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Cross to the West Bank for three painted tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon. Optional entry to the tombs of Tutankhamun or Seti I is available. After lunch the cruise sails south through the Esna Lock past green riverbanks. Dinner and overnight underway toward Edfu, with an optional dawn balloon flight available.

Ride a horse-drawn carriage to the superbly preserved Temple of Horus at Edfu, where reliefs recount the battle between Horus and Seth. Sailing on, you reach Kom Ombo to explore the symmetrical double temple honoring the crocodile god Sobek and Horus the Elder, including its medical reliefs and Crocodile Mummification Museum. Dinner and overnight as the boat continues to Aswan.

Tour Aswan's highlights this morning: the High Dam with its sweeping views over Lake Nasser, the island Temple of Philae dedicated to Isis and reached by motorboat, and the colossal Unfinished Obelisk in its ancient quarry. Spend the afternoon at leisure or add an optional felucca sail or a visit to a colorful Nubian village. Dinner and overnight in Aswan.

Enjoy breakfast before disembarking in Aswan. Travelers with extra time can add an early excursion to the rock-cut temples of Ramses II and Nefertari at Abu Simbel, carved into a cliff above Lake Nasser and relocated by a famed UNESCO rescue, reached by car or short flight at additional cost. A complimentary transfer then takes you onward.

Embark in Aswan before lunch and settle in. The afternoon brings the High Dam and its panoramas over Lake Nasser, the romantic island Temple of Philae dedicated to Isis, and the Unfinished Obelisk lying in its granite quarry. These monuments open your journey north through Upper Egypt. Dinner and overnight on board, moored in Aswan.

Early risers can add an optional excursion to the twin temples of Abu Simbel by road or flight. Returning, the cruise sails north to Kom Ombo for the unusual double sanctuary of Sobek and Horus the Elder, with its carved medical instruments and mummified crocodiles. Lunch is served on board as you continue toward Edfu, followed by dinner and an overnight sail.

Travel by horse carriage to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, one of the most complete temples in Egypt, then sail to Luxor over lunch. The afternoon and evening reveal the East Bank's giants: the immense Karnak complex dedicated to Amun-Re and the floodlit colonnades of Luxor Temple at golden hour. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.

After breakfast and checkout, cross to the West Bank for the journey's grand finale: three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings (with optional entry to Tutankhamun's tomb), the cliff-set temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Your guide brings each monument to life before your complimentary onward transfer in Luxor.