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Egypt
in a Week
Aboard
a Sailing Boat / Felucca
The Royal Cleopatra - 8-Day Tour - Luxor Edition
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 timee
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. Extend to
Alexandria.
Compare
with the Ultra Deluxe version , using the Four Seasons Hotel & Al-Moudira
Hotel
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here for images of your Royal Cleopatra Sailing Boat
Click here for the Air conditioned
Feluccas, or 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. Welcome fruit
basket & Egyptian pastry. Add an
extra day in Cairo ?
Visa
will be issued upon arrival.
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 to use for the sign .
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 (private vehicle)
to the hotel
DAY
2 - CAIRO Sunday (BL)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum including
the " Mummies Room" .
On to Giza and the Sphinx as well as the Pyramids of Giza, complimentary
short Camel ride is included, to allow you a photo with the Pyramids
in the background, time is limited , so please do not go for what the
camel driver tries to convince you , i.e. go for a long ride around
the Pyramids .
Lunch is included at a local restaurant .
Day
3 -Luxor - Monday (B)
Very early morning breakfast
& transfer to Cairo Airport. Flight
is included in our rate .
Morning arrival at Luxor . We'll meet you at the airport , and
escort you to your hotel .
Deluxe : Hilton / Sheraton or similar . First Class : Novotel 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 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. Accommodation at your hotel
in Luxor.
Day
4 - LUXOR, ESNA - EDFU - ROYAL CLEOPATRA Tuesday (BLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Board your private air conditioned van to Edfu
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Enroute .....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
( 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 . Welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin, watch
sunset as we dock for the night and sip tea on deck. Dinner follows
) , then to bed, with the ripples of the Nile gently rocking you to
sleep
Boat
shoes are required when on board the Royal Cleopatra. Keep inmind that
a felucca is not a yacht , rather a simple modest sailing boat ( rated
3 stars ) .
Day
5 - 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.
Day
6 - 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
! A galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments.
Day
7 - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Cairo Friday (BL)
After breakfast on board 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
bid farewell to the crew, we switch transportation modes to get a closer
look at life along the riverbank, making our way to Aswan , tour
Aswan dams, then on to the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient
granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk. Before we head for
Aswan Airport and your flight back to Cairo and your hotel.
DAY 8 - CAIRO/ Departure Saturday (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight.
Bon Voyage
RATES per
person in USD$
Weekly in Cairo , year round, on Saturdays
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With
Deluxe Hotels |
With
First class Hotels |
| Triple |
US$
2820.00 |
US$
2700.00 |
| Double |
US$
2995.00 |
US$
2803.00 |
| Single |
US$
4248.00 |
US$
3708.00 |
For Christmas/New Year's week, the month of April please add 15% to
the rates.
The
rates include :
- All
airfares in "Y" class in Egypt, tax included .
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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.
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The Royal Cleopatra sailing boat Nile Cruise with all meals &
shore excursions ( with the Egyptologis / guide, escorting
you ) as listed .
- Preset
menu meals including B = Breakfast, (or cB,
Continental Breakfast) L = Lunch, D
= Dinner, as listed .
- All
guided sightseeing (private basis in Cairo ) 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:
Royal
Cleopatra
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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Regrettably,
discounts are not available for children on this cruise/tour.
Jacquie
Kennedy & Abu Simbel:
All Americans alive during the
1960s remember President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier
Kennedy. Most Americans from that time also remember Abu Simbel, the
dramatic, ancient Pharaonic temple threatened by the rising waters blocked
by the new Aswan High Dam . It's
worth remembering that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support
for the mammoth rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have
been lost. Read More
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