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Egypt in a Week

An 8-day Egyptian Adventure
including a Cruise on the Nile on Royal Cleopatra Felucca / Dahabyia

Nile felucca cruise refitted to accommodate couples , honeymooners, families or small groups
with a professional local captain . And your resident English Speaking guide
on board of course available at all times

 

Honeymoon cruise, cruise on boardthe Royal Cleopatra , sailing boat royal cleopatra

 

Here's the best of Egypt in a week: a good look at Cairo and a 5-day cruise along the Nile, locally escorted.
On Board your own boat OR SHARE WITH ANOTHER COUPLE

Tour starts weekly in Cairo, YEAR round. Compare with the 9 day version, check out the felucca
images of your Royal Cleopatra Sailing Boat , compare with the larger 6-cabins Dahabias

 

 

 

 

DAY 1 - CAIRO - Saturday - Weekly in Cairo , year round, on Saturdays
Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. Visa fee is included and will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for : American, EU , Canadian , Singaporean & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo .

The Egyptian visa will be issued upon arrival in Cairo .
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops, at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers. There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with the name you prefer . Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative will escort you to the hotel

 

 

Royal Cleopatra, private cruise, honeymoon cruise

 

 

 

DAY 2 - CAIRO - Overnight Sleeper Train - Sunday (BLD)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum including the " Mummies Room" , the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Citadel of Saladin, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque, made of alabaster. Lunch is included at Hadaik El-Azhar or Naguib Mahfouz . Evening Transfer to the train station to board the air-conditioned, overnight sleeper train, dinner is served on board . Private compartment, upper and lower berth . The tracks are not smooth enough to allow for a good night sleep.


 

Day 3 -Aswan - Monday (BLD)
Morning breakfast and arrival in Aswan
( or Luxor depending on the availability at the time we receive your booking) . Transfer is included to the river and board your Royal Cleopatra Nile fellucca , get settled, please note that boat shoes are required when on board the Royal Cleopatra. Keep in mind that a felucca is not a yacht , rather a simple modest sailing boat ( rated 3 stars) .

In the afternoon: enjoy a tour of the Island temple of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS

Fruit basket awaits you at your cabin, with our compliments. We sail for El Balouly Island , watch sunset as we sip tea on deck. Dinner follows, then to bed, with the ripples of the Nile gently rocking you to sleep.

 



DAY 4 - KOM OMBO- Tuesday (BLD)
Set sail in the Royal Cleopatra, headed for Kom Ombo. We visit its twin temple dedicated to the crocodile god of the Nile, then relax on board as we sail to Maneha for lunch. The evening finds us at fares island and dinner.

 

 

Day 5- Cruising the Nile -Wednesday (BLD)
Breakfast on board. Enjoy another grand day of sailing on the Nile watching villages & scenery that changed little since Biblical times. Lunch at Selwa. 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 .

 

 

 

Day 6-  EDFU - ESNA -Thursday (BLD)
We dock in Edfu, climb aboard horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best preserved. Returning to the Royal Cleopatra, we bid farewell to the crew, check out, then we switch transportation modes to get a closer look at life along the riverbank, making our way to Esna, where we head for its Ancient temple in the middle of the town's square. On to Luxor and your hotel . Dinner is included at the hotel .

 

 

 

Day 7- LUXOR - CAIRO -Friday (BL)
Today we tour the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings including Tut-Ank-Amon's tomb and Valley of the Queens, including the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, stopping also at the Colossi of Memnon before heading back to our hotel for lunch . In the afternoon we stand in awe before the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty Temple of Luxor. With these vivid impressions in mind, we drive to the airport for the flight back to Cairo and our hotel.

 

 

 


DAY 8 - CAIRO- Departure - Saturday
(B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight.

 

 

 

 

RATES per person in USD$
 
With Deluxe Hotels
With First class Hotels
Triple
US$ 3200
US$ 2720
Double
US$ 3353
US$ 2973
Single
US$ 4648
US$ 4048

For Christmas/New Year's week, the month of April please add 15% to the rates.

 

 

Cabin Interior Royal Cleopatra
Private cabin & facilities on board the Royal Cleopatra

 

 

 

 

The rates include :


  • All sleeper train ticket as per itinerary , private compartment.
  • And airfares in "Y" class in Egypt, tax included .

  • Private air conditioned vehicle , private chauffeur for all transfers within Egypt.
  • Hotel accommodation with tax & service charges.
  • Visa fee , visa will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for : American, Australian, NZ , Canadian, Singaporean & Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo.
  • The Royal Cleopatra sailing boat Nile Cruise with all meals & shore excursions ( with the Egyptologist / guide, escorting you ) as listed .
  • Preset menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D = Dinner, as listed .
  • All guided sightseeing , as per itinerary including all entrance fees.

  • Bottled water ( one per person) delivered to your cabin daily while you are on board the cruise.
  • Tea or coffee /bottled water with each meal while on board the cruise.

 

 

 

Not included:

  • Tips.
  • International airfares to or from Cairo.
  • Travel Insurance

 

 

 

 

Royal Cleopatra

 

 

  • An Egyptian-built modified yacht, lateen-rigged, 62 feet long by 24-1/2 feet wide, capable of sleeping from two to six people. Your Nile Cruiser has a main salon/ reception area, bar , sun deck and two large state rooms .
  • The state rooms each with private bathroom (sink, shower and toilet) and a large panoramic window giving unobstructed views of the Nile, may be configured with two or three single beds, one queen size bed, or one queen size bed & one single.


    At night, under the ever-clear Egyptian sky, the two sundecks are great places for stargazing, and even alfresco sleeping. You may wish to enjoy your breakfast on deck or in the privacy of your cabin.
  • Your crew accommodated in separate quarters, includes a captain and a professional guide available to answer your questions on Egypt, its history, people , and civilization at any time during your cruise.
  • Regrettably, discounts are not available for children on this cruise/tour.

 

Small lounge area Royal Cleopatra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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