Concierto Crucero por el Nilo

Cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings, entering three royal tombs (Tutankhamun and Seti I optional), the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. An optional sunrise hot-air-balloon flight is available. After lunch on board, the Concerto sails south through the Esna lock toward Edfu. Dinner and overnight on the river.

A horse-drawn carriage carries you to the beautifully preserved Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu. Lunch is served as you sail to Kom Ombo, where the unusual double temple honors Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the Elder, with carved surgical instruments and a Crocodile Mummification Museum. Continue cruising toward Aswan with dinner and an overnight on board.

Morning visits include the High Dam with its views over Lake Nasser, the island Temple of Philae dedicated to Isis and rescued by UNESCO, and the Unfinished Obelisk, the largest ever attempted. Spend the afternoon at leisure, or add an optional felucca sail and a boat trip to a vibrant Nubian village. Dinner and overnight moored in Aswan.

After breakfast you disembark in Aswan. Travelers can add an early-morning excursion to Abu Simbel (by road or short flight) to see the colossal rock-cut temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari above Lake Nasser, relocated by UNESCO. Otherwise your Concerto cruise ends with a transfer to Aswan airport, station, or your hotel.

Embark the Concerto before lunch in Aswan. Your afternoon takes in the High Dam and its panorama over Lake Nasser, a motorboat ride to the Temple of Philae on Agilkia Island sacred to Isis, and the Unfinished Obelisk in its ancient granite quarry. Return to the ship for dinner and an overnight in Aswan.

An optional pre-dawn excursion visits Abu Simbel and the temples of Ramses II and Nefertari. Back aboard, the ship sails north. In the afternoon you tour the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated jointly to Sobek and Horus, and inspect its crocodile-mummy museum. Dinner and overnight as the Concerto continues sailing toward Edfu.

Take a horse carriage to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, then sail on to Luxor. In the afternoon your guide reveals the great Karnak Temple complex and the elegant Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight moored in Luxor.

After breakfast and check-out, cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings with three royal tombs (Tutankhamun optional), the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the seated Colossi of Memnon. Your Concerto cruise concludes with a transfer to Luxor airport, train station, or your hotel.