Trip Advisor

New Year Nile Cruise: Festive Holidays to Egypt for New Year

  • Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
  • Type : Private Tours
  • Runs:
  • Location: Aswan to Luxor

Celebrate the arrival of the new year in the most enchanting way possible with our unforgettable New Year Nile Cruise. Instead of freezing temperatures and crowded parties back home, picture yourself gliding along the serene Nile River under clear Egyptian skies with pleasantly mild winter weather. Our carefully designed holidays to egypt for new year combine luxury sailing, rich ancient history, and joyful festive spirit in one remarkable small group experience tailored for American travelers who want comfort, safety, and meaningful adventure.

Aboard a premium 5-star Nile cruise ship, you will sail from Luxor to Aswan during this special season when the river feels peaceful and the atmosphere turns truly celebratory. The ship comes alive with elegant New Year decorations, a spectacular New Year’s Eve gala dinner featuring both international and traditional Egyptian dishes, live music, and a joyful countdown to midnight as you float past illuminated temples. This New Year Nile Cruise delivers the perfect balance of relaxation and excitement, making it one of the most memorable ways to welcome the new year.

Throughout your four-day journey you will discover the highlights of Upper Egypt with expert English-speaking Egyptologist guides. Start in Luxor with visits to the massive Karnak Temple complex and the beautifully lit Luxor Temple. Cross to the West Bank to explore the Valley of the Kings with its colorful royal tombs and the majestic mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut carved into the cliffs. Sail south to admire the well-preserved Edfu Temple dedicated to Horus and the unique double temple at Kom Ombo. In Aswan, marvel at the enchanting Philae Temple on its island and the fascinating Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient granite quarries. Optional experiences such as a sunset felucca sail or hot air balloon ride can add even more magic to your holidays to egypt for new year.

What sets our New Year Nile Cruise apart is the intimate small group size that ensures personalized service and a relaxed pace. You will enjoy full board meals, comfortable air-conditioned cabins, and the warm hospitality of the crew while creating new friendships with fellow travelers who share your love for discovery. Many American guests tell us this cruise gave them the ideal mix of cultural immersion, festive cheer, and pure relaxation without any stress or large crowds.

Whether you are traveling as a couple looking for a romantic escape, with family, or as a solo adventurer, these holidays to egypt for new year offer something special for everyone. Return home refreshed and inspired with stories of sailing the legendary Nile, walking among pharaohs’ treasures, and ringing in the new year surrounded by timeless wonders and Egyptian warmth.

Ready to start the year with an experience you will treasure forever? Join our New Year Nile Cruise and turn your holiday into an extraordinary adventure filled with history, celebration, and pure magic on the Nile.

Included

 

  • Meet and greet service upon arrival and departure for your New Year Nile Cruise from our representatives.
  • Assistance of our personnel during your stay and excursions on your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • All transfers by sharing deluxe air-conditioned vehicle during your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Accommodation for 3 nights aboard a 5-star Nile cruise on full board basis for your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Special Gala Dinner Party for New Year in Egypt as part of your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • All Nile cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary of your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Excursions to visit Philae Temple and Unfinished Obelisk during your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Excursions to visit Kom Ombo Temple and Edfu Temple on your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Excursions to visit Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and Colossi of Memnon as part of your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Excursions to visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple during your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Admission fees to all sights throughout the tours on your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Professional English-speaking Tour Guide throughout your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Applicable taxes for Nile cruise included in the price of your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.

 

Excluded

 

  • Personal spending and extra activities on your New Year Nile Cruise.
  • Optional excursions on your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.
  • Tipping for Nile cruise crew and guide during your New Year Nile Cruise.

 

Itinerary

Your representative will warmly meet and greet you at Aswan Airport or Train Station and transfer you by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle to your luxurious 5-star ship for embarkation in beautiful Aswan as your New Year Nile Cruise begins. After settling into your elegant cabin you can enjoy a delicious lunch on board before your knowledgeable Egyptologist Tour Guide accompanies you on a fascinating tour to visit the remarkable Unfinished Obelisk still lying in the ancient granite quarries that once supplied Egypt with its finest building materials. This massive stone was intended to stand over 42 meters tall and weigh approximately 1,200 tons revealing incredible ancient quarrying techniques before a crack caused it to be abandoned. You will then cross by boat to Agilkia Island during your New Year Nile Cruise to explore the enchanting Temple of Isis at Philae, one of the Nubian Temples carefully rescued and relocated before the High Dam was built. Admire its elegant colonnades, graceful towers, and intricate reliefs that include the last surviving hieroglyphic and demotic inscriptions in Egypt. Return to your cruise ship with plenty of time to relax and explore the charming city of Aswan while soaking in the festive atmosphere of your New Year Nile Cruise.

