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 12 -day tour which includes domestic air fare within Egypt, tour starts weekly in Cairo. Compare with the 10-day version , or the 14 Day - Program , click here)

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

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

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 , Tuesday
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/ Alexandria - Wednesday (BD)
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, proceed by private air conditioned vehicle to Alexandria . Lunch is included in Alexandria

Upon arrival ,we tour the Catacombs, the Roman Amphitheater, Qayet Bey Fortress housing recovered items from the French Fleet & Napoleons Flag Ship " L'Orient", sunk by the British & Admiral Nelson, east of Alexandria.

Napoleon in Egypt: From the Pharaohs to Napoleon: Discoveries Continue in Alexandria. , the treasures of Egypt are still being rediscovered—sometimes spanning millennia in a single location!

The Egyptian Department of Antiquity recently revealed the existence of a Pharaonic tomb dating from 400 BC on Nelson Island, just four kilometers from Alexandria’s Abu Qir Bay. Finds by a team of Italian archeologists included three mummies, along with earthenware utensils, statues, and figurines adorned with texts from the Book of the Dead.

But that’s not all. The English sank Napoleon’s fleet at Abu Qir in 1798, and the excavations yielded a treasure trove from the battle: the remains of soldiers, sailors and officers in uniforms, along with military gear, rosaries, and coffins and body wrappings, all well preserved in Mediterranean sands. There were even skeletons of newborns, as family members accompanied officers aboard ship.

As these exciting discoveries are catalogued and protected, many are sure to be placed in the collection of the Qeit Bey Castle Museum, which already houses relics from Napoleon’s fleet.

Qayet Bey Fort was built on the same site of the ancient wonder of the world : the famous Alexandria Light House. A brief stop at " El Selsela" the site of the Underwater reserve where Cleopatra Place was discovered, as well as Caesar Kiosk. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Dinner is included at your hotel , subject to availability : First Class : the Cecil Hotel with the old world charm. Deluxe : Hilton , Sheraton or Palestine Montazah Hotel.

DAY 3 - Alexandria - Cairo - Home Hosted Lunch - Thursday (BLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Lunch box will be provided , as we head back south on our way to Cairo .
Visit Wadi El Natroun Monasteries , then on to Cairo and your hotel.

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 afternoon with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences. Then we head back to Cairo where we spend the night.

DAY 4 - 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 5 - CAIRO, Sleeper Train - 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. (train rated modest 3 stars) . Leaving Cairo at 07:30 PM , dinner is served on board ( always private compartment).

DAY 6 - ASWAN,CAMEL CARAVAN, Sunday (cB)
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.

DAY 7 - Felucca , Monday (cBLD)
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning visit to the mighty Aswan High Dam and the temples of Philae
Transfer to your Felucca :with private cabins & private bathrooms : the Royal Cleopatra

After settling in, you 'll enjoy lunch on board . We sail out of Aswan around noon . Dinner and all meals are included while you are on board the felucca.
Overnight on board your felucca . Welcome fruit basket on board. Free bottle of water for each guest on board every day

Day 8 - 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 9 - 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 .

Day 10-  EDFU & ESNA - Luxor - Disembark from Royal Cleopatra - Thursday (BL)
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 bid farewell to our crew and drive on to 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 continue north to Luxor and the night at your hotel .

Day 11- 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 12 - 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 air and sleeper train 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 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)