Well, here's your chance to go back in time! Join our small group on a romantic Nile Cruise on a sailing boat , as we cruise the Nile on this 10 -day tour which includes domestic air fare within Egypt, tour starts weekly on Thursdays in Cairo . (For a 14 Day - Program , click here) . Add Alexandria

Add a stay in Sharm El Sheikh at the Camel Diving Club Hotel . Click for images of Royal Cleopatra felucca.
Compare with the 12-day Group departure , or the 20 Days in-depth Edition

Larger Parties looking for your private Cruise: Yachts on the Nile
Four air-conditioned Deluxe Dahabbiya with six cabins each

Royal Cleopatra is a modified felucca type vessel, officially called a sandal , is modestly furnished and crewed by it's own private staff of 5 members: Captain, Sailor, Chef, Housekeeper, and Resident Tour Guide. There are exactly two cabins on-board the vessel, each with its own bathroom.

Normally, we have the resident tour guide stay on-board with our guests, in the rear guide's cabin. However, and upon your request , for added privacy while you are on board , we would ask the resident tour guide to meet you at all sight seeing excursions along the way.

In addition, the craft is powered by sails only. We have a private tug boat (Called Garrar - In Arabic!) that would accompany you along the way, in-case of wind loss.


Although a very ancient way of traveling the Nile (ie. Felucca Style) - Felucca, Sandal, and Dahabia Private Charter has become a growing trend for vacationing in Egypt. Especially for those repeat customers, that want a new experience (rather than a typical Nile Cruise).

DAY 1 - CAIRO, Thursday
In Cairo. Our staff escorts you from the airport to your hotel. Complimentary visa will be issued upon arrival for: American , Canadian , Australian, NZ, EU & Japanese Citizens. Passports must be valid and in order. Complimentary fruit basket awaits you in your room.

DAY 2 - CAIRO, Friday (cBL)
Today your adventure begins with Egypt's most awesome wonders: the Pyramids of Giza, the timeless Sphinx, and the treasure-filled Egyptian Museum including the treasures of Tutankhamon and the Mummies room. We'll have lunch in a typical Cairene restaurant to get you into the spirit of your Egyptian adventure.

DAY 3 - CAIRO, Saturday (cBLD)
We continue our explorations of Cairo with a half-day tour through the medieval maze of Khan el-Khalili bazaar, Manial Royal Palace, Saladdin's Citadel, and the Alabaster Mosque built by Mohammed Ali. After lunch at a local restaurant, you're free to wander this marvelous ancient-modern city as you like. Evening departure by the sleeper train Wagons-Lits. Leaving Cairo at 07:30 PM , dinner is served on board ( always private compartment).

DAY 4 - ASWAN,CAMEL CARAVAN, Sunday (cB)
Boarding is either from Luxor or Aswan. We'll confirm to you which is available at the time you make your booking.

Morning arrival at Aswan ( or Luxor) . This charming ,typical Nile town , our local rep meets you and escorts you to your hotel . Then to really immerse yourself, try your hand at a complimentary camel riding! We'll take willing passengers on a traditional caravan to enjoy tea with Nubian villagers.

Afternoon tour of Kalabsha Temple dedicated to the ancient god Mandulis, and the goddess Isis . Built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus , the small rock-cut temple of Beit El Wali, built by Ramses the Great , and the small yet charming Kiosk of Qertassi.

The sleeper train Wagons-Lits. Leaves Cairo at 07:30 PM, dinner is served on board
( always private compartment).

Bar/ Club car on board the Deluxe Sleeper train between Cairo and Upper Egypt.
The Train is rated 3 stars

DAY 5 - Felucca , Monday (cBD)
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning at leisure.
Transfer to your Felucca :(with private cabins & private bathrooms : Royal Cleopatra )

After settling in, we visit the mighty Aswan High Dam and the temples of Philae. Then we hop aboard our camels for a mini- caravan to a nearby Nubian village to see how the locals people live. Dinner at one of Aswan restaurants. Overnight on board your yacht. Welcome fruit basket on board. Free bottle of water for each guest on board every day

Day 6 - KOM OMBO Tuesday (BLD)
Set sail in the Royal Cleopatra, headed for Kom Ombo. We visit its twin temple dedicated to the crocodile god of the Nile, then relax on board as we sail to Maneha for lunch. The evening finds us at fares island and dinner.

