Depart London Gatwick on Monarch direct flight to Luxor. On arrival transfer to the MS Ra II for your four night cruise. (D)

This morning sail on the timeless Nile north to Dendera. Visit the temple dedicated to the God Hathor before sailing back to Luxor to the vessel's private mooring. (B,L,D,)

Morning visit to the Valley of the Kings - the site of Tutankhamun's tomb, Deir El Bahri the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon visit to the temple complexes of Luxor and Karnak. Evening sail to Esna. (B,L,D,)

Morning visit to the temple of Edfu. This temple is dedicated to the God Horus, the falcon headed God. Sail to Aswan. (B,L,D,)

Disembark the MS Ra II and transfer to the airport for your flight to Abu Simbel. Visit this amazing site and learn about the removal from its original position, threatened by the rising waters of the Lake Nasser. Embark the MS Prince Abbas (or similar) for your three night cruise on a full board basis. (B,L,D,)

Sail to Kasr Ibrim for views of these ancient ruins from your vessel. Continue to the oldest of the Lake Nasser temples, Amada Temple containing some important historical inscriptions, before continuing to the Temple of Derr. Like many others in Nubia, this temple was dismantled in 1964 in order to save it from the waters of Lake Nasser and is another exmple of Ramesses 11's rock hewn temples. Also visit the Tomb of Pennut which has sunken reliefs showing Pennut and his wife facing the gods. Arrive at Wadi El Seboua. Evening Nubian entertainment on board. (B,L,D,)

This morning visit the temples of Wadi El Seboua which include the temple at El Seboua, built to honour gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis and consists of a sanctuary, court, hall and pylons. Also explore the Temple of Dakka, a Ptolemaic temple built using fragments of an older 18th Dynasty temple and dedicated to Thoth of the Sycamore Fig. The temple of Mahararqa, which once stood fifty miles to the north, is dedicated to Isis and Serapis but the decoration was never complete. The most important remains are those of the hypostyle hall. Rest of the day to relax and sail back to Aswan, (B,L,D,)

Transfer to Aswan Airport for return flight to Luxor and onward flight to Gatwick. (B) Unfortunately it is not possible to extend your stay on this holiday.