Egypt Dahabia and Felucca Tour
A 10 -Day Adventure . Tour Egypt The Way Ramses , Nefertiti and Cleopatra did
Cairo , Luxor, Aswan, Edfu and Kom Ombo

Choose from Sailing aboard a Sailing Boat / Felucca
Air Conditioned Dahabyia , or one of the Royal Family Dahabiyas

Nile felucca or a Royal Dahabia cruise , perfect for couples , honeymooners, families, great for families with children , and great as well for small group and parties.
With a professional local captain . And your resident English Speaking guide on board of course available at all times . Extend to Alexandria . Compare with the Ultra Deluxe version , using the Four Seasons Hotel & Al-Moudira Hotel

On Board your own boat OR SHARE WITH ANOTHER COUPLE
Tour starts weekly in Cairo, YEAR round

Itinerary will vary slightly in between the Sailing boat and the Dahabiya
Itinerary is always subject to change and may be affected by : Wind, water level in the Nile, and traffic through Esna Locks . Here's the best of Egypt in a week: a good look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile, locally escorted. Click here for images of your Royal Cleopatra Sailing Boat
Click for the Air conditioned Yacht Dahabias , or the former Royal Family Dahabiyas : The Dongola and the Zarafa

DAY 1 - CAIRO Thursday
Weekly in Cairo , year round
Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. Visa fee is included and will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for : American, EU , Canadian , Singaporean & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo. Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastry. Add an extra day in Cairo ?

DAY 2 - CAIRO Friday (BL)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum including the " Mummies Room" , the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx . Lunch is included at a local restaurant .

Day 3 -Aswan or Luxor - Saturday (BLD)
Very early morning breakfast & transfer to Cairo Airport.
Flight is included in our rate . Morning arrival at Aswan ( or Luxor depending on the availability at the time we receive your booking) . Board your Nile felucca/ or Dahabiya based on your choice and rates listed below, get settled, please note that boat shoes are required when on board .
Keep in mind that Royal Cleopatra is a felucca and is not a yacht , rather a simple modest sailing boat ( rated 3 stars) .

Enjoy your surroundings, remainder of the day at leisure, or ask us for details on the optional tour to Abu Simbel.

Fruit basket awaits you at your cabin, with our compliments. Lunch is included on board the Dahabiya/ Felucca. Tonight enjoy dinner with our compliments at the Old Cataract Hotel , including tea/coffee/ bottled water.

Day 4 -Aswan - Sunday (BLD)
Very early morning breakfast & transfer to Cairo Airport.
Flight is included in our rate .
Morning arrival at Aswan ( or Luxor depending on the availability at the time we receive your booking) . Board your Nile felucca/ or Dahabiya based on your choice and rates listed below, get settled, please note that boat shoes are required when on board .
Keep in mind that Royal Cleopatra is a felucca and is not a yacht , rather a simple modest sailing boat ( rated 3 stars) .

In the afternoon: enjoy a tour of the Island temple of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS

DAY 5 - KOM OMBO- Monday (BLD)
Set sail , headed for Kom Ombo. We visit its twin temple dedicated to the crocodile god of the Nile, then relax on board as we sail on, enjoy lunch on board . The evening finds us moored at one of the islands , and it will be time to serve dinner.

Day 6 - Cruising the Nile -Tuesday (BLD)
Breakfast on board. Enjoy another grand day of sailing on the Nile watching villages & scenery that changed little since Biblical times. Lunch at one of the islands . Get ready for a galabya costume party, (a galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments, you do not have to wear the Galabya if you do not wish to do so ), for the Dahabiyas we may reach Edfu tonight and visit its temple, so please keep in mind , that the arrival times and some minor details are subject to change.

Day 7 -  EDFU & ESNA -Wednesday (BLD)
We dock in Edfu, climb aboard horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, if you prefer to ride a vehicle / car rather than the horse-drawn carriage, please let's know.
Aaah ... Edfu .....Egypt's best preserved. Returning to the Royal Cleopatra, we bid farewell to the crew, check out, then we switch transportation modes to get a closer look at life along the riverbank, making our way to Esna.
For Royal Cleopatra guests only : We carry on by car on to Luxor, and your hotel, dinner is included at your hotel

For the Dahabiyas : depending on the Esna Locks, we may be able to sail on and reach Luxor tonight. Dinner is included on board

Day 8 - LUXOR -Thursday (BLD)
Today we tour the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings including Tut-Ank-Amon's tomb and Valley of the Queens, including the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut or Medinet Habu Great Temple , stopping also at the Colossi of Memnon .

Day 9 - LUXOR / CAIRO - Friday (BL)
Today we stand in awe before the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty Temple of Luxor. With these vivid impressions in mind, we drive to the airport for the flight back to Cairo and our hotel.
Lunch is included in Luxor or Cairo

Complimentary Dinner is included at a local home:
Meet the locals: This evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right into the homes of some of the people of Cairo l! You'll be invited to a family dinner, and while you enjoy wholesome home-cooked specialties, you'll learn about and appreciate the outlook, aspirations, and way of life of your hosts. Be assured, as curious as you may be about your new friends, they're sure to have questions about your own background. Once the ice is broken, you'll enjoy a lively evening, and find that you have more in common than you ever suspected. Of course, you may enjoy a quiet evening with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences. You may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town)

DAY 10 - CAIRO- Departure Saturday (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight.

