Hello,

I'm visiting Egypt for the first time in January with my mom and we are having a heard time picking between all the different Nile River cruises. We want to do a 3 night/4day cruise from Aswan To Luxor and include Abu Simbel in that, do you have any good companies or tours that you recommend? Thanks in advance!

One can’t take a boat directly from Luxor to Abu Simbel as the Nile is not navigable in the vicinity of Aswan. You can take a cruise from Luxor to Aswan and then take another cruise or boat from Aswan to Abu Simbel on Lake Nasser, the lake which was formed when the Aswan Dam was built. Or you can take a cruise from Luxor to Aswan, then drive (@4 hours) or fly to Abu Simbel.

I'm referring to the tours that include a bus to Abu Simbel in the morning before the cruise takes off, there's many of them and it's hard to choose which one is best

Most of us have only had experience with one boat so I don't see how we could have a useful opinion. I think the best option would be to read reviews on sites like Trip Advisor and Cruise Critic.

I have been studying Nile River cruises for our trip in February and I think it all depends on your budget and what kind of boat you prefer. The options vary a lot.