Egypt on a Yacht

The 14-Day Edition : Cairo and a cruise on a Deluxe Dahabiya

Here's the best of Egypt : a good look at Cairo and a one week Yacht Felucca cruise along the Nile and even includes Dendera ,
Abydos and the Abu Simbel temples
These Deluxe Dahabiyas yachts are Air Conditioned

Come to Egypt and enjoy your honeymoon or Anniversary cruise on the Ultra Deluxe
Sonesta Dahabiya

DAY 1 - CAIRO - Thursday - Weekly in Cairo , year round
Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. On arrival, our local rep. will escort you to your comfortable hotel. Our local representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. Visa maybe issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for a limited number of citizens such as : American, EU , Canadian , EU Singaporean and Japanese citizens. For Americans , please pay the $ 15 USD fee in cash upon arrival . You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo. Our local rep. meets with a sign that carries your name you after you clear the passport and customs formalities . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel

Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastry awaits you in your room with our compliments. Sample Hotels or similar : J. W. Marriott . Cairo Marriott , Hilton , Cairo Conrad or Grand Hyatt or similar

DAY 2 - CAIRO- Luxor - Dendera - Abydos - Friday (BL)
Breakfast is included at the hotel in Cairo, then we board your flight heading for Luxor, where at the airport , our local rep. will be waiting for you with a sign in your name, then we drive inland to tour Denderah Temple ,
tour is in an air-conditioned vehicle, with a chauffeur of course as well as an English speaking guide / Egyptologist.

Dendera Temple is among the best preserved in Egypt. This temple as a sight to hold. Indiana Jones would have felt at home, with the massive stones & underground passages. We tour as well Abydos before we head back to Luxor (lunch box included )

DENDERAH IN A DAY: We'll travel to Denderah to visit the Temple of Hathor, one of the best-preserved in all of Egypt, and also one of the most important. In the ancient beliefs, Hathor was the consort of the god of daylight, ruler of the west, and protector or the underworld. In the manner of wise desert wayfarers, we'll leave before dawn to take advantage of cool temperatures. Our air-conditioned vehicle will take us through timeless Nile side villages, where life revolves around the irrigation and harvest of crops. Finally, we'll reach the temple precincts. We'll take note of the unusually deep tombs, and pass under the celebrated Zodiac, in a chapel dedicated to Osiris. (Denderah is the traditional site of his rebirth.) Our full day will also include a visit to Abydos, traditional home of Osiris, god of the underworld, and a stopping point on the journey of wayfaring souls. We'll enjoy a box lunch with bottled water included . Reach Luxor late afternoon and your hotel in Luxor . Dinner is included at the hotel in Luxor.
Sample Deluxe : Steigenberger , Sheraton/Hilton or similar for deluxe, Novotel or similar for first class

Day 3 - Saturday - Luxor and board your deluxe air conditioned Felucca
After breakfast our local rep. will escort you to your deluxe air conditioned Nile cruise felucca or dahabbiya , Board Luxor ( or Aswan ) .

Embarkation in Luxor 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. Sample Deluxe Felucca / Dahabiya : Sonesta Dahabiya or similar

Day 4- Sunday - Luxor - 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 ,overnight moored in Luxor. In the evening your guide will call on you for a horse-drawn carriage ride throughout Luxor and the water front.

Day 5- Monday - Luxor to Esna - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, commence sailing to Esna where your Dahabbiya will moor

Day 6- Tuesday - Edfu - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu.
Overnight on board as we will look for an island in the middle of the Nile where we moor.

Day 7- Wednesday - Kom Ombo - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
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 8- Thursday - Aswan - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
A leisurely day sailing to Aswan where the dahabiyya moors overnight. In the evening you 'll enjoy Sound and Light show at Philae Temple.

Day 9- Friday - Aswan - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
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. In the evening we will call on you once again for a horse-drawn carriage ride throughout Aswan and the local souks.

Day 10- Saturday - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Fly back to Cairo- (Breakfast and lunch box )
Breakfast aboard the dahabiyya and check-out.
We bid farewell to the crew, we switch transportation modes and head for Aswan Airport and your flight back to Abu Simbel .

Breakfast aboard the dahabiyya and check-out. Fly over Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun rise above the horizon. We reach the great temples where your " Private guide", Private driver and Private air-conditioned vehicle await you .

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 and fly back to Cairo , air fare is always included in economy class with all taxes .
In Cairo , we 'll assist of course with your transfer to your hotel

Sample hotels : City Stars Inter.continental . J. W. Marriott , Cairo Marriott , Cairo Conrad or Grand Hyatt or similar . If you prefer to spend the night in Abu Simbel , please click here.

Day 11- Sunday - Cairo (BLD)
Today we drive to the edge of the Sahara and Giza : Tour includes the Sphinx , the Pyramids of Giza, complimentary short Camel ride is included, to allow you a photo opp 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 the Mena House . On to Memphis , Sakkara and the Step Pyramid. We return to your hotel late afternoon. Dinner is included at La Bodega Restaurant, or similar .

DAY 12 - CAIRO - Monday (BL)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum including the " Mummies Room" ,
and King Tut's Gold Treasure Room . Lunch is included at a charming local restaurant: Naguib Mahfouz or one of the restaurant at Hadaik El-Azhar.On to the Citadel of Saladin, and Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster. Conclude your tour with a walking tour of Khan El - Khalili Bazaar and Muizz LedeenAllah medieval districts.

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 13 - CAIRO - Tuesday (BD)
Full day at leisure , enjoy Cairo as you wish or ask us for available optional tour. Dinner with private transfers tonight at the Zeitouni restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Nile Plaza.

DAY 14 - CAIRO/ Departure - Wednesday (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight. Bon Voyage
Please click here for the Dahabias Photo Gallery . Sample Deck plan for some of the Dahabbiya's . All are available for private charter . Compare with the Ultra Deluxe Version based on Four Seasons or Mena House Palace Section . There is no triple occupancy cabins

• You may mix and match your stay in Cairo between Mena House and the Four Seasons .
  
  
• For Mena House Presidential suite , please add $ 500 per person per night including tax, service charge and breakfast.
  
• Peak Season :
  Easter season ( 2 weeks ) , Christmas and New Year season ( 2weeks) : Please add : % 20 to the listed rates .
  

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  Sharm El Sheikh resort stay on the Red Sea , and of course an air-conditioned Deluxe Dahabiya Nile Cruise

• Combine with Morocco.

   

• Add Jordan and a Deluxe Dahabiya Sailing boat in Egypt

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