Meals Included :
Lunch, Dinner

After enjoying breakfast on board your New Year Nile Cruise the ship sails to Kom Ombo where you will visit the unique temple shared by two gods Sobek the crocodile god of fertility and Haroeris the falcon-headed sky god making it the only temple in Egypt dedicated to dual deities. This fascinating site features remarkable reliefs depicting ancient surgical instruments a nilometer for measuring flood levels and even mummified crocodiles that once lived in the sacred pool. You return to your New Year Nile Cruise for lunch and afternoon tea while sailing onward to Edfu. Upon arrival your Tour Guide will escort you by traditional horse and carriage to explore the magnificent Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu which stands as the most complete and best-preserved ancient Egyptian temple with towering 36-meter-high pylons numerous columns halls and chapels filled with remarkably intact hieroglyphic inscriptions. Two majestic statues of Horus flank the entrance. In the evening you return to your ship for dinner and prepare for the glamorous New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner and party that makes this New Year Nile Cruise so special as part of your unforgettable holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Meals Included :
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up to a joyful New Year’s morning breakfast on board your New Year Nile Cruise while sailing toward the legendary city of Luxor. After lunch on board your expert guide will take you to explore the East Bank starting with Karnak Temple the world’s largest ancient religious site covering over 200 acres and built continuously over more than 2,000 years. Marvel at the breathtaking hypostyle hall with its 134 colossal granite columns reaching up to 23 meters high each intricately carved with hieroglyphs and colorful reliefs. You will also have free time to wander through different parts of this vast complex constructed during the reigns of many pharaohs. Later you visit the majestic Luxor Temple built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for important rituals and festivals dedicated to the god Amun and connected to Karnak by the impressive 2.7-kilometer Avenue of Sphinxes. Return to your New Year Nile Cruise for afternoon tea and a special dinner on board while celebrating your holidays to Egypt for New Year. An optional Sound and Light Show in the evening is highly recommended for an unforgettable experience.

Meals Included :
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy your final breakfast on board your New Year Nile Cruise before disembarkation. Your expert guide will then accompany you on an amazing tour of Luxor’s West Bank to the legendary Valley of the Kings the sacred burial ground and final resting place of many pharaohs including the world-famous boy King Tutankhamun. Here you will visit beautifully decorated tombs from the Eighteenth Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties adorned with vibrant hieroglyphs and powerful scenes from the Book of the Dead meant to guide souls through the afterlife. Continue to the breathtaking Temple of Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh who ruled for 22 years rising majestically in three colonnaded terraces carved into the limestone cliffs at Deir el-Bahari. You will also see the two towering Colossi of Memnon statues standing over 18 meters tall. After this final memorable tour you will be transferred to Luxor Airport or Train Station for your departure carrying with you unforgettable memories of sailing the Nile celebrating the New Year and experiencing the magic of your holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Meals Included :
Breakfast

Prices

Notes

If this is your first time booking an international tour, we want you to feel completely at ease from the very beginning when reserving your New Year Nile Cruise. All we need to confirm your reservation is a 25 percent deposit and nothing more. For travel during popular festive periods including our New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year, a 50 percent deposit reserves your place. The remaining balance can be settled comfortably before you travel or in cash on arrival in Egypt. If anything about payment feels unclear for your New Year Nile Cruise, our friendly team is always just a phone call or email away to help you with your holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Paying by credit card is completely safe and straightforward when you book your New Year Nile Cruise. We simply ask you to sign an authorization letter which is a standard security step. Just make sure the signature matches the one on your card and passport and that is all there is to it for your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Life is unpredictable and we understand that completely when you book our New Year Nile Cruise. If you need a refund, we process it back to your original payment method as quickly as possible. Please note that no-show bookings for the New Year Nile Cruise cannot be refunded and a 6 percent bank fee is deducted from all refund amounts. These are standard banking requirements, not charges we apply ourselves, for both your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Every accommodation and cruise ship in our program has been personally reviewed for quality, safety, and comfort especially important if you are traveling for the first time on your New Year Nile Cruise. Prices are based on two guests sharing a room with a small supplement for solo travelers on single occupancy. We recommend booking early to lock in the best rates for your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Domestic flight prices and times quoted for your New Year Nile Cruise are estimates that airlines sometimes adjust and we will always keep you informed. For international travelers joining our holidays to Egypt for New Year, we handle the complexity of booking long-haul flights from your home country to Egypt so you do not have to figure it out alone when reserving your New Year Nile Cruise.

We believe in being completely honest with you when you book the New Year Nile Cruise. Some situations such as bad weather, unexpected political events, or last-minute changes from a hotel or airline are genuinely beyond anyone's control. If extra costs arise from these they would not be covered by us but we promise to handle every situation with full transparency and support you every step of the way during your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Tipping in Egypt is common and appreciated but never required during your New Year Nile Cruise. If someone made your day particularly special a tip is a lovely gesture but if not that is perfectly fine too while enjoying your holidays to Egypt for New Year.

