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Egypt on a Yacht

The 10-Day Tour : Cairo and a cruise on Yasmina Dahabiya
or Haya Deluxe Dahabiya . Including Abu Simbel Temples
We have even included all the tips

Here's the best of Egypt : a good look at Cairo and a one week Yacht Dahabiya cruise along the Nile on Board the Yasmina Dahabiya or Haya Dahabiya , and even include the Abu Simbel Ramses temples in Nubia , locally escorted. Tour Starts Weekly in Cairo . The cruise boarding is in either Luxor or Aswan. These Deluxe Feluccas or Dahabiyas are Air Conditioned.
Combine with Morocco. Add An extra night?
Add a beach resort stay at Sharm El Sheikh . Compare with the 13-day version

 

Honeymoon in Egypt, Honeymoon Cruise, Belly Dance show
Come to Egypt and enjoy your private honeymoon or Anniversary cruise

Deluxe air-conditioned Dahabiya Yachts on the The Nile River . Available for Private Charter .
Each Deluxe Dahabbiya Felucca is 38 meters in length and 6 meters in width. S
ample of the Deluxe Felucca / Dahabia : El Bey (His Lordship) *  El Hanem (The Lady) Zahra (Flower) * Nesma (Breeze).
Or book the cruise only , without Cairo .
Compare with the special Category Dahabia : Dongola and Zarafa used by Egypt former Royals and nobility

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 1 - CAIRO Wednesday - 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 awaits you in your room with our compliments.

Hotels : City Stars Inter.continental . Nile Hilton , Cairo Conrad or Grand Hyatt or similar

Visa will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign . Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel


 

 

DAY 2 - CAIRO - Thursday (BL)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum including the " Mummies Room" , the Sphinx , the Pyramids of Giza, complimentary short Camel ride is included, to allow you a photo with the Pyramids in the background, time is limited , so please do not go for what the camel driver tries to convince you , i.e. go for a long ride around the Pyramids .
Lunch is included at a local restaurant .
On to the Citadel of Saladin, and Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster.

A complimentary Dinner is included at a local home:
Meet the locals
,
you may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town )


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.

 

 

 



Day 3 - Friday
- Cairo to Luxor and Nile Palace Steinberger Hotel or similar
Very early morning breakfast and transfer to Cairo Airport. Flight is included in our rate, in economy class , tax included . Morning arrival at Luxor . We'll meet you at the airport , and proceed 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.

Check-in at the Nile Palace Steinberger Hotel , or the Pavillion Winter Palace, for the Old Winter Palace , please add $ 150 PER person in double

 

 

Day 4- Saturday - Luxor- Esna - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
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 , then proceed in your air-conditioned vehicle to Esna , where we tour Esna Temple and board your deluxe Dahabiya. Get ready for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on your Dahabbiya.
We board our Dahabiya: We glide past timeless villages and fields of grain, nourished by the waters of the great river. By late afternoon, we reach El Hegz, where we tie up for the night and enjoy our dinner prepared on board.

 

 

 

Day 5-Sunday - Edfu- El Fuza - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
Breakfast is served on the sun-deck , we’ll resume our cruise past feluccas, fishing vessels, and cargo boats loaded with freshly cut sugar cane. We’ll stop at Edfu to visit the Temple of Horus, one of the largest and best-preserved in all of Egypt. By nightfall, we will have reached the island of El Fuza Island , where we will tie up for the night.

 

 

Day 6- Monday - El Ramady - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
In the morning we continue our cruise deeper into Upper Egypt. El Ramady and visit the Nubian village there , on to Besaw Island , and tie up for the night

 

 

 

Dahabiya Yasmina and  Haya Dahabiya Honeymoon in Egypt, Honeymoon Cruise, Belly Dance show

 

 

 

 

Day 7- Tuesday - Djebel Silsileh - Maniha - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
We’ll reach Djebel Silsileh, where the Nile squeezes between steep cliffs. On the western shore, we’ll espy a sanctuary dug into the rock, dedicated long ago to the seven divinities of the south by Pharaoh Horemheb. We’ll explore an ancient quarry where sandstone was cut for temples, and tie up for the night at the island of Maniha.

 

 

 

Day 8- Wednesday - Kom Ombo - Draw - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
We cruise onward to Kom Ombo, with its unusually symmetrical temple dedicated to both Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the falcon. Back on board, we’ll continue to the village of Daraw, where traders bring spices, perfumes and crafts from across the desert and from the heart of Africa. Enjoy the opportunity to gaze at and bargain for traditional wares and appreciate a way of life that seems untouched by modernity. After a walk around, we’ll reboard, and continue our cruise to Kopania and overnight on board .

 

 

 

Day 9- Thursday - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Check-out from your Yacht Nile Cruise / Cairo (BL)
Breakfast on board . we’ll disembark at Aswan after breakfast. You’ll continue touring in Aswan : Philae Temple
Aswan Dam, the Granite Quarry , the Unfinished Obelisk. Then it is off to Aswan Airport to fly to Abu Simbel
wher your Private guideawaits you in Abu Simbel. Always with your Private driver. Private air-conditioned vehicle

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 an dfly back to Cairo
Air fare is included , in economy class
with all taxes.

