MS Miriam Cruzeiro pelo Nilo

Cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings, descending into three painted royal tombs, with optional entry to Tutankhamun or Seti I. You continue to Hatshepsut's multi-terraced temple at Deir el-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Back aboard for lunch, the Miriam sails south past villages and through the Esna Lock. An optional sunrise balloon over Thebes is offered. Dinner and overnight while cruising toward Edfu.

After breakfast, a horse-drawn carriage carries you to the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu, the best-preserved temple of antiquity, its pylon and reliefs recounting the battle of Horus and Seth. Return aboard for lunch as the ship sails to Kom Ombo. In the afternoon you explore the mirrored twin temple of Sobek and Horus the Elder, study its carved surgical tools, and visit the Crocodile Mummification Museum. Dinner and overnight sailing to Aswan.

This morning you tour the High Dam with its views over Lake Nasser, then take a short boat to the island Temple of Philae devoted to Isis, relocated stone by stone in the UNESCO rescue. You also see the Unfinished Obelisk in its ancient granite quarry. Return aboard for lunch, with the afternoon free for a felucca sail or an optional Nubian village visit. Dinner and overnight moored in Aswan.

After a final breakfast you disembark in Aswan. Those with time can add an early excursion to Abu Simbel, where the colossal temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari face the sunrise above Lake Nasser. Our team arranges your onward transfer to the airport, train station or East-Bank hotel, ending the journey smoothly wherever your next plans lead.

Board the MS Miriam in Aswan before lunch and get comfortable in your cabin. Your afternoon tour takes in the High Dam and its panoramas over Lake Nasser, then the island Temple of Philae reached by motorboat and dedicated to the goddess Isis. You finish at the Unfinished Obelisk, lying where it cracked in its granite quarry. Return aboard for dinner and your first night moored at Aswan.

An optional pre-dawn excursion reaches Abu Simbel, where the twin rock-cut temples of Ramses II and Nefertari were lifted to safety from the rising lake. The Miriam then sails north, and in the afternoon you visit the double temple of Kom Ombo, honoring Sobek and Horus the Elder, with its fascinating medical reliefs and mummified crocodiles. Dinner and overnight cruising toward Edfu.

After breakfast, ride a horse carriage to the well-preserved Temple of Horus at Edfu, reading the story of Horus and Seth across its carved walls. Return aboard and sail to Luxor over lunch. In the late afternoon you tour the colossal Karnak Temple Complex dedicated to Amun-Re, then Luxor Temple as evening light gilds its statues and obelisks. Dinner and overnight moored in Luxor.

After breakfast and check-out you cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings, exploring three royal tombs hidden in the desert hills. You continue to Hatshepsut's temple beneath its limestone cliffs and the seated Colossi of Memnon. With the tour complete, our team arranges a smooth transfer to the airport, train station or your East-Bank hotel, closing a compact southern Nile journey.