Rate for the Royal Cleopatra Sailing Boat
Two Cabins - Private Facilities

Rates are  per person in USD$ . Weekly in Cairo , year round

	With Deluxe Hotels	With First class Hotels
Triple	US$ 3100.00	US$ 2520.00
Double	US$ 3253.00	US$ 2573.00
Single	US$ 3548.00	US$ 3058.00

For Christmas/New Year's week, the month of April please add 15% to the rates.

Private cabin & facilities on board the Royal Cleopatra

Rate for the Air Conditioned Dahabiyas : El Hanem / El Bey etc.
Rates are  per person in USD$ . Weekly in Cairo , year round

For Christmas/New Year's week, the month of April please add 15% to the rates

Air-Conditioned Dahabiyas - Six Cabins Each
El Bey (His Lordship ) -  El Hanem (Her Ladyship) 
  Zahra (Flower)    -   Nesma (Breeze) - Amber

Each Dahabia is 38 meters in length and 6 meters in width

Rate for the Royal Dahabiyas

The Dongola Dahabiya and the Zarafa Dahabiya

Rates are  per person in USD$ . Weekly in Cairo , year round

For Christmas/New Year's week, the month of April please add 15% to the rates

The rates include

• All airfares in "Y" economy class within Egypt, including tax .
  
• Private air conditioned car /driver for all transfers within Egypt.
  
• Hotel accommodation with tax & service charges, sample hotels :
  Deluxe : Cairo : Conrad, Grand Hyatt , Meridien Pyramids, Sonesta, or similar
  First Class : Shepheard's or similar
  Luxor: Deluxe Meridien Luxor , Mövenpick, Sonesta or similar
  Aswan : Movenpick Aswan or New Cataract or similar. First : Basma or similar
  
• Visa fee , visa will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for : American, Australian, NZ , Canadian, Singaporean & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo.
  
• The Nile Felucca / Dahabiya cruise with all meals & shore excursions , as listed .
  
• Preset menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D = Dinner, as listed .
  
• All guided sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees.
  
• A complimentary home hosted family dinner in Cairo.
  
• Bottled water ( one per person) delivered to your cabin daily while you are on board the cruise.
  
• Tea or coffee /bottled water with each meal while on board the cruise.

Not included:

• Tips.
• International airfares to or from Cairo.
• Travel Insurance (we'll be glad to send you the flyer upon request).

Jacquie Kennedy & Abu Simbel:

All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans from that time also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient Pharaonic temple threatened by the rising waters blocked by the new Aswan High Dam . It's worth remembering that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support for the mammoth rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have been lost. Read More

Nefertiti Turns Egypt Upside Down!!

The first bloodless religious revolution against the established church in Ancient Egypt
And the seat of power that rested with the priests in Karnak

Nefertiti Turns Egypt Upside Down!! 1350 BC - Queen Nefertiti is reported to have led her Egyptian subjects on a wild spree of idol-smashing, temple-destruction, and forced migration, all part of a campaign of religious reformation.

"From now on, there will be only one Deity, and that Deity is Aten, the Sun Disc," she has commanded.

Reliable sources in the Nile Valley report that all temples to gods other than Aten have been closed, and that a hefty fine will be imposed on anyone caught with an outlawed statuette.

Idols are to be smashed immediately, and the shards turned over to the priests of Aten.

"The capital of Egypt will now be at Tel El Amarna," reads a decree widely circulated in cuneiform on clay tablets.

"All priests are to settle within one hour's journey of the new Temple to Aten. All bidders on public works contracts will likewise have their head offices within the same specified distance."

Egyptian leaders in exile have disputed the motives behind the upheaval. "It's just a ploy to concentrate power and wealth in her hands and those of her husband, Ikhnaton," stated one defrocked priest.

"Everybody knows that Nefertiti has risen to her position on qualities that have nothing to do with religion.

She isn't called Incarnation of Beauty for nothing," he added, referring to the literal meaning of her name. The source asked not to be identified, fearing reprisals. Tel El Amarna, Nile Valley, 2004 - from Paul Glassman, special correspondent "Wow," commented Joe Shiner, an agro-businesman from Des Moines, as he toured the main temple at Tel El Amarna. "It's one thing to hear that Nefertiti was a real beauty. But it's quite another to visit in person and learn the real story." "Until I came here, I didn't know that she was behind the idea of having only one god-even before the Hebrews and Christians and followers of Mohammed.

"And now that I see her picture, I can understand why people followed her. This is not what I expected . . . not at all!" Mr. Shiner gestured as he spoke to a temple painting of a well-endowed Nefertiti in a chariot, wearing only a see-through cloak and thong-style panties.

"If she was my queen, I'd follow her to the end of the . . . "
Mr. Shiner's comments were interrupted by the approach of his wife.

Disclaimer: The facts presented are as accurate as can be ascertained from the archeological record. Mr. Joe Shiner is a composite of the satisfied clients of Travel in Style.

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