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Cruises to Kom Ombo, Egypt

Kom Ombo is a Nile river town in Egypt's Aswan Governorate, about 31 miles (50 km) north of Aswan, and it is home to one of the most unusual temples in Egypt. The Temple of Kom Ombo, built under the Ptolemies on a low hill overlooking the river, is dedicated to two gods at once, with its courts, halls and sanctuaries doubled side by side: one half for Sobek, the crocodile god, and one for Haroeris, a falcon god known as Horus the Elder.

Do cruise ships dock in Kom Ombo? Kom Ombo is not a seaport, and no ocean ship calls here. Nile river cruise boats sailing between Luxor and Aswan stop regularly, and the temple stands right beside the riverside landing, so the whole visit is made on foot, with the Crocodile Museum right next door. Cafes at the foot of the temple make an easy place to sit before or after.

Away from the river, Kom Ombo is a farming town ringed by sugarcane fields, with a large Nubian community whose families were resettled here when Lake Nasser flooded their homeland. Cruises to Kom Ombo are Nile river cruises on lines including Viking River, Uniworld, AmaWaterways and CroisiEurope, and the same lines also stop at Edfu and Esna on the way between Luxor and Aswan.

See the temple first, then walk next door to the Crocodile Museum, which makes sense of the crocodile god whose half of the temple you have just explored.

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River Cruise Line
Ships: 35 (28 - 196 Guests)
Intimate Environment, Inclusive Value
Excursions Included in Cruise Fare

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River Cruise Line
Ships: 18 (36 - 166 Guests)
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River Cruise Line
Ships: 18 (36 - 166 Guests)
Shore Excursions Included
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Beer & Wine Included w/ Lunch & Dinner
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An award-winning river cruise line, Avalon Waterways offers luxury river cruises throughout the rivers of Europe, Southeast Asia, Egypt, and South America, including the Galapagos Islands. Their ships are among the youngest and most innovative in the river cruising industry. They feature spacious accommodations, fantastic cuisine, and captivating itineraries. As a part of the Globus family of brands, many of Avalon's cruises can be combined with a Globus land package, creating a truly unique vacation package. Thanks to Avalon Waterways' relationship with Globus, they can offer inspired enrichment on their cruises through guided sightseeing tours, daily port lectures, and VIP access to key destinations.

River Cruise Line
Ships: 49 (16 - 197 Guests)
All-Inclusive Pricing
Authentic French Cuisine

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Specialty Cruise Line
Ships: 22 (16 - 154 Guests)
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Specialty Cruise Line
Ships: 22 (16 - 154 Guests)
All-Inclusive
National Geographic Partnership
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Scientists & Naturalists Onboard

For nearly 50 years, Lindblad Expeditions has been taking their guests on expedition style trips around the world. Through their alliance with National Geographic, they're able to provide a unique variety of special features on their cruises. For instance, all Lindblad expeditions are joined by National Geographic experts, and their guests may be able to use state-of-the-art equipment including bow cameras, ROVs, kayaks, undersea cameras, hydrophones, video-microscopes, crittercams. Some of the destinations offered by Lindblad Expeditions are the exotic Galapagos Islands, Egypt, Alaska, South America, Antarctica, the Mexican Riviera, and Europe.

River Cruise Line
Ships: 36 (40 - 2,106 Guests)
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River Cruise Line
Ships: 24 (30 - 159 Guests)
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Ships: 97 (52 - 386 Guests)
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Ships: 97 (52 - 386 Guests)
One Free Shore Excursion per Port
Wine/ Beer/Soft Drinks with Lunch/Dinner
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Complimentary Wi-Fi
Port Taxes & Fees Included

Viking River Cruises operates the world’s largest fleet of deluxe vessels built specifically for river travel. Viking sails in the rivers of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the US, including the Rhine, Main, Moselle, Danube, Elbe, Seine, Douro, Nile, Mekong, and Mississippi. Their pricing includes Wi-Fi, meals, lectures, activities, shore excursions, hotel accommodations on cruisetours, and more. Complimentary specialty coffee and teas are available 24 hours, and free bottled water is replenished daily. While on a Viking River cruise, you can expect world-class service, cultural enrichment, and accommodations with hotel-style beds and spacious showers.

Things to do in Kom Ombo, Egypt

Everything in Kom Ombo is a short walk from the boat, with a temple for two gods and a museum for their sacred crocodiles. Here is what to see on a Nile cruise stop:

♦ The Temple of Kom Ombo

Begun under Ptolemy VI in the 2nd century BC and added to by later rulers into the Roman period, the temple is built as a mirror image of itself, with twin courts, halls and sanctuaries side by side. Later, Coptic Christians used it as a church and defaced some of the reliefs inside. It stands beside the landing, so it is the first thing to see.

♦ The twin doorways

Past the courtyard, the columned hall leads to two separate doorways and two sanctuaries. The northern door, on the left, belongs to falcon-headed Haroeris, and the southern door, on the right, to crocodile-headed Sobek, so you can follow each god's half of the temple to its end.

♦ The Crocodile Museum

Opened in 2012 next to the temple, this small museum explains the cult of Sobek. Its main hall shows mummified Nile crocodiles, the largest about 14 feet (4.3 m) long, along with crocodile embryos and teeth, statues of the god and a model of the cemetery where the sacred animals were buried. Around 300 crocodile mummies were found in the area.

♦ The medical and calendar reliefs

Look for two famous carvings. On the inner face of the temple's rear wall, a scene is thought to show a set of surgical instruments, and elsewhere a calendar relief lists days of the month and the seasons of the Egyptian year, which began with the Nile's annual flood.

♦ The view over the Nile

The temple's hilltop setting gives a broad view over the river and the farmland along its banks. It is also a striking sight from the deck as your boat comes alongside, and the cafes at its foot are the easy option for anyone who prefers to watch the river.

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