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Day
1- LUXOR ( or Awan ) - Monday
- Weekly - Year Round (D)
Please verify the hotel
or address where our local rep will meet you in Cairo and assist with
your transfer to Cairo Airport to board your flight heading for Luxor.
Our local rep will meet you at Luxor Airport with a private air conditioned
vehicle, and escort you to
your hotel: Steinberger Nile Palace , Sonesta Hotel or similar .
Today We tour the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, including the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, on to the Ancient Workers Village at Deir El Medineh, the first known "Workers Village" these were the true creative heroes who built the temples & tombs for the mighty Pharaohs of the Nile Kingdom.
Deir El Medinah is on Luxor's west bank you get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.
Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs.
This afternoon we stand in awe before the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty Temple of Luxor. In the evening , your guide will call on you for a private horse-drawn carriage ride throughout Luxor's souks and waterfront. Dinner is included at the hotel.
Day
2- LUXOR , EDFU - ROYAL CLEOPATRA Tuesday (BLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Board your private air conditioned vehicle to
Esna :tour Esna Temple of Khnum, discovered in late in the 19th Century,
it was well protected & preserved , buried under the main village's
square for thousands of years. On to Edfu
Check-in , and board your Deluxe Felucca the Royal Cleopatra ( rated:
modest 3 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, sail to Edfu where we climb aboard your private horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best preserved , watch sunset as we dock north of Edfu and sip tea on deck. Dinner follows , then to bed, with the ripples of the Nile gently rocking you to sleep
Day
3- Grand Day of Sailing the Nile - Wednesday (BLD)
Breakfast in your cabin, or on the sundeck, after
sun rises we continue our sailing south. Enjoy a grand afternoon of
sailing on the Nile watching villages and scenery that changed little
since Biblical times. We enjoy lunch at one of the small islands on
the way. After lunch We sail further upstream heading for GABAL ELSISILAH
and tour the ancient sandstone quarries. A charming off the beating
track site that 's not yet overwhelmed with large groups of tourists,
all meals and afternoon tea : always included while on board your felucca
Day
4- KOM OMBO TEMPLE - FARES - Thursday (BLD)
Breakfast on board , we continue our sailing onward to 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 document the
measurements and detailed description of the medical instruments available
to the Ancient Egyptian.
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
5- Aswan - Friday (B)
Breakfast on board. We visit the Draw Camel Market, before reaching
to Aswan, where we bid farewell to your crew and off to: visit the awesome
Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished
obelisk, then board a motor launch to visit the Island temple of Philae,
dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS,Two
millennia ago the Mediterranean world was enthralled by the mystery
of Isis:
"I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever seen me unveiled."
Called Aset by the ancient Egyptians, the goddess was a Madonna in the Mediterranean tradition that stretches far, far back to the primitive Mother Goddess from Anatolia, home to some of the oldest human communities on earth.
Isis is portrayed regally, as a queen seated on a throne (which may be the meaning of her name), often holding her son Horus as a baby. Other images show her with broad, magnificent gilded wings able to protect the world. Isis, the great Mother Goddess. Come explore her mystery in timeless Egypt when you Travel in Style!
Back on land we head back to Aswan airport to board your flight back to Cairo, where our local rep will await you to assist with your transfer to a local hotel or the International terminal at Cairo Airport. End of our services. Bon Voyage. We'll be glad to assist with any additional service or hotel nights in Aswan. Add Abu Simbel ? Itinerary is subject to change without notice.
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 $
| Individual
bookings up to 6 guests |
Rate
are per person in USD $ |
| Triple |
$
2515 |
| Double |
$
2667 |
| Single |
$
3923 |
For
staying at the Old Winter Palace in Luxor - Nile View Room :
Please add : $ 95 USD per person in double
Included:
Not included:
For private sailing for Honeymooners
We
can ensure that you and your new spouse would have the utmost privacy
and
you can request when and what you would like to tour along your
journey.
In addition, we have a wonderful chef to make your intimate dining
one to
remember, whether you want private dining in your cabin or one on
deck. This will be entirely up to you!
Flowers and other details can also be arranged for additional prices.
These are just some ideas we have for you.
