Jaz Crown Jewel Nile Cruise

Jaz Crown Jewel is a five-star Nile vessel offering contemporary comfort and round-the-clock service for voyages between Luxor and Aswan. The ship features leisure facilities including a sun-deck pool, a spa and massage room, a lounge bar and library, dining on the lower deck, a boutique, and an internet corner. Reception services operate 24 hours and meeting space can be arranged for full charters. Many onboard services (for example international telephone and fax) are available for an extra charge.

Highlights

• Visits to Karnak and Luxor Temples, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon
• Edfu’s Temple of Horus reached by traditional horse carriage
• Kom Ombo twin temple and its crocodile museum
• Philae Temple on Agilkia Island and the Aswan High Dam
• Optional early-morning Abu Simbel excursion (extra cost)
• Onboard pool and sun deck, spa and lounge bar
• Evening entertainment and meeting space available for charters

Itinerary

Day Day 1 (4 Days / 3 Nights) — Welcome to Aswan — Embarkation and Afternoon Visits

Board the cruise before lunch, settle into your cabin and begin your Nile experience. In the afternoon visit the Aswan High Dam for sweeping views of Lake Nasser, then take a motorboat to Agilkia Island to explore Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis. Finish the afternoon with a visit to the Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient granite quarries. Return to the ship for dinner and overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day Day 2 (4 Days / 3 Nights) — Abu Simbel (Optional) and Kom Ombo

An early-morning optional excursion to Abu Simbel is available by road or flight (not included). Afterward return to the cruise and sail north toward Kom Ombo. In the afternoon visit the unique twin temple of Kom Ombo, devoted to Sobek and Horus, and see the site’s medical reliefs and small crocodile museum. Continue sailing and overnight on board as you head toward Edfu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day Day 3 (4 Days / 3 Nights) — Edfu’s Temple of Horus and Luxor East Bank

Start the morning with a horse-drawn carriage ride to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, one of Egypt’s best-preserved ancient sanctuaries. Return to the vessel and sail toward Luxor with lunch on board. In the afternoon visit the Karnak Temple complex — including the Hypostyle Hall — and then Luxor Temple at sunset. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day Day 4 (4 Days / 3 Nights) — Luxor West Bank and Disembarkation

After breakfast and check-out, tour the West Bank necropolis: enter three tombs in the Valley of the Kings (additional tombs such as Tutankhamun’s are optional at extra cost), visit the terraced Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, and see the Colossi of Memnon. Afterwards disembark and continue your onward travel.

Meals: Breakfast

Day Day 1 (5 Days / 4 Nights) — Welcome to Luxor — Karnak and Luxor Temples

Embark before lunch and make yourself at home on board. In the afternoon explore the vast Karnak Temple complex — its avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, obelisks and the monumental Hypostyle Hall — followed by a visit to Luxor Temple. Return to the cruise for tea, dinner and an overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day Day 2 (5 Days / 4 Nights) — West Bank Royal Tombs and Sail to Esna

Visit the Valley of the Kings and enter three royal tombs (additional tomb entrances such as Tutankhamun or Seti I are optional and paid locally). Continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari and view the Colossi of Memnon. Return to the cruise for lunch and begin sailing south toward Esna, passing riverbank villages and transiting the Esna lock. Dinner and overnight on board while sailing toward Edfu. An optional early-morning hot air balloon over Luxor is available at extra cost.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Included

• Accommodation on board according to the selected program, based on full board
• Meet and assist service on arrival and departure
• Assistance from company personnel during your stay and excursions
• All transfers by private, air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
• All Nile cruise excursions listed in the itinerary (private)
• Entrance fees to sights between Luxor and Aswan as listed
• English-speaking tour guide during cruise excursions (group size 1–8 maximum)
• One complimentary bottle of water per person per day
• All service charges and taxes

Not included

• Optional Abu Simbel excursion (road or flight) — extra cost
• Optional hot air balloon ride over Luxor — extra cost
• Optional Nubian Village visit — extra cost
• Optional entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb (if selected) — extra cost
• Some onboard services such as international telephone and fax are charged separately