Nile River Itineraries

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Top Nile River Experiences

  • Floating down the ancient waters and the lifeblood of Egypt on a river cruise.
  • Seeing first hand the incredible historical and archaeological sites along the Nile’s banks.
  • Learning about the incredible importance of the Nile from ancient times to today.
  • Getting amazing photographs of the Egyptian landscape and traditional village life.
  • Visiting local villages and being introduced to new customs and cultures.
  • Watching the desert simmer under the sun while you are sipping a cold drink in the shade of your boat’s desk, a light breeze cooling you down as the ship glides forward.
  • Trying different and delicious Egyptian delicacies and you travel between regions.

Classic Nile River Itineraries

Classic Nile River Cruise

The Nile is one of the longest rivers in the world, as well as one of the most recognizable for its historical significance. A Nile River Cruise is one of the best ways to see Egypt.

Day 1-2, Arrive Cairo: Take a walking tour of the city with an egyptologist. See the pyramids and the sphinx. Walk through the Cairo Museum of Egyptian Antiquities.

Day 3, Luxor: Transfer to Luxor, modern day Thebes, to embark your river cruise vessel.

Day 4, Valley of the Kings: Sail through the famed Valley of the Kings and visit such sites as the Temple of Hatshepsut and King Tut’s Tomb.

Day 5, Esna: Temple of Khnum - regarded as the guardian of the source of Nile

Day 6, Edfu: Temple of Horus - the falcon god

Day 7, Aswan: Camel ride to the Monastery of St. Simeon, Nubian Museum, ride a felucca (traditional Egyptian sailboat)

Day 8, Abu Simbel: One of Egypt’s most recognizable sights, this temple was moved from it’s original location in the 1960’s to save it from potential erosion caused by the rising Nile.

Day 9, Return to Cairo

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Two Week Nile River Cruise

Two weeks on a Nile River Cruise allows you time to more deeply explore Egypt and the surrounding area.

Day 1-4, Cairo: Take a walking tour of the city with an egyptologist. See the pyramids and the sphinx. Walk through the Cairo Museum of Egyptian Antiquities. Visit the Temple of Luxor, Temple of Karnak, Citadel of Saladin, and Mosque of Mohamed

Day 3, Luxor: Transfer to Luxor, modern day Thebes, to embark your river cruise vessel.

Day 4, Valley of the Kings: Sail through the famed Valley of the Kings and visit such sites as the Temple of Hatshepsut and King Tut’s Tomb.

Day 5-6, Aswan: Camel ride to the Monastery of St. Simeon, Nubian Museum, ride a felucca (traditional Egyptian sailboat).

Day 7, Abu Simbel: Day excursion to see Abu Simbel, one of Egypt’s most recognizable sights.

Day 8, Edfu: Visit Egypt’s largest temple, the Temple of Horus - the falcon god

Day 9-10, Wadi Rum via Cairo: Pass through Cairo again on your way to Wadi Rum, Jordan. Spend the night camping under the desert stars.

Day 11, Petra: Visit one of the most popular attractions in the Middle East, the Treasury at Petra. Spend the day exploring this historic site.

Day 12, Dead Sea: Float weightless in the Dead Sea. Don’t forget sunscreen!

Day 13, Amman: Wrap up your tour in Amman. Visit the Citadel and Roman Theatre.

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Jamie Sickel

Jun 2023

Amazing Trip to Egypt with Odynovo!

I cannot say enough good things about Odynovo, both on the coordination end (we worked with Laura Li, who was fantastic!) to the on-site people (shout out to our air...

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Clive

Jun 2023

Anniverssery Holiday to Uganda

Valiant organised our trip for our anniversary and it was superb, our guide Moses was charming, the food was good and we met amazing local people. Gorilla trek was a...

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Monica

Apr 2023

Most Amazing trip

My partner and I worked with Valiant Safaris to book a 10-day trip in Uganda, that included a gorilla trek and a visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park. We had the m...

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Stella

Apr 2023

Encountered Mountain Gorillas

Encountering with the mountain gorillas face to face was the best experience. Thank you very much valiant safaris for customizing this itinerary to fit our desires. ...

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Usha

Sep 2022

A perfect trip

17 days to Egypt, Jordan and Israel was our first booking with Odynovo , and Susan, our Rep.There were 6 of us traveling. We had planned our way there and our way ou...

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