Lake Nasser Cruises — Sail from Aswan to Abu Simbel

A Lake Nasser cruise goes where no other Egypt tour can. While most travelers visit Abu Simbel on a rushed day trip by plane, a Lake Nasser cruise departs from Aswan and sails south for 3 to 5 nights across one of the world's largest artificial lakes, stopping at ancient Nubian temples that are completely inaccessible by road — temples relocated during the UNESCO Nubia Rescue Campaign and rarely visited by any traveler. You arrive at Abu Simbel by water at sunrise, when the colossal statues of Ramesses II glow in the first light and the site belongs almost entirely to you.

Sites Only Reachable by Lake Nasser Cruise

Temple	Dedicated to	Built by
Kalabsha Temple	God Mandulis (Nubian sun god)	Augustus Caesar, 1st century BC
Wadi el-Seboua	Ramesses II and Amun	Ramesses II, 13th century BC
Amada Temple	Amun Ra and Ra-Horakhty	Tuthmosis III — oldest in Nubia
Qasr Ibrim	Only monument in original location	Multiple periods — viewed from ship
Abu Simbel	Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari	Ramesses II — Egypt's most iconic

Prices and Durations

Duration	Route	From (pp)
3 nights	Aswan → Abu Simbel	$1,100
4 nights	Aswan → Abu Simbel → Aswan	$1,400

Combine With a Nile Cruise

The perfect Egypt journey: a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan, then a Lake Nasser cruise from Aswan to Abu Simbel. We arrange the ship transfer in Aswan seamlessly. Ask us for a combined itinerary and quote.

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Arranged by Ahmed Emam — Egypt travel specialist since 2010.