From the catalogue
Tours that start in Lake Nasser
13-Day Nile & Lake Nasser Cruise Holiday
A thirteen-day holiday in Egypt that links a four-night Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan with a four-night Lake Nasser cruise ending at Abu Simbel. Cairo bookends the trip with four hotel nights, the Giza Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo. A licensed Egyptologist leads the sightseeing, and both internal flights, transfers, hotels, cruise cabins and entrance fees are included.
9-Day Cairo & Lake Nasser Cruise Holiday
A nine-day holiday in Egypt that joins three days in Cairo to a four-night Lake Nasser cruise finishing at Abu Simbel. You visit the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Egyptian Museum and Islamic Cairo, then Kalabsha, Wadi el-Seboua, Amada and the Abu Simbel temples, with an English-speaking Egyptologist. Internal flights, transfers, entrance fees, hotels and your cabin on the lake ship are all included.
4-Day Abu Simbel to Aswan Lake Nasser Cruise Holiday
A three-night cruise on Lake Nasser from Abu Simbel to Aswan, spread over four days. The first day brings a drive from Aswan to Abu Simbel, time at the Great Temple of Ramesses II and the Temple of Nefertari, and boarding. You then visit Amada, Derr, the Tomb of Pennut, Wadi el-Seboua, Dakka and Maharraqa, with Kasr Ibrim viewed from the deck because it cannot be landed on. Kalabsha Temple follows on day 4, before you leave the ship at Aswan and are taken to the airport. As a licensed Egyptian tour operator we arrange the ship, your Egyptologist and the transfers. The fare covers full board, entrance fees for the sites in the programme, service charges and taxes. Gratuities are not included.
5-Day Aswan to Abu Simbel Lake Nasser Cruise Holiday
This five-day cruise from Aswan visits Nubian monuments along Lake Nasser and ends at Abu Simbel. Four nights are arranged aboard a 5-star cruise ship with full-board meals. An Egyptologist guides the included sightseeing, which covers Kalabsha Temple, Wadi El Seboua, Amada, Derr and the Tomb of Pennut. At Kasr Ibrim, the programme includes a photo stop from the sundeck. Transfers are by modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. Unlike a direct excursion to Abu Simbel, this route includes several temple sites along Lake Nasser. Discovery Tours Egypt, a licensed Egyptian tour operator, arranges the cruise and ground services through suppliers.
Movenpick Hamees Nile Cruise
Movenpick MS Hamees is a five-star Nile cruise operating between Aswan and Luxor, offered as 3, 4 or 7 nights on a full board basis. We arrange guided sightseeing with licensed, English-speaking Egyptologists and include entrance fees to listed attractions. Sightseeing groups are limited to eight guests, which keeps visits more conversational than coach-led excursions. Embarkation is in Aswan, disembarkation in Luxor, and we provide meet and assist plus transfers in air-conditioned vehicles. WiFi is available in most public areas, though signal strength varies along the river. Vegetarian and special-diet requests can be accommodated with advance notice. We are a licensed Egyptian tour operator and coordinate the on-the-ground arrangements for the vessel and the guided excursions.
Every way in
Ways to travel from Lake Nasser
Day trips, classic multi-day tours, Nile cruises, hotels and private transfers – every part of an Egypt trip can be arranged from Lake Nasser. Start wherever makes sense.
Day tours in Lake Nasser
Hotel pickup, a private Egyptologist, half or full day.
Classic Egypt tours
2–15 day private itineraries, hotels and guides included.
Tours with a Nile cruise
Pair Lake Nasser with a 3–4 night river cruise in one trip.
Nile cruises
Aswan ↔ Luxor sailings, dahabiyas and classic cruisers.
Hotels in Egypt
5★ and boutique stays, hand-picked by our team.
Airport transfers
Private meet-and-greet from the airport to your hotel.
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Build your Lake Nasser trip with our Egyptologists
Tell us your dates and what you want out of Lake Nasser – we'll send a private, tailored itinerary within 24 hours. Cairo · Luxor · Aswan · Hurghada · Marsa Alam · Sharm El Sheikh, on the ground since 1988.