Any worry or concern during your New Year Nile Cruise big or small should go straight to your guide. Most things are fixed immediately. If not our Customer Care Manager is reachable throughout your trip. Back home with an unresolved issue our Customer Care Management team handles written complaints with care and priority for your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.

For regular bookings of the New Year Nile Cruise the following cancellation fees apply.

  • More than 61 days before arrival — only 15%
  • 60 to 31 days before arrival — 35%
  • 30 to 15 days before arrival — 50%
  • 14 to 1 day before arrival — 100%

For festive season bookings including the New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year the cancellation policy is as follows.

  • More than 61 days before arrival — 25%
  • 60 to 31 days before arrival — 50%
  • 30 to 15 days before arrival — 75%
  • 14 to 1 day before arrival — 100%

Airline fees and a 6% bank charge apply on top of these.

If your government or an airline issues an official travel ban affecting your New Year Nile Cruise, we protect your investment fully by offering either a complete refund or a travel credit to use whenever you feel ready. Only airline fees and bank charges apply in such cases for your New Year Nile Cruise and holidays to Egypt for New Year.

  • Under 2 years — completely free
  • Under 6 years — 25% of adult package price
  • Under 12 years — 50% of adult package price
  • 12 and above — full adult price

Airline supplements for children may apply.

Real experiences from our happy guests

What Our Travelers Say

“Our 5-day Luxor to Aswan Nile cruise on the Movenpick Royal Lotus was absolutely magical. The ship was elegant, the food excellent, and our Egyptologist guide made every temple visit come alive. The sunset views from the deck were breathtaking. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a luxury Egypt experience!”

Sarah & Michael Thompson (USA)
Sarah & Michael Thompson (USA)
An Unforgettable Nile Journey!

“I traveled solo and felt completely safe and pampered. The Acamar Nile Cruise was beautiful and comfortable. The temples were even more impressive than I imagined, especially Karnak at sunrise. The crew was attentive and the food was delicious. This Nile cruise tour exceeded all my expectations.”

Emma Richardson (UK)
Emma Richardson (UK)
Perfect Balance of History and Relaxation

“We celebrated our 30th anniversary on the Le Fayan Nile Cruise and it was perfect. The ship felt like a floating boutique hotel. The Valley of the Kings at sunrise was emotional and unforgettable. Excellent service and wonderful memories created. We can't wait to return!”

David & Linda Chen (Canada)
David & Linda Chen (Canada)
Best Anniversary Trip Ever!

“Abu Simbel is one of the best monuments I've ever seen in my life. The scale and beauty are unbelievable. Our guide was fantastic. This is a must-do on any Egypt itinerary.”

Robert Müller (Germany)
Robert Müller (Germany)
Abu Simbel at Sunrise

“Aswan was our favorite part — so peaceful and romantic. The Philae Temple at sunset and the Nubian Villages were magical. The Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan was the perfect combination.”

Olivia Moreau (France)
Olivia Moreau (France)
Getaway in Aswan

“We celebrated New Year on a Nile cruise and it was spectacular! The gala dinner, fireworks over the Nile, and the ancient temples made it truly special. Best New Year’s Eve of our lives.”

Marco Rossi (Italy)
Marco Rossi (Italy)
Egypt New Year Celebration
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The best time is between October and April. The weather is cool and pleasant for visiting temples in Luxor and Aswan. Summer (June to August) can be very hot, with temperatures exceeding 40°C.

The drive takes approximately 2.5 to 3 hours each way via the Desert Road, covering about 220 km (136 miles).

We usually stop at a local restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean. You can enjoy fresh seafood, but please check your booking 'Inclusions' to see if lunch is prepaid or optional.

Yes, we visit the outer plaza and can arrange for an internal tour during opening hours (closed on Fridays and Saturdays in some sections). Your guide will provide all the historical context.

Our Success

Why Travel With Book Egypt Packages

We specialize in delivering high-quality Egypt packages designed to provide exceptional value, comfort, and unforgettable experiences. Our Egypt packages are carefully planned to meet the expectations of modern travelers seeking a seamless journey.

Tailor-Made Egypt Packages

Every Egypt package is fully customized to match your travel style, interests, and expectations, ensuring a truly personalized experience

Local Experts in Egypt Tours

Our local team brings deep knowledge and expertise to every Egypt tour, offering authentic insights and smooth on-ground support.

Best Value Egypt Travel Packages

Enjoy premium Egypt travel packages at competitive prices with full transparency and no hidden costs.

24/7 Support for Your Egypt Trip

From booking your Egypt packages to completing your journey, our team is available around the clock to assist you.

Handpicked Egypt Tours & Experiences

We carefully select the best destinations, hotels, and activities to create high-quality Egypt tours and unforgettable travel experiences.

Trusted Egypt Packages by Travelers

Our Egypt packages are trusted by travelers worldwide who seek reliable service and memorable journeys across Egypt