Day
1- EDFU/ CLEOPATRA- Weekly on Tuesdays - Year Round (D)
pick up from your hotel in Luxor or Luxor Airport or Luxor train station.
Private air conditioned sedan / vehicle for the transfer to Edfu . Time
permitting we will be providing a tour of Esna Temple with our compliments.
Check-in , and board your Felucca the Royal Cleopatra ( rated: modest
4 stars) . Your crew will be available to welcome you : the captain,
sailor, chef, housekeeper and of course your Resident Egyptologist)
Welcome
drink served upon arrival "Karkadeh - Local herb tea". Lunch
will be served . Welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin, watch
sunset as we dock for the night and sip tea on deck. Dinner follows
) , then to bed, with the ripples of the Nile gently rocking you to
sleep . Boat Shoes are required when you are on board Royal Cleopatra.
The Cabins are air-conditioned
Day
2- EDFU- Wednesday (BLD)
Breakfast in your cabin, or on the sundeck .
In Edfu, climb aboard your private horse-drawn
carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's
best preserved. Enjoy
a grand afternoon of sailing on the Nile watching villages & scenery
that changed little since Biblical times.
We enjoy lunch at one of the small islands on the way. Dinner is served
on board, we will look for one of the islands in the middle of the Nile
where we dock for the night.
Day
3 - GABAL ELSISILAH - FARES - Thursday (BLD)
Breakfast on board. We sail further upstream heading for GABAL
ELSISILAH
Enjoy lunch on board . We reach Gabal Elsisilah early afternoon and
tour the ancient sandstone quarries. A charming off the beating track
site that 's not yet overwhelmed with large groups of tourists.
Watch sunset as we sip tea on
deck. Dinner follows, then on to Fares where we dock for the night .
Enjoy the Egyptian southern clear skies with thousands of stars to watch
! A galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments.
Day
4- Kom Ombo - Aswan Friday (B)
After breakfast on board. We return to Royal Cleopatra to bid farewell
to the crew. We change our mode of transportation and board an air conditioned
van/car , we stop at Kom Ombo , visit its twin temple dedicated to the
crocodile god of the Nile, a true Greco Roman masterpiece. Inspect the
ancient wall carvings that documents the measurements and detailed description
of the medical instruments available to the Ancient Egyptian. Time permitting
we 'll head for Draw for a quick tour of the Camel
Market
We
enjoy a short walking tour thru the local village and souks of Kom Ombo,
before heading for Aswan and a tour of Philae Temple , Aswan dams and
the Unfinished Obelisk before we head for the airport or train station,
or one of the Aswan Hotels. End of our services. Bon Voyage. We'll be
glad to assist with any additional service or hotel nights in Aswan.
For
your enhanced privacy and security, your sailing crew will spend the
night on a small tug, which will always be at your disposal to assure
your progress even on windless days. Your Egyptologist-guide will have
his own quarters aboard the Royal Cleopatra, and can assist with your
free-time activities. If you prefer, he can stay shore and be called
upon only to accompany you during your daytime visits.
Rates
per person in USD $
| Up
to 6 Guests |
Rate
per person |
| Triple |
$
1829. |
| Double |
$
2225. |
| Single |
$
3450. |
For
Christmas /New Years : Dec 20 -Jan 5 : Please add 15 % to the listed
rates :