Guide on board :
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, or, if you prefer, he can stay ashore and be called upon only during the day. He will accompany you during your visits and assist with your touring and free-time activities, always keeping to your sailing schedule. For the serious Egyptologists and devoted amateurs among our guests, we can even customize a private charter and schedule to allow you to spend extended time at selected sites with your guide.
Regrettably, discounts are not available for children on this cruise/tour.
What
to Pack:
Most of the year look forward to warm, even hot weather in Luxor &
Aswan, morning & evenings are cooler. For Shore excursions, we suggest
comfortable cotton & natural fabric lightweight clothing. Comfortable
walking shoes are essential. Lightweight comfortable & casual clothing.
Swimsuits, sun hat.
For men, suggest to bring a battery operated shaver.
Boat shoes are required on board the boat
Royal
Cleopatra : Length : 19 Meters. Beam : 5.20 meters.
Cabin : 4.61 Meters x 2.41 Meters
Sun
deck : 8.10 Meters x 5.20 Meters
Cabin's size:
4.61 Meters x 2.42 Meter
Available on board :
* Hairdryer. Shampoo, conditioner, soap.
* Music at the bar.
* For men's electrical shaver : 220 Volt / 110 Volt converter. ( no
electricity/ no hot water at night)
For families and private parties of 5- 6 guests : ( The sofa bed in the foyer is a double bed)
Feluccas are the traditional sailing vessel of much of the Mediterranean world, and the traditional Nile felucca, or dahabeah, was the mainstay of travel in ancient Egypt.
With shallow drafts, sails, and oars, feluccas could navigate not only the great river, but the maze of canals threading through its banks, with or without wind, reaching every part of the kingdom.
Feluccas long ago transcended their role as humble transports. They held the ancient empire together, carrying troops, decrees, and the very mystery of the pharaoh.
Royal feluccas bore a larger-than-life image of the pharaoh, seated on a throne, to be seen and venerated by inhabitants even along the most remote canal. In turn, imbued with the same "ka," or spirit, as the living pharaoh himself, it would keep watch over his subjects and their activities.
So integral was the Nile felucca to the ancient Egyptian way of life that it assumed legendary attributes. Even today, you can see the oldest known Nile felucca, the regal Pharaonic dahabeah of Cheops, the ruler immortalized by the Great Pyramid at Giza. Known as the Solar Boat, it was believed to sail through the skies carrying its royal passenger along sunbeams in his single cabin, the royal suite of its day.
In later times, pashas, emirs, and sultans found that feluccas were indispensable. When Napoleon invaded Egypt, the Mameluke rulers observed the Battle of the Pyramids from their dahabeahs, and in the wake of defeat, set them afire, still laden with treasures, in the middle of the river. Always one to adapt to local practice, Napoleon even had his own dahabeah, the Italie, which was used by his officers to explore Upper Egypt.
In the nineteenth century, the well-equipped Nile felucca was essential to the upper-crust adventurer. Lord Kitshner used several feluccas for his famous trip from Cairo to Khartoum.
It took from two to three months to ascend the Nile under wind power, and another month-and-a-half to float back downstream, stopping at the great temples along the way. King Farouk, Churchill, Montgomery, Mark Twain and others settled in for the journey, and a certain Lady Edwards even had a piano installed on her sailing vessel.
Eventually, steamers displaced dahabeahs, opening up an Egyptian adventure to greater numbers on Thomas Cook's tours, and trains nearly finished them off. But never completely. Even today, despite the inroads of rail, steam power, and highways, the graceful Nile felucca retains its place.
The Royal Cleopatra Dahabiya is a lateen-rigged Nile sailing vessel, 62 feet long by 24-1/2 feet wide, with sleeping accommodations for two to six people.
Spacious quarters include a main salon, bar, and sun deck. Each of two staterooms has private sink, shower, and toilet, and two single beds.
A skilled river captain is on board at all times . A guide is at your disposal to plan your itinerary and escort you through the sites you choose to visit. The crew has completely separate quarters, to ensure your privacy.
Meals may be taken as you wish in your cabin, in the salon, or on deck while you watch the timeless way of life along the banks of the river, and villages twinkling at dusk. The temptation to spend at least one night gazing at stars and sleeping on deck may be irresistible. Enjoy luxury and unique adventure, made possible at a price delightfully within your reach through Travel in Style!
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