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There are more than 220 Nile cruisers on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, including 4 star, standard 5 star, deluxe and imperial Ultra deluxe.

Your cabin location
Prices of accommodation depends largely on which deck you have chosen to stay, staying in the lower decks is generally cheaper than “styling it” on the upper deck. Try and obtain a plan of the boat before you book.

Your cabin will be fitted with air-conditioning and a TV set.

Try and avoid engine notice and fumes. Any good cruise boat will keep the cabins that are closer to the engine, for the staff! The guests staying away from engine noise.

Health and Safety onboard cruise ships
All Nile cruise boats are equipped with safety features and life jackets are normally placed under your cabin bed.

During the daytime, while enjoying the tours, you can wear whatever you like, though due to the extreme heat it is recommended you wear lightweight clothes. While relaxing on board you may wear shorts and swimming costumes, if you wish. But beware of too much exposure to the sun! Apply plenty of high factor sun block!

You should avoid drinking large amounts of alcohol especially if you have equilibrium problems. You are not just putting yourself at peril, but also the other guests and staff too.

People with equilibrium problems should not spend too much time on deck at night, on a fast moving ship; it is dangerous in case you fall over.

Smoking in bed is dangerous; the mattresses are very flammable!

People who tend to sleep walk should never take a cabin with a balcony, an inside cabin with a window would be far safer.

Make sure that you know where the muster stations are, in case you have to abandon ship.

If you get sick whilst on board, some cruise boats have a resident doctor on board. If not, they have doctors assigned in each town that can be called on in case of emergency.

There are different types of Nile cruises:

- Three nights cruise - Usually departs from Aswan to Luxor.
3 Nights / 4 Days Nile cruise.
From Aswan to Luxor
 
Day 1
Embarkation before Lunch.
Visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Oblisk & Philae Temple.
Lunch on board.
Sail to Kom Ombo.
Visit Sobek Temple.
Sail to Edfu.
Overnight in Edfu.

Day 2
Visit Horus Temple.
Sail to Esna.
Sail to Luxor.
Overnight in Luxor. 

Day 3
Visit the West Bank including Valleys of Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and Colossi of Memmnon.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 4
Visit Karnak & Luxor Temples.
Disembarkation.

- Four nights Nile cruise - Usually departs from Luxor to Aswan.
4 Nights / 5 Days Nile cruise .
From Luxor to Aswan
 
Day 1
Embarkation before lunch.
Visit Karnak & Luxor Temples.
Visit the West Bank including Valleys of King & Temple of Queens Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and Colossi of Memnon.
Overnight in Luxor.

Day 2
Sailing ِAM to Edfu via Esna.
Overnight in Edfu.
 
Day 3
Visit Horus Temple.
Sail to Kom Ombo.
Visit Sobek Temple.
Sail to Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 4
Visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Oblisk & Philae Temple.
View of Elephantine Island and the Agha Ghan Mausoleum by felucca.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 5
Disembarkation.

Day 2
Sailing to Edfu.
Overnight in Edfu.
 
Day 3
Visit Horus Temple.
Sail to Kom Ombo.
Visit Sobek & Haroeries Temple.
Sail to Aswan.
Overnight in Aswan.

Day 4
Visit the Hight Dam, the Unfinished Oblisk & Philae Temple.
View of Elephantine Island and the Agha Ghan Mausoleum by felucca.
Overnight in Aswan.
 
Day 5
AM free at leisure.
PM sail to Kom Ombo.
Sail to Edfu.
Overnight in Edfu.
 
Day 6
Sail to Esna.
Overnight in Luxor.
 
Day 7
Visit the West Bank including Valleys of Kings & Queens, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and Colossi of Memmnon.
PM free at leisure.
Overnight in Luxor.
 
Day 8
Disembarkation.

* A Nile River Cruise takes you up close through 5,000 years of ancient Egyptian history. And, as your boat smoothly glides by the palm-tree dotted river banks, you view timeless farming scenes and drifting sand dunes.