 


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

 

Honeymoon cruise, cruise on boardthe Royal Cleopatra , sailing boat royal cleopatra

Please click here for the Dahabias Photo Gallery .
Sample Deck plan for some of the Dahabbiya's
All are available for private charter



 

 

 



Year Round ( Except Holiday season)

Rates are per person in USD $

Rate per person in double : $ 3995
Rate per person in single : $ 5890

 

 

Peak Season :   
Easter ( 2 weeks ) & Christmas and New Year ( 2weeks)
:


Rates are per person in USD $
Rate per person in double : $ 4335
Rate per person in single : $ 7220

Rate Includes:

 

 


  • Dahabiya Nile cruise shore excursions with all the guided sightseeing including all entrance fees, all as per itinerary .

  • Private Egyptologist and private car/driver for Cairo and Abu Simbel tours as listed including all entrance fees and lunch.

  • All meals on board the DELUXE Felucca / Yacht / Dahabiya Nile cruise : 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

  • All airfares within Egypt in "Y" class including tax as listed .

  • Private air conditioned car /driver for all transfers within Egypt.

  • Deluxe hotel accommodation with tax & service charges.

  • 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.

  • Accommodation in a private cabin : Double or single on board The Dahabia / Felucca / Yacht Nile Cruise with all meals and shore excursions ( there is no triple occupancy cabin on board )

  • A complimentary home hosted family dinner in Cairo.

Rate Does Not Includes:

  • Travel Insurance ( Please ask your insuranec agent )
  • International air fare from / to your home country .

 

 

 

 

 

Upgrade to the Four Seasons

Ultra Deluxe
Rates

Honeymoon at the  Four Seasons  in Cairo

the Cairo Four Seasons Hotel

 

 

Ultra Deluxe Rates are in USD $ Rates are PER Person

There is no triple occupancy cabins


Based on Four Seasons Hotel Nile View , Executive suite with Sofa Bed
or Mena House Palace Section, Pyramid view room ( subject to availability)
Flying Business Class within Egypt


 

 

Year Round , except during Easter - Christmas/New Year's :

Rates are per person in USD $

Rate per person in double : $ 5510
Rate per person in single : $ 7130

 

 

 

Peak Season :   
Easter ( 2 weeks ) & Christmas and New Year ( 2weeks)
:


Rates are per person in USD $
Rate per person in double : $ 6473
Rate per person in single : $ 7650

 

 

Honeymoon at the  Four Seasons  in Cairo

Unique interiors at the Cairo Four Seasons Hotel

Haya Dahabbiya is one of the most comfortable sailing boats on the Nil, with two Decks & a Sun-deck. With some shaded Areas, oriental furniture and a lot of comfortable features.
Main-Deck: 04 Guest Cabins, lounge–salon- Upper-deck: 02 Guest Cabins & 02 Suites
• Every cabin/Suite is fully air-conditioned with individual control. A bathroom with shower.
• The Dahabiya is 33 Meters long and 7 meters wide
• Cabins : 6 double – bed cabins 17 square meters , 2 suites with King beds 20 square meters

 

Add Jordan and a Deluxe Dahabiya Sailing boat in Egypt


 

 

 

 

Daily Telegraph
Peter Hughes
Saturday 13 May 2006

'Going with the flow'

...'The riad I found was not in the city but on the Nile. It's a dahabiya, a traditional, two-masted Nile sailing cruiser. Anywhere else it would be called a yacht. King Farouk had several. So if a riad is a small princely palace on land - now given over to holiday making - a dahabiya is a riad on the river...'

...'Mahogany panelled and with two faux-glass oil lamps swinging from the beams - a perfect touch for a sailing ship - the look was of a colonial club. Hercule Poirot could have popped up at any moment. There were button-back leather sofa and chairs, an antique bookcase and Scrabble, and tables where we ate when the weather was too chilly for the deck. The food was outstandingly good...'

...' While the big ships charged by as if permanently late, the El Bey moved at the same courtly pace as the Nile - slow enough to enable us to smell woodsmoke from the villages and watch the kingfishers hover. Under our isosceles sails we were as much a curiosity as the boys laying fishing nets and the women doing laundry, the donkey carts and buffalo. But it was the sight of some 40 huge cruise boats, moored in ranks, cheek by gunwale up to 10 deep, at the pretty little temple of Kom Ombo that made the greatest sense of dahabiya travel. The dahabiyas don't take you to sites different from the norm, but they do take you in irresistibly different style...'

...'The greatest compliment to the El Bey was that, for all the wonders of ancient Egypt, shown to us by our own guide, the part of the week my fellow passengers enjoyed most was the time on the river...'

 

 

 

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