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MS Esplanade Nile Cruise

Explore fascinating ancient Egyptian sites in Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan aboard the exquisite 5-star MS Esplanade Nile cruise. Marvel at well-preserved temples, towering columns and engraved hieroglyphs. Sail leisurely along the Nile River among scenic landscapes while indulging in luxurious amenities and gourmet cuisine. Gain insights into history, architecture, and culture from an expert Egyptologist guide.

Availability

Daily

Pickup

Cairo Airport / Any Hotel in Cairo

MS Esplanade Nile Cruise Itinerary

Day 1: Aswan City Tour - Aswan ON Upon arrival in Aswan, a representative from Travel Joy Egypt will greet you and transfer you by private air-conditioned van to your Nile cruise ship. Board the ship before 12pm. After lunch onboard, you will visit the High Dam built in 1960 to control flooding of the Nile. Then a motor boat will take you to Philae Temple on an island, built in the Graeco-Roman period and dedicated to Isis. Next, you will be taken to the Unfinished Obelisk made of red granite for the god Amun Ra. After the tour, return to the ship. In the evening, you can relax onboard. Dinner will be served. Meals included: Lunch Dinner Note: The tour may start earlier upon arrival if before 12pm check-in for efficient use of time.

Breakfast will be served onboard the ship. Afterwards, an Egyptologist guide will take you to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris. Return to the ship for lunch on the sun deck with views of the Nile landscape. Enjoy chariot riding to the renowned Temple of Horus in Edfu, well preserved from ancient times. Upon completion, transfer back to the ship. In the afternoon relax onboard. Dinner will be served with an evening show of Egyptian folklore performed by staff. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Breakfast will be served onboard the Nile cruise. Then begin a magical guided tour of Thebes exploring the Valley of the Kings, burial site of Theban kings and pharaohs. Next visit Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir El Bahari, carved impressively inside a mountain. View the Colossi of Memnon statues of King Amenhotep III. Return to the ship for lunch. The afternoon is free time. Dinner and overnight onboard. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Checkout will be after 08:00 breakfast. Then explore the expansive Karnak Temple Complex, considered the world's largest at over 100 acres in size. Visit Luxor Temple constructed by a 12th Dynasty king and later finished by Ramesses II. Upon completion of the day tour, private air-conditioned transportation will transfer you to your Luxor accommodation where Travel Joy Egypt services conclude. Meals included: Breakfast

Day 1: Luxor East Bank - Luxor ON Upon arrival in Luxor, a Travel Joy Egypt representative will transfer you via private air-conditioned van to embark on your Nile cruise before 12pm. In the afternoon, discover the expansive Karnak Temple Complex, considered the largest construction in history dedicated to God Amun Ra, with the earliest structures dating to the Middle Kingdom. Nearby visit Luxor Temple constructed during the 12th Dynasty and completed by Ramses II. Following the tour, transfer back to the ship to rest. In the evening enjoy an Egyptian folklore show performed by staff, before dinner and an overnight stay in Luxor. Meals included: Lunch Dinner Note: For efficient time management, the tour may commence upon early arrival before the 12pm cruise check-in time.

Breakfast will be served onboard the cruise. Then commence a guided tour of West Luxor including the Valley of the Kings royal burial site. Next visit Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir El Bahari, carved impressively inside the mountain. View the Colossi of Memnon statues. Return to the ship for lunch. The afternoon is free time. Dinner will be served onboard in the evening with an overnight stay on the cruise. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Breakfast will be served onboard the Nile cruise. Then the tour guide take you on a mysterious journey visiting Edfu Temple, one of Egypt's best preserved temples. Return to the ship where lunch is served sailing to Kom Ombo Temple dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris. Enjoy views from the sun deck during the sail. Dinner is served en route to Aswan, arriving in the late evening for overnight stay. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Breakfast will be served onboard the ship. Then join an Egyptologist guide touring Aswan city including the High Dam built to control Nile flooding. Sail by motorboat to Philae Temple on Agilkia Island dedicated to Isis. View the unfinished Obelisk at the granite quarries dedicated to Amun Ra. After the tour, return to the ship for lunch. Afternoon tea is served onboard. Dinner and overnight stay in Aswan with the evening at leisure. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Checkout will occur after breakfast. A Travel Joy Egypt representative will then accompany you to Aswan airport or station for your flight to Cairo. Optional Abu Simbel tour: An English-speaking guide will transfer you by private A/C van to Abu Simbel, located in Nubia south of Aswan. Visit the impressive Great and Small Temples built by Ramesses II and dedicated to gods and the king/queen. After touring, return transport to your Aswan hotel for check-in or transfer to the airport for a domestic flight to Cairo. Meals included: Breakfast

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • 04 or 03 nights’ accommodation on board the Nile cruises based on FB basis.
  • Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure
  • Assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions
  • All transfers by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle private
  • All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary private
  • Entrance fees to all sights in and between Luxor and Aswan
  • English-speaking tour guide during your excursions on the Cruise (group size is 1 – 8 maximum)
  • Complementary 01 bottle of water per day per person
  • All transfers by A-C vehicles with qualified driver (s).
  • All service charges and taxes

NOT INCLUDED

  • Any Extra meals and beverages.
  • All personal expenses like laundry etc.
  • Tipping to Guide, Driver, etc.
  • Any Optional tours may require.

