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7 Days - 5 Nights - Luxor to Aswan
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1- LUXOR- Monday 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.
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2- LUXOR, EDFU - ROYAL CLEOPATRA - Tuesday (BLD) 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 north of Edfu and sip tea on deck. Dinner follows ) , then to bed, with the ripples of the Nile gently rocking you to sleep
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.
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4- GABAL ELSISILAH - FARES - Thursday (BLD)
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5- Kom Ombo - Aswan- Friday (BLD) 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 the legendary Old
Cataract hotel or Movenpick Aswan Hotel
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6 - Aswan - Saturday (B) For
guests that are interested: a short camel caravan to a nearby Nubian
Village for tea with the locals.
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7 - Aswan / Cairo / Sharm El Sheikh - Sunday (B)
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8 - Sharm El Sheikh - Monday (B)
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9 - Sharm El Sheikh - Tuesday (B)
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10 - Sharm El Sheikh - Wednesday (B)
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11 - Sharm El Sheikh / Cairo - Wednesday (B)
End of our services. Bon Voyage. We'll be glad to assist with any additional service or hotel nights in Cairo.
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.
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The
Cleopatra accommodates up to six guests comfortably. We will be pleased
to include a seventh family member on a complimentary basis in the
limited available space.
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.
As you can imagine, the Royal Cleopatra is in high demand, so please contact us as early as possible if you wish to reserve your yacht on a charter basis. Regrettably, discounts are not available for children on this cruise/tour.
Please remember that we can also arrange a cruise for you on one of
our large, spacious, luxurious air-conditioned Nile cruisers with
all the conveniences: a different experience from the intimate ambiance
of the "Royal Cleopatra."
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* Please note that sailing boats are subject to delay , if there is no wind, itinerary is subject to change , we keep the right to use car between sites while the boat caches sup with us , in case the winds slows us down. If for whatever reason there is extreme delay , due to weather or traffic on the Nile through the different locks and/or other factors, our obligation is limited to accommodating you on a 5 star deluxe Nile Cruise instead of the Royal Cleopatra sailing boat.
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Electrical shaver : 220 Volt / 110 Volt converter.
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. Now, Travel in Style and Nubian Nile Cruises re-create the grand era of Nile adventure. Through their special contacts, they have arranged cruises on private Nile vessels. Completely refitted, our craft will delight the discriminating traveller, with full amenities, and modern conveniences and safety features unimaginable by upper-crust visitors of old or even the ancient pharaohs. Our private Nile cruisers are at your disposal to accommodate couples, honeymooners, families, children enjoy most this barging cruise on the Nile, and small groups, affording the unique experience of navigating the ancient river on your own. The M/S Cleopatra 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 may be configured for your voyage with a queen bed, a queen and single, or up to three 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! For
charter and a PRIVATE Nile Cruise booking :
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The Royal Cleopatra 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.
You may know the camel as a gangling, ill-tempered beast of burden, but for generations of desert-dwellers, this magnificent brute has been far more than a curiosity. Camels are shelter: their skin is fashioned into the tents of Bedouins. They ward off the night chill, in blankets and clothing woven from their wool. Their milk nourishes the young, and their flesh, roasted over open fires at desert encampments, feeds the sojourner. They are sport and recreation. And yes, camels are company in the vastness, with personalities and quirks, requiring at once a firm hand and an understanding soul. We'll
be privileged to take a close-up look at man and camel as we journey
from the banks of the Nile to the village of Draw. Here, traders from
all over Nubia have brought their camels to market over the centuries.
We might even witness the arrival of a caravan that has journeyed all
the way from the Sudan. We'll get tips on what to look for when in the
market for a camel, try our hand at evaluating the merchandise, and
encounter a cast of characters, human and otherwise. And we'll get caught
up in the haggling, gestures, sounds, aromas, and excitement of the
camel fair, as we come to understand just how unimaginable would be
the Nubian way of life without these magnificent, lumbering quadrupeds.
It's an insider's look at desert life afforded rarely to visitors. Don't
miss it!
Vous connaissez peut-être le chameau comme une bête de mauvaise humeur, mais pour des générations de nomades, ce brute magnifique a été bien plus qu'une simple curiosité. Les chameaux sont l'abris: leur peau devient les tentes des Bedouins. Ils protègent du froid durant la nuit avec les couvertures et vêtements tissés de leur laine. Leur lait nourrit les enfants, et leur chair, rôtie par les feux de campements de désert, nourrit les voyageurs. Ils sont des sports et des loisirs. Et oui, les chameaux sont des compagnons dans l'immensité des sables, avec des personalités et des caprices, exigeant d'une part une main ferme et d'une autre une âme qui les comprend. Nous serons assez privilégiés pour prendre un regard sur l'homme et le chameau, en voyageant des rives du Nil au village de Draou. C'est à ce marché que les commerçants ont apporté leurs chameaux de toute la Nubie depuis dès siècles. Nous pourrions peut-être même observer l'arrivée d'une caravane qui a voyagé du Soudan. Nous recevrons des avis sur ce que le paysan cherche en achetant un chameau en plein marché, et même essayerons à évaluer la marchandise, tout en rencontrant une gamme de caractères fascinants, humains et autrement. Et nous nous perdrons dans les négociations, les gestes, les sons, les arômes, et l'agitation de la foire des chameaux, pendant que nous arriverons à comprendre comment serait inconcevable la façon de vie des Nubiens sans ces bêtes magnifiques. C'est une chance de prendre un regard privilegié sur la vie du désert, une chose rarement étendue aux visiteurs. N'y manquez pas!
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3- EDFU- Wednesday (BLD)
