The 15 Best Boat Tours in Aswan

1.4-Days Nile Cruise From Aswan To Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,142 reviews · from $349Our pick

Review of a four-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise with Abu Simbel, Philae, Kom Ombo, Valley of Kings, Karnak, and a hot-air balloon ride.

“Very good organization, polite and friendly treatment from professionals. Throughout the whole time they showed great interest in how we were doing, and whether we needed anything to help us was the most frequent question our guide asked us every day. We felt like we were part of a big group of friends.”

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2.4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor&Abu Simbel+Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,023 reviews · from $340

Cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel, ancient temples, full-board meals, Egyptologist guides, and a hot-air balloon ride.

“Unforgetting days on the Nil with a professional, knowledgalbe tour Guide. Komfortable cabins and a excellent cuisine.”

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3.4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor including Abu Simbel, Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 612 reviews · from $329

Review of a 4-day Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel, Philae, major temples, meals, guide, and a Luxor balloon ride.

“Mohamed Gobran is the best guide. He has all the information and is really focused on our well being. The luxor temple was the best part.”

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4.3-Day Cruise to Luxor with Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 598 reviews · 3 days · from $1,000

Review of a 3-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise with Abu Simbel, Edfu, Valley of the Kings, Karnak, and a hot air balloon ride.

“I had Manal as my guide, she was wonderful and explained everything very well. The accomodations were clean and the schedule was clear and well communicated, Great experience!”

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5.4-Day Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 593 reviews · 4 days · from $830

Cruise from Aswan to Luxor aboard a 5-star Nile ship with meals, private guides, Philae, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Karnak and Abu Simbel.

“Our guide, Waleed adnan, was amazing! he knows about of history, he was very accommodating, he helps us with an issue we had with our money -old dollars- and he was very kind. totally recommended.”

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6.4-Days Nile Cruise From Aswan To Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 509 reviews · from $320

Four days from Aswan to Luxor by Nile cruise, with Abu Simbel, Philae, Edfu, royal tombs, and a sunrise balloon ride.

“Highly recommend taking a Nile cruise, because it is the most time efficient way to see a ton of ornate, intricate ruins. We were amazed by how different each temple could be - even though it was challenging at times to wake up so early every Read more”

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7.4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 369 reviews · from $504

Review of the 4-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise, with Philae, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, meals, guides, and tips.

“I did not get the cruise I selected and paid for. There was supposed to be belly dancing as entertainment. There was no entertainment at all! I purposely chose not to go to a belly dance show off ship because there was supposed to be a performance on ship. So I missed that opportunity. My guide even seemed puzzled about the lack of the entertainment. The food was awful and very little to no Egyptian food offered. What Egyptian food offered was bland. Thank goodness I had traveled a week by myself without a tour group before the cruise or else I would have missed all the incredible food there…”

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8.4 Days Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 356 reviews · from $329

Four days from Aswan to Luxor with Philae, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, Luxor temples, a sunrise balloon ride, meals, and transfers.

“Please all customers do your research in advance & don’t take this tour. The Al Nabilatan cruise ship is old, run down & needs to be taken off the market. The service on the ship is terrible whereas everything is aimed at additional cost for an old mostly smelly cruise ship.”

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9.4-Day 3-Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor With Balloon and Abu Simbel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 327 reviews · from $311

Review of a 4-day Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel, guided temple visits, meals, transfers, and a Luxor balloon ride.

“Mohamed Gobram made our 4-day Nile cruise (Aswan, Edfu, Luxor) exceptional. His thoughtfulness catered to our group's needs, and his remarkable patience never wavered. Beyond his calm demeanor, Mohamed shared fascinating hisRead more”

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10.4-Days Nile Cruise Aswan&Luxor,Hot Air Balloon&Abu Simbel.Hot deal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 322 reviews · from $524

Review of a 4-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise with Abu Simbel, temple visits, Egyptologist guide, meals, and a Luxor hot-air balloon ride.

“The boat was lovely, but a little tired in places, particularly the flooring. The staff were very good and at one point I needed some medication, the concierge went to a pharmacy for me and wouldnt take payment. Our housekeeper Jimmy Read more”

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11.2 Night Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · from $320

Review of the 2-night Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise, with cabin, meals, timing, value, comfort concerns, and booking advice.

“Comida ok; pessoal simpático; 2 noites foi o suficiente; para um casal ok, para casal com filhos tenha atenção a reservar o quarto, puseram uma cadeira de praia a fazer de cama (para um miúdo de 13 anos). Se quer algum glamour ou conforto, escolha outro. Este é em modo “budget”.”

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12.4 Days Nile Cruise Luxor Abu Simbel & Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 310 reviews · 4 days · from $450

Cruise from Aswan to Luxor in four days with Abu Simbel, Philae, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, and a Luxor balloon ride.

“Ahmed Shawky Ali, was not only kind, but also very knowledgeable of Egyptian culture and history. He really helped us skip all the high traffic areas/ lines and he took us to secret spots as well. He made sure to take us to all the sites listed on the itinerary and even added more sites whenever time permitted. He answered all our questions, and even helped us out with our flights back home. He also helped us get the best prices on any sort of items that you’re looking for or may want to buy. Best tour guide ever! Thank you Ahmed from Erick & Essence 🙏🏽”

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13.Private 04 Days Days Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · from $640

Review of a private 4-day Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor, with temples, tombs, meals, a guide, and practical booking advice.

“Great experience, I travelled with my son and we had a privte Guide Mahmoud, who knows a lot and taught us much of the interesting Egyptian history.”

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14.4-Day Nile Cruise sails Aswan to Luxor&Abu Simbel.Hot air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 247 reviews · from $306

Cruise from Aswan to Luxor in four days with Philae, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, Edfu, royal tombs, Karnak, and an optional balloon ride.

“Very nice cruise, intense the first 2 days, and more relax on the 3rd day with a full cruise day. All temple were very well explained by our guide (Talaat Abdo) who give us plenty of information in the history and architectural of each temple, and giving us after just enough free time to take pictures.”

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15.4-Day Nile Cruise Aswan and Luxor Hot Air Balloon with Abu Simbel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · from $715

Four days from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel, Nile temples, a hot-air balloon ride, five-star cruising, meals, guides, and transfers.

“Everything was great!! We really enjoyed our time in Egypt, specially our cruise from Aswan to Luxor. We were so lucky to have Ahmed as our guide, he accompanied us all the way and helped us with any doubt or issue, also gave us loads of information about all the sites we visited. And all that with loads of jokes and good humor!! :)”

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