Highlights

PRICE LIST

  • Starts from $1450 Each
  • Prices may differ on holidays.

Why Choose Us?

Travel Joy Egypt Memories that Last a Lifetime:

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Marcela P
Marcela P
2024-11-17
Verified
Egypt with friends Our trip to Egypt was amazing, all the team of Travel Joy were spectacular with us. They really took care of us in all the places we visited Cairo, Aswan, Nile River and Siwa. Yusef were above and beyond during the whole trip! If you are planning to go to Egypt don’t hesitate in requested Yusef to be part of this experience. Thanks for everyone who made this trip and outstanding experience!
Ezequiel C
Ezequiel C
2024-11-17
Verified
Wonderful Experience! We did the Giza Full Day Tour (in Spanish) with Yousef and his team. It was a great experience, everyone was very friendly and welcoming. They stayed with us at all times and answered all our questions. Highly recommended!
Araibel F
Araibel F
2024-11-17
Verified
Unforgettable Egyptian trip! Our trip to Egypt was incredible, thanks to an amazing team. In Cairo, Hesham was a spectacular guide, bringing history to life. Afterward, we flew to Aswan for a phenomenal Nile cruise—the staff was outstanding, and the food was delicious.Siwa Oasis was another highlight. Yusef guided us through sandboarding adventures, a stunning desert sunset, and even took us to the market on our last day after we missed it due to religious celebrations. We truly made a friend in him.Huge thanks to Hesham, Yusef, Kiro, Mahmoud, and the whole team for making this a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Laura
Laura
2024-11-02
Verified
I would highly recommend this agency Im very appreciate of the attention, service and hospitality my mother and I received from travel joy, staring with Oscar & Kirolo who ensure all was in place for this amazing trip. Then follow by Jose & Heham who really took care of us, made sure we walk away from each site we visit with a full exposure and their attention towards my mother, was priceless. I’m very grateful for all their attention and hospitality.
Yamil G
Yamil G
2024-10-30
Verified
My Amazing stay in Egypt I arranged with this travel agency tours in Cairo and Luxor. They were extremely friendly and helpful. All transportation was on time and great tour guys. Drivers were so attentive and were always on time. I also booked my nights in Cairo in their Australian Hostel and staff was so friendly and welcoming. Rooms were cleaned and the hostel was in a great central location in Cairo downtown.
Ignacio Granell
Ignacio Granell
2024-10-25
Verified
Incredible experience The tour was really good. Our tour guide, Heshan, was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the whole tour, very professional and very keen on teaching us whatever we wanted to learn about. We did a Pyrammids and Sakkara necropolis day tour and we asked for a few extra sites to visit which normally are outside of the program (pyramids of Dahshur) and the agency had no problem in adapting the program so that we could explore what we wanted. Amazing experience and recommend it to everyone.
Explorer08636602707
Explorer08636602707
2024-10-10
Verified
Excellent tour service excellent and reliable tour… our guide Yusof was really good and he is very helpful and trustworthy… its an amazing tour as overall
Juan F
Juan F
2024-10-09
Verified
The trip of a lifetime with Travel joy! Can’t say this enough: AMAZING EXPERIENCE! My wife and I were in Cairo for 3 days with a few friends on the way to a wedding in Hurghada and we booked all our Cairo experiences with Travel Joy. They arranged for hotel/airport transfer, all tours and were incredible helpful. Absolutely made our trip incredible. Special shout out to Emily who was very patient and helpful helping me design our trip, Michael the best tour guide there can be (really funny too), and Kero who was a life saver. Could not ask for a more dedicated and committed group of professionals. We felt very safe and supported.
YOMARA P
YOMARA P
2024-08-19
Verified
Excellent experience with Travel Joy Egypt Tour OMG! It couldn't be better! Our trip was only 3 days in Cairo and Luxor. Omar's team really knows what he is doing, they coordinated everything perfectly, guide in Spanish, transfers, Nile cruise, we really enjoyed the food, they took us to really good places. We didn't have to worry about anything just getting there. We really enjoyed our stay in Egypt, the guides are really good, they explain everything wonderfully in Spanish and took us to the places we were interested in! They took spectacular photos of us and always on the lookout for everything from picking us up at the airport to returning us there! If you want to live an experience without worries in this beautiful country, I really recommend them very much! Thank you for everything, I'm sure we'll be back with you!
Carolina B
Carolina B
2024-03-29
Verified
Amazing trip with family Tour wss well coordinated, Omar was very helpful, always responding our messaged on time, always available.. quality wss very godd, our guided and driver were amazing

