An 8-day Dream Vacation in Egypt including a Sailing Cruise the Nile in Style
aboard your Egyptian felucca on the Nile


Sailing the Nile : on the Royal Cleopatra Felucca Sailing Boat
Including Abu Simbel Temples

Inclusive of Domestic Air Fare

Add Cairo hotel ? or compare with the Red Sea Diving Extension

Day 1- Cairo / LUXOR - Monday - Weekly - Year Round
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 van and escort you to your hotel ( Movenpick, Sheraton, Sonesta 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, stopping also at the Colossi of Memnon before heading back to Luxor . This afternoon we stand in awe before the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty Temple of Luxor

Day 2- LUXOR, Edfu - Board your Dahabiya Felucca : The Royal CLEOPATRA - Tuesday (BLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Board your private air conditioned vehicle heading for Edfu :
Check-in , and board your Felucca the Royal Cleopatra
( Your crew of 5 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, as we sail for Edfu. Welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin, 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- EDFU- Wednesday (BLD)
Breakfast in your cabin, or on the sundeck,As sun rises we continue our sailing towards Edfu.

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. Dock at Elmerinat.

Day 4- 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 !

Day 5- FARES-KOM OMBO - Friday (BLD)
After breakfast on board Returning to the Royal Cleopatra, we sail heading for Kom Ombo. We 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.

We enjoy a short walking tour through the local village and souks of Kom Ombo maybe shopping for Egyptian cotton and some souvenirs.
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, where we dock for the night.

Day 6- ASWAN - Saturday (BLD)
Set sail further south heading for Aswan, time permitting we 'll stop in Draw to visit the camel market which we reach by sunset.

Day 7 - Aswan- Abu Simbel - Sunday (BLD)
After breakfast we take a short flight to Abu Simbel where your private guide , private air-conditioned vehicle and private chauffeur will be waiting for you . Tour these grand temples :

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. Our touring done , we fly back to Aswan to Aswan in time for lunch. Evening Farewell dinner

Day 8 - ASwan - Camel Caravan - Fly Back to Cairo - Monday (B)
Enjoy breakfast on board in the comfort of your cabin or on the Sun Deck. Check- out,we bid farewell to the crew. Enjoy a short camel ride/mini caravan to a nearby Nubian Village to meet the locals .Then we switch transportation modes to a tour of the Island Temple of Philae dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian Goddess : ISIS. The Mystery of 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 was the powerful and quick-witted protector of her son Horus, the Sun God. Ancient peoples throughout the Mediterranean regarded Isis and Horus as the perfect Madonna and Child. Another legend says she was also the mother of the fertility god Min who, judging from the depiction of him on temple walls, needed no help from Viagra!

Because of her wisdom and skill at protection, she was admired as a good magician capable of healing the sick and protecting the dead in their journey to the Underworld.

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!

With these vivid impressions in mind, we drive to the airport , for the flight to Cairo , where our local rep. will be happy to assist with your transfer to your hotel or the International terminal . Feel free to ask us for help with the hotel stay in Cairo . Bon Voyage

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.

These rates are per person in US $: