Day 1: Cairo or Sharm to Luxor - Saturday- Board your Yacht Felucca in Luxor
(Lunch, Dinner)

Please advise us of your hotel name in Cairo , or ask us for help with booking your hotel in Cairo .
In Cairo transfer is included from your hotel to the airport, always in a private air-conditioned vehicle.

Domestic air fare is included between Cairo and the cruise , with all taxes, with possible free upgrade to business class ( subject to availability) . Transfer is included from Luxor Airport to the Cruise , always in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Get ready for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a luxuriously appointed Dahabiya

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.

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 dahabiya 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 full day sailing to Aswan where the dahabiya moors overnight.

Day 7: Friday - Aswan - on Board your Dahabiya 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 dahabiya 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 , admiring their ancient aura and artistry, after which retire to a comfortable hotel for our lunch and refreshments.
Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temples we head for Abu Simbel Airport.
Air fare is included : Abu Simbel back to Cairo , air fare is included with all taxes, with possible free upgrade to business class, subject to availability.
In Cairo , we 'll assist with your transfer to your hotel , or the International terminal at the airport

Oum Kalthoum Dahabiya

For guests who are flying to : Sharm El Sheikh , air fare is included on the non-stop flight Luxor Sharm el-Sheikh for guests who wish to fly to Sharm el-Sheikh , in case the non-stop flight Luxor Sharm el-Sheikh is sold out , then please add $ 150 per person when going to Sharm El-Sheikh via Cairo.
with taxes, possible free upgrade to business class subject to availability. In Sharm el-Sheikh we will assist with your transfer to any hotel you may have booked , or ask us for assistance with your hotel booking .

Rates are PER Person in USD

Rates are PER Person in USD
Sharing in Double : $ 2859. USD
Per Person in single cabin: $ 5168. USD

Peak Season: Easter , Christmas and New Year ( weeks) :

Rates are PER Person in USD
Sharing in Double : $ 3710. USD
Per Person in single cabin: $ 5750. USD

Children :
Infants that are younger than 2 years : Pay 10% .
Children that are 2 -11 years of age : Pay 50 % , for children that are 12 years of age and above: Full fare

Rate Includes:

Oum Kalthoum Dahabiya Sample Cabin

Rate Does Not Includes:

Aswan to Luxor Itinerary

Day 1: Cairo - Saturday - Aswan - Abu Simbel (Lunch, Dinner)
Please advise us of your hotel name in Cairo ( if you wish that we help with your hotel booking in Cairo , please let's know ) . In Cairo transfer is included from your hotel to the airport, always in a private air-conditioned vehicle.

Domestic air fare is included between Cairo and the cruise , with all taxes, with possible free upgrade to business class ( subject to availability)
Fly Cairo to Aswan , after a brief stop, your flight will continue to 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 admiring their ancient aura and artistry, after which retire to a comfortable hotel for lunch refreshments. Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temples we head for Abu Simbel Airport.
Air fare is included : Abu Simbel 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 dahabiya 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 on an 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 on 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 dahabiya 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- Cairo or Sharm el-Sheikh - Disembarkation (Breakfast )
Breakfast aboard the dahabiya and check-out. Private transfer in a private Air-conditioned vehicle to the airport to board your flight back to Cairo, air fare is included back to Cairo , with taxes , possible free upgrade to business class subject to availability. In Cairo we will assist with your transfer to any hotel you may have booked , or the International terminal

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