Start From 675
Duration 5 Days
Celebrate an unforgettable 5-Day Easter Egypt Tour with Respect Egypt Tours, the Best Travel Company, on a Nile Cruise adventure. From the moment you arrive in Luxor, our dedicated team will welcome you and ensure every detail of your journey is seamless. Your Easter vacation begins by exploring the timeless waters of the Nile and visiting iconic sites like the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, and Philae Temple in Aswan. Each day will bring discoveries of Egypt’s legendary history, culture, and beauty as you sail in comfort aboard your cruise. Expert Egyptologists will guide you every step of the way and provide premium service throughout your voyage. Experience an extraordinary Easter Egypt holiday by booking now and combining history, luxury, and celebration.
✔️ Exclusive Easter Celebration: Celebrate Easter aboard an amazing Nile cruise while exploring Egypt’s most iconic historical wonders.
✔️ Expert-Led Tours: Skilled Egyptologists will guide your journey, bringing Egypt’s ancient sites to life with deep insights and fascinating stories.
✔️ Hassle-Free Travel: With seamless transfers, high-end service, and planned itineraries, this Easter tour guarantees a worry-free vacation.
Your Easter journey begins in Luxor, where you'll meet with a private Egyptologist and settle into your Nile Cruise before discovering its East Bank temples.
📍 Karnak Temple
A vast complex that served as the religious center of the New Kingdom, built between 1971 BC and 30 BC, dedicated to Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. It’s the largest temple ever constructed in ancient Egypt.
📍 Luxor Temple
This stunning temple, dedicated to the concept of kingship renewal and constructed around 1400 BC, makes for a fitting site to visit during Easter—a season of rebirth.
End your first day with dinner onboard the cruise, sailing down the Nile as you enjoy the view.
Meals: Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner | Overnight: Onboard the Nile Cruise.
Begin your day with breakfast onboard and then proceed to the western side of Luxor, where you can find some of the most remarkable burial grounds in Egypt.
📍 Valley of the Kings
A royal burial ground for pharaohs of the New Kingdom (1570–1050 BC), including the famous tomb of King Tutankhamun. These tombs reflect the Egyptians' belief in the afterlife.
📍 Hatshepsut Temple
A mortuary temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt’s most powerful female pharaohs, showcasing grand architecture nestled into the cliffs.
📍 Colossi of Memnon
Two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, standing 18 meters high, which have stood since 1350 BC, guarding the entrance to his mortuary temple.
Sail toward Edfu and Esna in the evening, enjoying dinner onboard.
Meals: Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner | Overnight: Onboard the Nile Cruise.
After breakfast, the cruise sails again on the Nile with you on board to visit more ancient temples along the banks of the river.
📍 Temple of Edfu
Dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god of protection and war, this temple is one of the best-preserved in Egypt, built during the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC.
📍 Temple of Kom Ombo
A unique temple dedicated to two gods—Haroeris (Horus the Elder) and Sobek, the crocodile god. Built between 180–47 BC, it highlights ancient Egypt’s advancements in medicine and astronomy.
Enjoy dinner onboard as you take in the beauty of the Nile and its surroundings under the evening sky.
Meals: Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner | Overnight: Onboard the Nile Cruise.
Today, after breakfast, you’ll explore the incredible sites of Aswan, where the Nile meets Nubia, rich in both ancient and modern wonders.
📍 Aswan High Dam
A modern marvel completed in the 1960s, this dam revolutionized Egypt’s economy by controlling the Nile’s flooding and generating hydroelectric power.
📍 Unfinished Obelisk
At 42 meters tall and weighing over 1,000 tons, this massive monument, commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut, was abandoned during construction when a crack appeared.
📍 Temple of Philae
A stunning temple complex dedicated to the goddess Isis, built during the Ptolemaic era. It tells the story of Isis and Osiris, gods associated with rebirth—a fitting theme for Easter.
Return to your cruise for a last night onboard, reminiscing about the incredible sights you’ve experienced.
Meals: Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner | Overnight: Onboard the Nile Cruise.
After a relaxing breakfast onboard, it’s time to bid farewell to your Nile Cruise. We’ll transfer you to Aswan International Airport for your flight home, leaving you with memories of Egypt’s timeless beauty and the joy of celebrating Easter in the land of the Pharaohs.
Meals: Breakfast.
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Yes, Easter is celebrated in Egypt, particularly by the Coptic Orthodox Christian community, which is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. Easter is a significant religious holiday, and celebrations include church services, family gatherings, and traditional meals.
In Egypt, Easter is commonly referred to as "Sham El-Nessim" (which means "smelling the breeze"). This ancient spring festival is celebrated on the Monday following Easter Sunday by both Christians and Muslims, marking the beginning of spring.
No, in 2025, Orthodox Easter and Catholic Easter will not fall on the same day. Orthodox Easter will be celebrated later than Catholic Easter due to the differences in the calendars used to calculate the date.
Egyptians celebrate Easter with a variety of traditional foods, including:
The main difference lies in the calendars used to determine the date:
Yes, the tour includes visits to local markets and bazaars, such as Khan El Khalili in Cairo, where you can shop for souvenirs, spices, and traditional crafts.