurghada / Karnak and Luxor

Departure morning from your hotel in (El Gouna, Hurghada or Safaga) to take the road to Luxor, a journey of about 4 hours.
Arrive in Luxor, installation in your hotel in Luxor and lunch in town in a typical restaurant.
Departure for the discovery of historical wonders of Luxor:
The temple of Karnak is a vast religious complex surrounded by an enclosure 1.5 km long and 840m wide. The imposing facade of the site gives access to the majestic large courtyard. The large open-air courtyard served as a stopover for the sacred boat which arrived in procession via the Alley of the Sphinxes. This majestic site is dedicated to the god Amon who reigned supreme over the Egyptian pantheon for nearly 2000 years. You can also find the great hypostyle hall and its 134 gigantic columns decorated with scenes to the glory of Amun, as well as its famous sacred lake.

At the end of the afternoon, in the colors of the setting sun , visit the temple of Luxor, characterized by its gigantic facade and its finely sculpted frescoes. It best represents the schematic plan of an Egyptian temple, with its elegant path of the Sphinxes, its gigantic facade once adorned by two magnificent obelisks; one is still there and the other has been on Place de la Concorde in Paris since 1934
Night at the hotel.

Day 2 :

The Theban Necropolis / boarding the Dahabeya

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the visit of the left bank of the Nile in Luxor to discover the fabulous treasures of the  Theban necropolis  by visiting:
The Valley of the Kings  : This necropolis contains the tombs dug into the limestone rock of the Theban mountain. These tombs with refined sculptures and very well preserved colors are those of the kings of the New Pharaonic Empire. There are officially 63 listed in order of discovery. Their function is the passage of kings in the world of eternity.
It is a flagship site of Pharaonic Egypt which houses the eternal homes of great pharaohs such as: Ramses 2, All Ankh Amon, Thutmose 3 and many others.
The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut:  Queen Hatshepsut is the first feminist in history, she defied the draconian rules of the transmission of the throne and became pharaoh!
Its building also comes out of the architectural scheme of the time with three terraces superimposed one on the other, the whole is leaned against the solemn Theban mountain, thus creating a balanced harmony which delights the eye.
Then a moving stop in front of the famous  Colossi of Memnon  is essential, these two gigantic statues are carved in sandstone quarries and transported by the Nile, they measure 17m high each and were erected by King Amenophis 3, (father of famous pharaoh Akhenaten…)

Departure by road at the end of the morning for Esna (about 60 km to the south), home port of our dahabeya.
Welcome by the crew, visit the boat, and off you go, the dahabeya leaves the shore, you are in the middle of the Nile.
Lunch on board. and afternoon of leisurely sailing to the rhythm of the wind.
Your stopover for the night will be at El Hegz .
Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 3 :

El Hegz – El-kab – Edfu - Ramadi

Breakfast on board and sailing to El Kab.
Stopover and departure for the visit of the historic site of El-Kab , surrounded by a mud brick enclosure, erected during the periods 747-332 BC, the city would have been founded from the Neolithic period. Walk among the rock tombs dug into the mountainside.
Return to the ship, resumption of navigation and lunch on board. Landing in Edfu to visit the temple dedicated to the god Horus of Behedet, symbolized by a solar disk with falcon wings. It is one of the largest (37m high, 137m long and 79m wide) and best preserved temples in Pharaonic Egypt.
Resumption of the trip on the Nile in Dahabeya, dinner on board.
Stopover and night in Ramadi .

Day 4 :

Ramadi - Bassaw

Day 5 :

Gebel Silssila – Kom ombo

Breakfast on board, then departure on foot to discover Gebel el Silsila and its quarry, the largest sandstone quarry of the Pharaonic era. You will discover the many inscriptions, stelae and decorated tombs, visit the small rock temple of Pharaoh Horemheb.
Short navigation and walk to the village of Farès in the palm groves - a wide variety of fruit trees and plants will be on your way (doum palms - date palms - caliotropis etc ...)
Back on board then lunch while our sailing boat sails gently to Kom ombo.
Arrival in Kom Ombo and visit of its beautiful temple dedicated to two deities, Sobek the crocodile and Horus the falcon.
Visit the charming Crocodile Mummies Museum to finish.
Short navigation to Daraw for the night.
Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 06 :

Daraw - Hebiab - Aswan

After breakfast, a guaranteed change of scenery in Daraw! You stroll through the jumble of the popular market where colours, perfumes from the Orient and Africa are like so many symphonies for the eyes and the nostrils!
You will be given the opportunity to visit the famous camel market (it is held on Saturday and Sunday) or the animal market (it is held on Tuesday)
Return to the boat and lunch on board. Navigation to the island of Herbiab, stroll among the fruit trees; mango trees, orange trees, lemon trees. The island of Herbiab has a very beautiful sandy beach, possibility of swimming in the sacred river.

Sailing to Aswan and we end just before the Aswan Bridge.
Departure to attend the Philae temple sound and light show ; erected on the fabulous island of Agilika and dedicated to the goddess Isis. It is characterized by its romantic setting, its remarkable architecture and its refined frescoes.
Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 07 :

Aswan / Hurghada

Breakfast on board. Free morning and possibility of visiting Abu Simbel (optional).
Resumption of the road to the Red Sea (El-Gouna, Hurghada or Safaga).