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6 day cruise aboard a Dahabieh on the enchanting Nile

Looking for a relaxing, exclusive and culturally rich holiday?

By Marie Le Saint expert of your cruises
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Main features
Boat model: Dahabieh
Type: Special sailing boats
Number of cabins: 12
Maximum capacity: 24 travelers
Crew members: 15

Cabin

Outside cabin
Comfortable outside cabins, with large windows. Each cabin has its own color design and is named and written with a matching flower.
Suite with terrace
Two spacious suites with panoramic windows on both sides and their own terrace. Each suite has its own color design and is named and scripted with a matching flower.
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

Esna El Hegz
Transfer from the airport or hotel in Luxor to Esna (approx. 45 minutes drive). Check-in on the... more+ «Queeny» at 9 a.m. with a welcome aperitif, boat briefing and taking occupancy of your cabin. This is followed by a trip to Esna and the ancient Egyptian Temple of Khnum. Back on the «Queeny» you sail to the village of Al Hegz, taking lunch on the way. Before dinner, we visit the village, where you can gain an insight into traditional Egyptian life. You see how fields are cultivated, women bake bread and the village elders play dominoes and smoke shisha. Overnight stay in Al Hegz. 
Activities: Including: Visit of the Temple of Esna, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
El Hegz Edfu Gebel el-Silsila
On your way to Edfu, you enjoy breakfast on the sun deck. Edfu is an Upper Egyptian city on the... more+ western bank of the Nile about 85 kilometers south of Luxor and 100 kilometers north of Aswan. Lunch awaits you on board. Your route takes you to the Island of Bissa, where you can admire small fishing boats, old houses and farms with farm animals. Afterwards you head for Gabal as-Silsila and can enjoy the beautiful view of the banks of the Nile. Once in Gabal as-Silsila, we enjoy dinner in front of the breathtaking scenery of the illuminated temple Horemheb. Overnight stay in Gabal as-Silsila. 
Activities: Including: Visit to Edfu temple, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Gebel el-Silsila Beshir
After breakfast, visit the Horemheb Temple and the sandstone quarry of Gabal as-Silsila, one of the... more+ many highlights on this cruise. During lunch we will continue to Bashir Island, an island that invites you to swim and walk. The crew will prepare dinner for you on the banks of the Nile. Afterwards you will spend the night at Bashir Island. 
Activities: Including: Gebel Silsileh, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Beshir Kom Ombo Aswan
After breakfast, make your way to Kom Ombo. After visiting the temples and the small museum with... more+ its mummified crocodiles, a testimony to the importance these animals had here in ancient times, we return to the ship for lunch. You will sail further towards Alherdiab beach for extensive swimming, sunbathing and walking. During dinner the “Queeny” heads for its destination just before Aswan, where you will spend the night. 
Activities: Including: Visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Aswan
After breakfast, another highlight follows with a visit to the Temple of Philae (Isis Temple),... more+ praised as the “Pearl of the Nile” and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. On the way back to the “Queeny” there is a possibility to visit the new dam and the unfinished obelisk. After lunch you will be spoilt for choice as Aswan has much to offer. In the evening there will be a cheerful farewell party on the “Queeny”, lovingly prepared and carried out by the crew, before you spend a last night on board. 
Activities: Including: Visit to Philae temple, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Aswan
Breakfast and check-out, followed by transfer to the airport, train station or hotel in Aswan.
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
The price includes
All transfers from the boat to tourist sites
Transfer from hotel/airport to boat
Transfer from boat to hotel/airport
Drinks with meals
WIFI
Activities included in the program
Meals included in the program
The price does not include
Additional bed
Prepaid SIM card
Meals not included in the program
Tips for guides and/or crew
Additional information
Even though the boat is equipped with sails, navigation will primarily be done by motor when conditions are not favorable for using the sails
This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility
Optional services
Flights not included in the programme are available on request

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