Day 7 - Cruising the Nile - Wednesday (BLD)
Breakfast on board. Enjoy another grand day of sailing on the Nile watching villages & scenery that changed little since Biblical times.
Lunch at Selwa. Get ready for a galabya costume party, (a galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments), a native barbecue dinner will be served on a small islands in the river .

Meet the locals immerse yourself, try your hand at a complimentary camel riding! We'll take willing passengers on a traditional caravan to enjoy tea with Nubian villagers
Credit: Ms. Pia DiStefano

Day 8 EDFU & ESNA - Luxor - Disembark from Royal Cleopatra - Thursday (BLD)
We dock in Edfu, climb aboard horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best preserved. Returning to the Royal Cleopatra, we sail for Esna , we tour its Temple, discovered in late in the 19th Century, it was well protected buried under the main village's square for thousands of years. We bid farewell to our crew and on to Esna for a quick tour of it's famous temple , before we head for Luxor and the night at your hotel .

Day 9 LUXOR CAIRO Friday (BL)
Today we tour the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, stopping also at the Colossi of Memnon before heading back to our hotel for lunch . In the afternoon 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 your hotel.

DAY 10 - DEPARTURE, Saturday (cB)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home.

Rates per person in USD $ - Based on Royal Cleopatra- Sailing Boat ( rated 3 stars )

Dec 20 -Jan 3 : Please add 20 % Holiday Supplement .Tour starts in Cairo on Fridays  weekly, year round

Rates per person in USD $ - Based on Royal Cleopatra Sailing Boat / Felucca ( rated 3 stars)

Dec 20 -Jan 3 : Please add 10 % Holiday Supplement .Private sailing boat / tour program : At no charge with a minimum of 4 passenger. Read more on " Cleopatra, Antony and Caesar" . The Greatest Love Story of all Time

Private Sailing / tour program :
At no charge with a minimum of 4 passenger.

Royal Cleopatra- Private Cabin- Private facilities - Reception Area

Your Tour Includes:

• Meals as indicated: cB = Continental breakfast; L = set-menu lunch; D = set-menu dinner.

• Complimentary visa will be issued upon arrival for American , Canadian , Australian, NZ, EU & Japanese Citizens. Passports must be valid at least for 6 month at the time you arrive.

• All airport, dock transfers in Egypt

• All guided sightseeing as per itinerary , including all entrance fees to sightseeing attractions

• Hotel accommodations in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor according to the tour itinerary

• Felucca cruise as described in the tour itinerary , private cabin with private bath ( only with Royal Cleopatra) . As well as resident Egyptologist on board. Free bottle of water for each guest on board the Royal Cleopatra every day
  
  
• All domestic travel tickets in Egypt as listed.

Your Hotels (or similar)

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Not Included:

• Tips
• Travel Insurance , trip cancellation insurance , please ask us for the flyer .
• International air fare from/to your home country.

The tour price does not include:
Tips. Drinks .Travel insurance (we'll be glad to send you the flyer ) . Air fare from/To USA ( we'll be glad to help with air fare upon request)

The Royal Cleopatra ( or regular feluccas) is a traditional wind-driven sailing craft, and is subject to the uncertainties of wind, weather and riverine traffic conditions on the Nile. We will do our best to follow published itineraries, but they must be considered tentative in all cases. We reserve the right to modify or cancel any sailing itinerary as conditions warrant. In case of insufficient wind, weather danger or difficult riverine traffic conditions on the Nile or through the Nile locks, or other cause of cancellation, we reserve the right to accommodate Royal Cleopatra passengers aboard a deluxe Nile cruise vessel, and / or to transport passengers between some sites by motor vehicle along the Nile, to be able to keep up with the itinerary , at our option.

(For a 14 Day - Program , click here)