Can you add Aswan sights?

Yes: Philae, the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk the next morning, or Abu Simbel the day after. Ask in the booking notes.

Are the entry tickets included?

Yes. Every site named in the itinerary is included in the price. Optional extras are listed under "Not included" (for example entry inside the Great Pyramid or the tomb of Seti I) and are paid on the spot in Egyptian pounds or by card at the ticket office.

Is this a private tour?

Yes when booked from Cairo, Luxor, or with the car or flight option: your own Egyptologist and an air-conditioned vehicle for your party only. The bus option from Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh is a shared coach with a guide on board and a private guide is available on request.

How and when do I pay?

You book without a card. You pay on the day of the tour in EUR (or the equivalent in EGP or USD) to the guide, or by bank transfer in advance if you prefer. Flight options need the flight paid 72 hours before travel; we send a link.

What is the cancellation policy?

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup, 48 hours for tours that include a flight. Balloon flights cancelled by Civil Aviation for wind are refunded in full.

Tourists at the carved pylon of the Temple of Horus at Edfu

Edfu and Kom Ombo

Luxor to Aswan Private Tour: Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

The Nile road south with the three temples cruise ships stop at, ending in Aswan.

4.9(74+)One-way transfer tourThree temples

Duration

10 h

Group

Private

Pickup

07:00

From your hotel

Luxor

Min. age

Any age

Tickets

Included

In short

A 10-hour private transfer-tour from Luxor to Aswan with an Egyptologist: the Temple of Khnum at Esna, the Temple of Horus at Edfu (the best preserved in Egypt), and the double temple of Sobek and Horus at Kom Ombo with its crocodile museum, lunch on the way, ending at your Aswan hotel or boat. 120 EUR per adult with all tickets; the reverse direction (Aswan to Luxor) at the same price.

Prices by departure city

Adult and child (4–11) per person, entry tickets included. Choose your row in the booking box.

From Luxor hotels and cruise boats
private car10 hours
Pickup
07:00
Back
17:00 in Aswan
€120Adult€70 · Child

Departure	Transport	Pickup	Back	Duration	Adult	Child
From Luxor hotels and cruise boats	private car	07:00	17:00 in Aswan	10 hours	€120	€70

Highlights

Temple of Horus, Edfu

The most complete temple in Egypt.

Temple of Khnum, Esna

Restored colours below street level.

Kom Ombo

The double temple and the crocodile museum.

Ends in Aswan

Drop-off at your hotel or boat; reverse direction available.

About this tour

The three temples between Luxor and Aswan are Ptolemaic, late and complete: a roof, a full set of reliefs, a staircase to the top. Doing them by car takes a day and turns the transfer into the best part of your trip.

Pickup at 07:00 in Luxor. Esna first, 55 km south: the Temple of Khnum, sunk nine metres below the modern street with its Roman hypostyle hall of 24 columns, the colours cleaned in the 2020s.

Edfu next, 110 km from Luxor: the Temple of Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC and the most intact in Egypt, with its 36 m pylon, the two granite falcons, the sanctuary with the shrine, and the reliefs of the battle between Horus and Seth. Lunch at a restaurant in Edfu.

Kom Ombo in the afternoon, on a bend of the river 45 km before Aswan: the double temple with two of everything for Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the Elder, the surgical instruments relief, the Nilometer and the crocodile museum with mummified crocodiles. Arrival in Aswan about 17:00 at your hotel or cruise boat.

Itinerary

07:00
Pickup in Luxor
08:00
Esna: Temple of Khnum
10:00
Edfu: Temple of Horus
About 1.5 hours.
12:00
Lunch in Edfu
14:30
Kom Ombo: double temple and crocodile museum
16:00
Drive to Aswan
17:00
Drop-off in Aswan

What is included

Private Egyptologist guide
Private air-conditioned car
Pickup in Luxor, drop-off in Aswan
Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo tickets
Lunch
Bottled water

About the tickets: Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo tickets and the crocodile museum are included.

Not included

Drinks
Tips
Aswan hotel

Good for

Guests moving from Luxor to Aswan without a cruise
Temple lovers
Guests continuing to Abu Simbel

Not ideal for

Guests returning to Luxor the same night (ask us for the return-day version, 12 hours)

What to bring

Passport or ID (needed at several ticket offices and on flights)
Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses
Closed comfortable shoes
A light scarf or long sleeves for mosques and churches
Cash for tips, drinks and optional tickets (EGP or EUR)
Camera; phone photos are free in most sites
Your luggage (it travels with you in the car)

Sites you visit

Pylon and columns of the Temple of Horus at Edfu in golden light

Edfu and Kom Ombo

The Ptolemaic temples between Luxor and Aswan, complete from floor to roof.

Questions about this tour

Yes. Aswan to Luxor at the same price, same stops in reverse.

Reviews

Rating based on 74+ reviews on our listings and this site.

4.9(74+)

Better than the cruise stops

We used this instead of a Nile cruise to get from Luxor to Aswan. Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo with a real Egyptologist, lunch in Edfu, and dropped at our Aswan hotel at 5 pm. Edfu is astonishing, complete from floor to roof.

Oliver P., United KingdomMarch 2026

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