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Marcela P
Marcela P
2024-11-17
Verified
Egypt with friends Our trip to Egypt was amazing, all the team of Travel Joy were spectacular with us. They really took care of us in all the places we visited Cairo, Aswan, Nile River and Siwa. Yusef were above and beyond during the whole trip! If you are planning to go to Egypt don’t hesitate in requested Yusef to be part of this experience. Thanks for everyone who made this trip and outstanding experience!
Ezequiel C
Ezequiel C
2024-11-17
Verified
Wonderful Experience! We did the Giza Full Day Tour (in Spanish) with Yousef and his team. It was a great experience, everyone was very friendly and welcoming. They stayed with us at all times and answered all our questions. Highly recommended!
Araibel F
Araibel F
2024-11-17
Verified
Unforgettable Egyptian trip! Our trip to Egypt was incredible, thanks to an amazing team. In Cairo, Hesham was a spectacular guide, bringing history to life. Afterward, we flew to Aswan for a phenomenal Nile cruise—the staff was outstanding, and the food was delicious.Siwa Oasis was another highlight. Yusef guided us through sandboarding adventures, a stunning desert sunset, and even took us to the market on our last day after we missed it due to religious celebrations. We truly made a friend in him.Huge thanks to Hesham, Yusef, Kiro, Mahmoud, and the whole team for making this a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Laura
Laura
2024-11-02
Verified
I would highly recommend this agency Im very appreciate of the attention, service and hospitality my mother and I received from travel joy, staring with Oscar & Kirolo who ensure all was in place for this amazing trip. Then follow by Jose & Heham who really took care of us, made sure we walk away from each site we visit with a full exposure and their attention towards my mother, was priceless. I’m very grateful for all their attention and hospitality.
Yamil G
Yamil G
2024-10-30
Verified
My Amazing stay in Egypt I arranged with this travel agency tours in Cairo and Luxor. They were extremely friendly and helpful. All transportation was on time and great tour guys. Drivers were so attentive and were always on time. I also booked my nights in Cairo in their Australian Hostel and staff was so friendly and welcoming. Rooms were cleaned and the hostel was in a great central location in Cairo downtown.
Ignacio Granell
Ignacio Granell
2024-10-25
Verified
Incredible experience The tour was really good. Our tour guide, Heshan, was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the whole tour, very professional and very keen on teaching us whatever we wanted to learn about. We did a Pyrammids and Sakkara necropolis day tour and we asked for a few extra sites to visit which normally are outside of the program (pyramids of Dahshur) and the agency had no problem in adapting the program so that we could explore what we wanted. Amazing experience and recommend it to everyone.
Explorer08636602707
Explorer08636602707
2024-10-10
Verified
Excellent tour service excellent and reliable tour… our guide Yusof was really good and he is very helpful and trustworthy… its an amazing tour as overall
Juan F
Juan F
2024-10-09
Verified
The trip of a lifetime with Travel joy! Can’t say this enough: AMAZING EXPERIENCE! My wife and I were in Cairo for 3 days with a few friends on the way to a wedding in Hurghada and we booked all our Cairo experiences with Travel Joy. They arranged for hotel/airport transfer, all tours and were incredible helpful. Absolutely made our trip incredible. Special shout out to Emily who was very patient and helpful helping me design our trip, Michael the best tour guide there can be (really funny too), and Kero who was a life saver. Could not ask for a more dedicated and committed group of professionals. We felt very safe and supported.
YOMARA P
YOMARA P
2024-08-19
Verified
Excellent experience with Travel Joy Egypt Tour OMG! It couldn't be better! Our trip was only 3 days in Cairo and Luxor. Omar's team really knows what he is doing, they coordinated everything perfectly, guide in Spanish, transfers, Nile cruise, we really enjoyed the food, they took us to really good places. We didn't have to worry about anything just getting there. We really enjoyed our stay in Egypt, the guides are really good, they explain everything wonderfully in Spanish and took us to the places we were interested in! They took spectacular photos of us and always on the lookout for everything from picking us up at the airport to returning us there! If you want to live an experience without worries in this beautiful country, I really recommend them very much! Thank you for everything, I'm sure we'll be back with you!
Carolina B
Carolina B
2024-03-29
Verified
Amazing trip with family Tour wss well coordinated, Omar was very helpful, always responding our messaged on time, always available.. quality wss very godd, our guided and driver were amazing

More About

MS Esplanade Nile Cruise Facilities

Accommodation

Swimming pool and Jacuzzi
Spa – steam and sauna with aromatherapy and massage
Swimming pool bar
Restaurant
Lounge bar
Library, table games and business corner
Boutique, gift shop and hairdresser
First-aid clinic with medical service on call
Egyptologist
Laundry and dry cleaning
Large panoramic opening windows
Cabins are fully air conditioned with individual control
LED televisions sets & satellite channels
Tea & coffee making facilities
In-room safe & mini bar
In-house movie program & music system
Internet connection
Telephones with international direct dial
All bathrooms feature bathtubs and hair dryers

Other Facilities

WiFi
Pool
Air condition
Private bath with Shower
TV
Mini Bar
Doctor available 24 hours
Gift Shop

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