Deluxe Nile Cruise Dahabiyas
Air Conditioned Yachts on the Nile
Itinerary and rates
Deluxe Air-Conditioned Felucca
Sonesta
Dahabiya, the latest addition to the Sonesta Nile Cruises portfolio,
combines comfort and beauty in a most inspiring way, promising a remarkable,
rewarding cruise experience of legendary hospitality.
The
Sonesta Dahabiya will take you back in time to a gentler, more gracious
era in a 7-night cruise experience between Luxor and Aswan. A unique
experience down the Nile by traditional small sailing vessel that was
commonly used during those elegant days of the monarchy (1920s - 40s)
when aristocrats and sophisticated travellers loved to cruise the Nile
in style. We've revived those elegant days with modern comforts and
conveniences.
Being
part of the Sonesta Nile Cruise's high-scale brand portfolio of deluxe
service Nile cruisers, facilities aboard the Sonesta Dahabiya are endless,
including a stylish lounge, an open-air oriental style jacuzzi, a spacious
and partially shaded sundeck.
Offering
6 deluxe cabins and 2 elegant suites (with private terrace), Dahabiya
allows you to experience an imaginary world of luxury and privacy. All
cabins and suites feature private direct-dial telephones, individual
climate control. hairdryers, mini-bars, safety desposit boxes, plasma
TVs and movie programs.
Starts
every Saturday : Board either in Luxor or Aswan for an Eight Day / seven
night program .
Rates
:
-
Rates
are Per Cabin :
Double or single cabin : USD $ 4943.00
-
Peak
Season period : Rates
are Per Cabin:
Double or single cabin : USD
$ 5725 .00
Rate for Easter will be valid for 2 weeks during Easter
Rate for Christmas and New Year ( Dec 20 - Jan 4) :
Rate
Includes:
- All
transfers in Luxor and Aswan .
- Guided
sightseeing including all entrance fees, all as per itinerary
.
- Pre
set meals as listed including B = Breakfast,
(or cB, Continental Breakfast), L
= Lunch, D = Dinner
- Tea/
coffle and afternoon tea while on board the Deluxe Nile Cruise
- One
large bottle of water ( for each guest) delivered to your cabin
daily while on board the cruise.
- One
small bottle of water for each guest, with each meal , every day
while on board the cruise
- An
Egyptian Gallabiya ( 100% Egyptian Cotton) with our compliments,
delivered to your cabin
- A
welcome fruit basket , awaits you in your cabin upon arrival with
our compliments
Belle Epoque Deluxe air-conditioned Yachts On the The Nile River
Each Deluxe Dahabbiya Felucca is 38 meters in length and 6 meters
in width
Sample of the Dahabiyas / Yachts : El Bey (His
Lordship)
, El Hanem (The Lady) , Zahra (Flower)
, Nesma (Breeze) And Amber
Day 1: Saturday - Board Luxor - Complimentary transfer in
Luxor to your cruise.
To allow us to provide you with a complimentary transfer from the
airport or railway station in Luxor to your deluxe Cruiser , please
advise your arrival details at the time you make your booking.
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.
Day
2: Sunday
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
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, commence sailing to
Esna where your dahabiyya will moor
Day
4: Tuesday
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved
Temple of Edfu. Overnight
moored beside a Nile island.
Day
5: Wednesday
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
A leisurely day sailing to Aswan where the dahabiyya moors overnight.
Day
7: Friday
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
Breakfast aboard the dahabiyya and check-out.
Complimentary transfer in Aswan to the airport or train station
To allow us to provide you with a complimentary transfer from the
cruise to the airport or railway station in Aswan , please advise
your departure details at the time you make your booking.
Aswan
to Luxor Itinerary
Day
1: Saturday - Board Aswan - Complimentary transfer to your Nile Cruise
To allow us to provide you with a complimentary transfer from the
airport or railway station in Aswan to your deluxe Cruiser , please
advise your arrival details at the time you make your booking.
Embarkation in Aswan 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
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
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
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved
Temple of Edfu.
Overnight
moored beside an island.
Day
5: Wednesday
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, commence sailing to
Esna, and onwards to Luxor, where your dahabiyya moors overnight.
Day
6 : Thursday
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
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 aboard the dahabiyya , check-out.
Complimentary transfer in Luxor to the airport or train station
To allow us to provide you with a complimentary transfer from the
cruise to the airport or railway station in Luxor , please advise
your departure details at the time you make your booking.
Many
visitors come to Egypt to fulfill their dream of sailing the Nile
on board a private boat.
These Four 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.
On
the Nile in Royal Style Feluccas or Dahabiyas are the traditional
sailing vessel of much of the Mediterranean world, and the traditional
Nile felucca, or Dahabia, was the mainstay of travel in ancient Egypt.
With
shallow drafts, sails, and oars, feluccas could navigate not only
the great river, but the maze of canals threading through its banks,
with or without wind, reaching every part of the kingdom.
Dahabbiyas
/ Feluccas long ago transcended their role as humble transports. They
held the ancient empire together, carrying troops, decrees, and the
very mystery of the pharaoh.
Oum
Kalthoum Dahabiya
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