Your own Private Egyptian felucca on the Nile - 8 Days - including 6 Nights
On Board Royal Cleopatra Sailing Boat

Add Cairo hotel ? Abu Simbel ? or a Red Sea Diving Extension

Sailing the Nile in Style- Embarkation : Aswan or Luxor
Honeymooner's Special * Go fishing on Lake Nasser

Day 1- Cairo / Sleeper Train- Sunday- 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 Railway Station to board your overnight Slepeer train heading for Luxor.

Sleeper train ticket between Cairo & the cruise is included, issued and delivered in Cairo .
Overnight on board the sleeper train ( Rated: Modest 3 stars ), private compartment, upper & lower berth , dinner & breakfast are included on board.

DAY 2 - LUXOR - Monday (BLD)
Early morning arrival at Luxor - Breakfast is served on board.
Transfer is included from Luxor Train Station to the Cruise. ALWAYS on a private basis.
Our local rep will meet you at Luxor Airport with a private air conditioned van and escort you to your hotel ( Movenpick, Sheraton 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 3 - LUXOR, ESNA- CLEOPATRA Tuesday (BLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Board your private air conditioned van to 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 4- 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 5 - 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 6 - 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 7 - 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. Evening Farewell dinner

Day 8 - Aswan-Camel Caravan - Sunday (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 . With these vivid impressions in mind, we drive to the airport or train station , for the flight back to Cairo ( air fare is included in our rate) 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 $: