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An exclusive stay in the heart of Egypt: the Nile, the Red Sea and Cairo

Main features
Boat model: Dahabieh
Type: Special sailing boats
Number of cabins: 10
Maximum capacity: 20 travelers
Crew members: 12

Cabin

Suite with private terrace
The suite has a large double bed and private terrace.
Cabin with 2 single beds convertible into a double bed
Cabin with 2 single beds that can be converted into a double at the customer's request.
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

Luxor
We meet you at the airport for your flight to Luxor. On arrival, welcome by our local... more+ representatives and assistance with entry formalities. Transfer to your boat and meet your English-speaking Egyptologist guide. Check-in, dinner and overnight. 
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor Esna El Hegz
Breakfast and cruise to Esna. On arrival, visit the Temple of Esna, dedicated to Khnum and Neith.... more+ Construction of this temple began under Ptolemy VIII and was completed under Roman rule, first by Claudius and then by Marcus Aurelius. The temple, which is still partly buried, is situated on land 10 m lower than the rest of the city. Return to the boat for lunch and continue the cruise to the island of El Hegz, where the boat will stop for the night. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Including: Visit to Esna temple, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
El Hegz Edfu Bassaw
Breakfast, then sail to Edfu. On arrival, excursion by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus... more+ further inland. This sanctuary of the falcon god Horus is both the largest temple of the Ptolemy 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 the island of Bisaw, where the boat will stop for the night. Free time for a stroll around the island and dinner on shore. Overnight on board. 
Activities: Including: Visit to Edfu temple, more+
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. 
Activities: Including: Visit Gebel Silsileh, Visit to the temple of Kom Ombo, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Aswan
Breakfast on board and early arrival in Aswan. Visit to the Temple of Philae on the island of... more+ Agilka, one of Egypt's most beautiful sanctuaries. 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 visit continues with the high dam and the unfinished obelisk.
The Aswan region, rich in the 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'll find the tallest obelisk known to date (41.75m), which was abandoned due to a crack in the rock. Return to the boat for lunch. Optional sound and light show at Philae temple in the evening. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Including: Visit to the temple of Philae, Visit the high dam, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Philae more+
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 setting sail for Luxor via Esna, where you will arrive during the night. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Optional services: Abu Simbel by bus, Abu Simbel by plane or coach, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor
Breakfast, then departure by coach for a visit to the necropolis of Thebes on the west bank of the... more+ Nile, followed by the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, home to the tombs of numerous New Kingdom pharaohs, their families and nobles in favor. The tour continues with the Colossi of Memnon, the last vestiges of the temple of Amenhotep III, and Deir el Bahari, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Carved out of the rock in the Theban mountain, this three-tiered temple built in 1455 is both harmonious and modern, and although dedicated to the god Amun, it also contains chapels to Anubis and Hathor, the patron goddess of women. Return to the Dahabiya for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the southern part of ancient Thebes on the east bank of the Nile, home to the temples of Karnak and Luxor. The two temples are linked by a dromos, a long walkway lined with sphinxes, and are dedicated to Amun. In the evening, optional sound and light show at Karnak temple. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Including: 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+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor Marsa Alam
After breakfast, departure by coach for the Red Sea. Check-in at the hotel and start of your stay... more+ at leisure. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Marsa Alam
All-inclusive stay.
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Marsa Alam
All-inclusive stay.
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Marsa Alam
All-inclusive stay.
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Marsa Alam Hurghada Cairo
Breakfast, then depending on flight schedule, transfer to Hurghada airport. Flight to Cairo. On... more+ arrival, transfer to your hotel, check-in, dinner and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
After breakfast, departure for Sakkarah and Memphis, the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser,... more+ erected in 2700 BC. After lunch in a typical restaurant, you enter the world of “Absolute Greatness”: the Giza plateau, symbol of Ancient Egypt, with its pyramids: Khufu, the largest of the pyramids and last of the 7 wonders, the Souk of Khan el Khalili, the Cairo Museum of the World, Khéphren and its pink granite temple and Mykérinos, bordered by the pyramids of the queens, all guarded by the famous Sphinx of Giza, the largest monolithic sculpture in the world. Dinner and overnight at hotel. In the evening, optional sound and light show in front of the Pyramids. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Activities: Including: Sakkarah and Memphis site, The Giza Plateau, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Giza more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a visit to the famous National Museum, one of the richest in... more+ the world, in the heart of Cairo. Lunch in the city and a tour of Islamic Cairo with its thousand minarets, the citadel, and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, followed by a visit to the Khan el-Khalili bazaars. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Activities: Including: Cairo Museum, Visit Islamic Cairo, more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport. Assistance with check-in and flight to France.
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Possibility to privatize the boat on request
The price includes
Scheduled Air France or Egypt Air return flight France - Cairo - France including 23kg hold baggage and 10kg cabin baggage
EgyptAir scheduled flights Cairo - Luxor and Hurghada - Cairo including one 23kg hold bag and one 10kg cabin bag
All transfers as per program, airport/boat/hotel and Luxor/Marsa Alam transfer by private air-conditioned coach
4 nights in a 5* hotel in Marsa Alam on an All Inclusive basis
3 nights in a 5* hotel in Cairo on a half-board basis (2 lunches included during visits)
Visits and entrance fees as per program
Tour Guide (Egyptologist)
Round-trip transfers: airport, boat, airport
Water, tea, coffee
Activities included in the program
Meals included in the program
Hotels included in the program
The price does not include
Alcoholic beverages
Drinks on the cruise ship and bar charges
Personal expenses
Visa fee of €28 to be paid on arrival
Excursions booked through our local representatives
Prepaid SIM card
Activities not included in the program
Meals not included in the program
Fees for porters, guides, boat crew - Mandatory : 50€ / people to be paid on the spot with cash
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.
Depending on weather and wind conditions, your Dahabyia may need to be towed by another boat over a certain distance
Please note that sailing conditions and flight schedules may also alter the times and order of visits
Please note that sailing conditions and flight schedules may also alter the times and order of visits
Optional services
Flights not included in the programme are available on request
Activities and excursions upon request more+

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Cabin with 2 single beds convertible into a ...
  • Cabin with 2 single beds convertible into a ...
  • Suite with private terrace
  • Privatization
Travelers: 2
Price for 2 pers. :
£6,892
Flights included
Privatize the boat on request
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