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16-day odyssey: cruise down the Nile, explore ancient temples, and enjoy an all-inclusive stay on the Red Sea

Main features
Boat type: dahabieh
Number of cabins: 10
Maximum capacity: 20 travelers
Crew members: 12

Cabins

Standard cabin
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
Standard cabin with 2 separate beds convertible into a double bed.
Royal Suite
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
The suite has a large double bed and a private terrace.
NB : The pictures, information, and visuals presented are not contractually binding. The itinerary and program indicated may be modified without notice for technical reasons (captain's decision).

Itinerary

Cairo
Meet at the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our local... more+ partner and assisted with entry formalities. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo Luxor Esna El Hegz
Departure in the morning for the airport and flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, welcome and transfer to... more+ your dahabiya. Breakfast and start of the cruise to Esna. Upon arrival, visit the Temple of Esna, built during the Greco-Roman period and dedicated to Khnum and Neith. Return to the boat for lunch and continue the cruise to El Hegz Island, where the boat will stop for the night. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
Included activities: Visit to Esna temple, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
El Hegz Edfu Bassaw
Breakfast, then sail to Edfu. Upon arrival, take a horse-drawn carriage ride to the Temple of Horus... more+ further inland (alternative transportation available upon request). This sanctuary dedicated to the falcon god Horus is both the largest temple of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and the second-largest in Egypt after Karnak. Inside, the intact paintings, inscriptions, and reliefs make it the best-preserved temple in Egypt. After the visit, return to the boat for lunch and continue the cruise to Bisaw Island, where the boat will stop for the night. Free time to explore the island and dinner on the riverbank. Overnight on board. 
Included activities: Visit to Edfu temple, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Bassaw Gebel el-Silsila Kom Ombo Aswan
Breakfast and departure for the visit to Gebel Silsileh, both an archaeological site and the most... more+ important sandstone quarry in Egypt. Placed under the protection of the god Hapy, this quarry supplied the sandstone for nearly all the temples of Upper Egypt. On the western bank of the river appears a sanctuary carved into the rock, dedicated to the god Horemheb and seven other deities, including the local god Sobek. After the visit, return to the boat. Lunch on board and continuation of the cruise to Kom Ombo. Dedicated to two deities, Sobek the crocodile in the south and Horus the falcon in the north, the temple has a perfectly symmetrical architecture. Built on a hill by three Ptolemies, the Kom Ombo complex is surrounded by an enclosure wall covered with reliefs. Return to the boat to continue sailing up the river to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Included activities: Visit Gebel Silsileh, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Aswan
Breakfast on board and early arrival in Aswan. Visit the Temple of Philae on Agilka Island, one of... more+ the most beautiful sanctuaries in Egypt. Begun by Pharaoh Nectanebo I during the 30th dynasty and completed by the Romans, it is the main sanctuary dedicated to Isis. After Philae, the visits continue with the high dam and the unfinished obelisk. The Aswan region, rich in schist, alabaster, and pink granite found only in this part of Egypt, provided the stone blocks for the pyramids, statues, and colossi built by the pharaohs. In the granite quarry, you will find the largest obelisk known to date (41.75 m), which was abandoned due to a crack in the rock. Return to the boat for lunch. Optional sound and light show at the Temple of Philae in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
Included activities: Visit to the temple of Philae, Visit the high dam, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Philae more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Aswan Esna Luxor
Breakfast and free morning in town. Optional excursions by coach or plane to visit the temples of... more+ Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II. Return to Aswan for lunch, before resuming your journey to Luxor via Esna, where you will arrive during the night. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Optional services: Abu Simbel by plane or coach, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor
Breakfast, then visit the necropolis of Thebes on the west bank of the Nile, followed by the Valley... more+ of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, where the tombs of many pharaohs of the New Kingdom are located, as well as those of their families and favored nobles. Continue the tour with the Colossi of Memnon, the last remains of the temple of Amenhotep III, and Deir el Bahari, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Carved out of the rock in the mountain of Thebes, this three-tiered temple built in 1455 BC is both harmonious and modern, and although dedicated to the god Amun, it also contains chapels to Anubis and Hathor, the goddess protector of women.
Return to the Dahabiya for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the southern part of ancient Thebes, where the temples of Karnak and Luxor are located. The two temples are connected by a dromos, a long avenue lined with sphinxes, and are dedicated to Amun. In the evening, optional sound and light show at the Temple of Karnak. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Included activities: Visit the necropolis of Thebes, Visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Karnak more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor Marsa Alam
After breakfast, departure by air-conditioned bus to Marsa Alam. Check-in at the hotel and start of... more+ free time. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Marsa Alam
From day 9 to day 12: free stay with all-inclusive package.
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Marsa Alam Cairo
Breakfast, then free time until departure for Hurghada Airport. Flight to Cairo. Upon arrival,... more+ transfer to your hotel, check-in, then dinner and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
After breakfast, departure for the site of Saqqara and Memphis, including the step pyramid of... more+ Djoser, built in 2700 BC. After lunch in a typical restaurant, you will enter the world of "Absolute Grandeur": the Giza plateau, symbol of Ancient Egypt with its pyramids: Cheops, the largest of the pyramids and the last of the Seven Wonders of the World, Khafre and his pink granite temple, and Menkaure, bordered by the Queens' Pyramids, all guarded by the famous Sphinx of Giza, the largest monolithic sculpture in the world. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. In the evening, optional sound and light show in front of the Pyramids. 
Included activities: Saqqara and Memphis Site, The Giza Plateau, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Giza more+
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, then visit the famous Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), with twelve galleries to... more+ explore. A true architectural and cultural gem, it is located near the pyramids, offering breathtaking views of them. It houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Lunch in a typical restaurant, then visit Islamic Cairo with its thousand minarets, citadel, and Mohamed Ali Mosque. Return to the hotel for some rest before heading to the souks of Khan el Khalili for dinner in a typical restaurant. After dinner, transfer to Cairo Airport. 
Included activities: Visit Islamic Cairo, Mohamed Ali's mosque, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo - Night flight
Assistance with boarding and overnight flight to France.
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner

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The price includes
Water, tea, coffee
Reception and assistance at the arrival airport
Airport taxes
French-speaking Egyptologist guide
Air France flight: France / Cairo / France and domestic flights Cairo / Luxor - Hurghada / Cairo
All transfers as per the program, airports/boat/hotels and transfer Luxor/Marsa Alam and Marsa Alam/Hurghada by private air-conditioned bus
Activities included in the program
Meals included in the program
Hotels included in the program
The price does not include
Prepaid SIM card
Service charges and tips (crew, drivers, etc.) : 45 € / people to be paid on the spot with cash
Alcoholic beverages on board, beverages in Cairo, bar charges, and personal expenses
Guides in other languages are available upon request and for an additional fee
Visa fees (payable at the time of booking) : 36 € / people
Activities not included in the program
Meals not included in the program
Filovent cancellation cover more+
Filovent comprehensive cover more+
Additional information
Please note that sailing conditions and flight schedules may also alter the times and order of visits
Dahabiehs are traditional sailing boats that navigate primarily under sail. When wind conditions do not permit it, or on certain stretches of the Nile, the boat may be towed at a distance (approximately 30 m) by a small tugboat, as dahabiehs do not have engines
Optional services
Flights not included in the programme are available on request
Activities and excursions upon request more+

Activities

Visit to Esna temple
included
Visit to Edfu temple
included
Visit Gebel Silsileh
included
Visit to the temple of Philae
included
Visit the high dam
included
Unfinished obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan is an impressive remnant located in an ancient granite quarry in Upper Egypt. Commissioned during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut, it was intended to be the largest obelisk ever constructed, reaching about 42 meters in height and... more+ weighing an estimated 1,200 tons. However, a crack that appeared during the carving process halted the work, leaving the monument incomplete and still attached to the bedrock.
Today, the site provides a unique insight into the working methods of ancient Egyptian stonecutters. Visitors can observe extraction techniques, tool marks, and the monumental logistics involved in creating such structures. 
included
Visit the necropolis of Thebes
included
Visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens
included
Visit to the Colossi of Memnon
included
Visit the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut
included
Visit to Karnak temple
included
Visit Luxor Temple
included
Saqqara and Memphis Site
included
The Giza Plateau
included
Sphinx of Giza
included
Visit Islamic Cairo
included
Mohamed Ali's mosque
included
The souks of Khan el Khalili
included
The Grand Egyptian Museum "GEM"
included
Sound and light show at Philae
Not included
Abu Simbel by plane or coach
Not included
Sound and light show at Karnak
Not included
Sound and light show at Giza
Not included

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Information about the partner

  • Filovent partner since 2023
  • Last booking with this partner in August 2026
  • 189 bookings with this partner
  • Partner's overall rating: 8.2 / 10 (91 avis)
  • Average rating of the partner's boats: 7.8 / 10
  • Average rating of the partner's service: 8.6 / 10
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