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Day
1: Saturday- Board your Yacht Felucca in Luxor (Lunch,
Dinner)
Free pick up from Luxor Airport, or Luxor train station or any of the
hotels in Luxor. Embarkation in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the
Nile on a luxuriously appointed Dahabbiya.
After
lunch, excursion to the West Bank for visits to the burial places of
the Pharaohs - the Valley of the Kings - where Howard Carter discovered
the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of
the Queens, the temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight
moored on the Nile banks of Luxor.
Meals
: All meals on board the Felucca / Yacht / Dahabiya Nile cruise
: and for rest of the program please check meal codes Pre set meals
as listed including B = Breakfast, (or cB,
Continental Breakfast), L = Lunch, D
= Dinner
Day
2: Sunday - Luxor - On board - (Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner)
You will visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak,
with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing
28 th Dynasty Luxor Temple.
Overnight
moored in Luxor.
Day
3: Monday - Luxor - Esna - On board your Cruise (Breakfast
, Lunch, Dinner)
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, sail to Esna where your
dahabiyya will moor overnight.
Day
4: Tuesday - Edfu - On board your Dahabiya Cruise (Breakfast
, Lunch, Dinner)
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved
Temple of Edfu.
Overnight
moored beside a Nile island.
Day
5: Wednesday - Kom Ombo - on Board your Dahabiya Cruise (Breakfast
, Lunch, Dinner)
Today you will sail to Kom Ombo visit see the Ptolemaic temple dedicated
to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, god of the morning
sun.
Overnight
moored beside a Nile island.
Day
6: Thursday - Aswan - on Board your Dahabiya Cruise (Breakfast
,Lunch, Dinner)
A leisurely day sailing to Aswan where the dahabiyya moors overnight.
Day
7: Friday - Aswan - on Board your Dahabia Cruise (Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner)
Today you will visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old
Dam (completed in 1902) and the ' unfinished obelisk', lying in situ
since the days of the pharaohs. You will also visit the Philae Temple,
dedicated to the goddess Isis, a structure rescued from the rising waters
of Lake Nasser at the time of the High Dam's construction.
Day
8: Saturday- Aswan - Disembarkation - Abu Simbel (Breakfast
and lunch box )
Private guide in Abu Simbel. Private driver. Private air-conditioned
vehicle
Breakfast aboard the dahabiyya and check-out.
Abu Simbel We've planned our visit to Abu Simbel to be a highlight of
your Egyptian adventure. Rising before dawn, we drive along the shore
of Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun rise above
the horizon. We reach the great temples while the air is clean, clear
and cool, and the sun's light still golden;just right for photographs.
In the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with
the gods and attended by his queen and daughters. The smaller temple
is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess
of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow. We explore
these fine temple by ourselves in the quiet of the morning, admiring
their ancient aura and artistry, after which retire to a comfortable
hotel for our lunch plus , plus we will order locally sandwiches and
refreshments.
Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temples we head
for Abu Simbel Airport.
Air fare is included : Abu Simbel Aswan , one way in business or first
class , subject to the plane configuration, tax included.
In Aswan.
Private transfer in a private Air-conditioned vehicle transfer to any
hotel you may have booked in Aswan, if you wish that we assist with
a flight back to Cairo or a hotel stay in Luxor , Aswan or Cairo , please
do let's know.
Aswan
to Luxor Itinerary
Day
1: Saturday - Aswan - Abu Simbel (Lunch, Dinner)
Free pick up from your hotel, or Aswan Airport
Abu Simbel : Private guide in Abu Simbel. Private driver. Private
air-conditioned vehicle
Abu
Simbel We've planned our visit to Abu Simbel to be a highlight of your
Egyptian adventure. Rising before dawn, we drive along
the shore of Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun
rise above the horizon. We reach the great temples while the air is
clean, clear and cool, and the sun's light still golden;just right for
photographs.
In the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with
the gods and attended by his queen and daughters. The smaller temple
is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess
of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow. We explore
these fine temple by ourselves in the quiet of the morning, admiring
their ancient aura and artistry, after which retire to a comfortable
hotel for drinks & refreshments. Just as planeloads of visitors
arrive to throng the temples we head for Abu Simbel Airport.
Air fare is included : Abu Simbel Aswan , one way in business or first
class , subject to the plane configuration, tax included.
In Aswan.
Private transfer in a private Air-conditioned vehicle transfer to your
deluxe Dahabiya in time for lunch .
Get ready for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a luxuriously appointed
dahabiyya. Overnight, the ship moors on the Nile banks of Aswan.
Day
2: Sunday (Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner)
Today you will visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old
Dam (completed in 1902) and the ' unfinished obelisk', lying in situ
since the days of the pharaohs. You will also visit the Philae Temple,
dedicated to the goddess Isis, a structure rescued from the rising waters
of Lake Nasser at the time of the High Dam's construction.
Overnight
moored in Aswan.
Day
3: Monday (Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner)
Morning sail to Kom Ombo to see the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the
crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, god of the morning
sun.
Overnight
moored beside a Nile island.
Day
4: Tuesday (Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner)
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved
Temple of Edfu.
Overnight
moored beside an island.
Day
5: Wednesday (Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner)
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, commence sailing to
Esna, and onwards to Luxor, where your dahabiyya moors overnight.
Day
6 : Thursday (Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner)
Excursion to the West Bank to visit the great burial places of the Pharaohs
- the Valley of the Kings - where Howard Carter discovered the tomb
of Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens,
Medinet Habu Temple and the Colossi of Memnon.
Overnight
moored in Luxor.
Day
7: Friday (Breakfast , Lunch, Dinner)
This morning you will visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra
at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by
the imposing 28th Dynasty Luxor Temple.
Overnight
moored in Luxor.
Day
8: Saturday - Luxor - Disembarkation (Breakfast )
Breakfast aboard the dahabiyya and check-out. Bon Voyage. Private transfer
in a private Air-conditioned vehicle transfer to any hotel you may have
booked in Aswan, or Aswan Airport .
The
Four air-conditioned Dahabbiya
El
Bey (His Lordship ) - El Hanem (Her Ladyship)
Zahra (Flower) - Nesma (Breeze)
Available for Private Charter .
The
program starts every Saturday in either Luxor or Aswan . The journey
lasts Eight Days / seven nights . Each
Dahabia measures 38 meters in length and 6 meters in width
Rates are PER Person in USD $
There is no triple occupancy cabins
Rate
excluding Easter - Christmas/New Year's:
Rates
are PER Person in USD
Sharing in Double : $
3210 USD
Per Person in single cabin: $ 4970 USD
Peak
Season: Easter , Christmas and New Year ( weeks) :
Rates
are PER Person in USD
Sharing in Double : $
3550 USD
Per Person in single cabin: $ 5650 USD
Cancellation
policy for charters:
All deposits and further payments non-refundable
Many
visitors come to Egypt to fulfill their dream of sailing the Nile on
board a private boat. Yet if you prefer you may book only one cabin
or two, you do not have to charter full boat , if you do not want to
!
These Dahabbiya allow you to experience the Nile 's romance in an intimate,
privileged setting. These dahabiyas take you back in time to a gentler,
more gracious era.
