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Egypt · Upper Egypt

Luxor, Aswan & the Nile

📷 Luxortemple.jpg : Blalonde derivative work: Inkey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The German Foreign Office advises against travel to parts of Egypt. Read the advice (German Foreign Office)

Pharaohs’ temples and tombs, felucca sails and Nubian villages along the Nile.

Upper Egypt holds an unrivalled concentration of ancient monuments: the Karnak and Luxor temples, the Valley of the Kings, a Nile cruise via Edfu and Kom Ombo, Aswan’s feluccas and Nubian villages, and an excursion to Abu Simbel. Visit in the cooler months.

Known for

  • History
  • Architecture
  • Photography
  • Culture
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Luxor, Aswan & the Nile are January, February, March, October, November and December.

Suggested route

6 nights across 2 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Luxor · 3 nights
  2. 2Aswan · 3 nights