Filovent yacht charter agency

Unforgettable combination of a seven-day luxury cruise on the Nile and four days in the magic of Cairo

Main characteristics
Model of the boat: Dahabieh
Type:
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 photos, information and visuals presented are not contractually binding. The indicated itinerary and program may be modified without prior notice for technical reasons (decision of the captain).

Sailing itineraries

Cairo
We meet you at the airport for your flight to Cairo. On arrival, welcome by our local... see+ representatives and assistance with entry formalities. Transfer to your hotel and meet your English-speaking Egyptologist guide. Overnight at your hotel. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay at the hotel included see+
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Cairo Luxor Esna El Hegz
Morning departure for the airport and flight to Luxor. On arrival, welcome and transfer to your... see+ dahabiya. Breakfast and cruise to Esna. On arrival, visit the temple of Esna, built in Greco-Roman times and dedicated to Khnum and Neith. Return to the ship for lunch and continue the cruise to the island of El Hegz, where the ship will stop for the night. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to Esna temple, see+
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El Hegz Edfou Bassaw
Breakfast, then sail to Edfu. On arrival, excursion by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus... see+ 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, intact paintings, inscriptions and reliefs make it the best-preserved temple in Egypt. After the visit, return to the ship for lunch and continue the cruise to Bisaw Island, where the ship will stop for the night. Free time on the island and dinner on shore. Night on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit to Edfu temple, see+
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Bassaw Gebel Silsileh Kom Ombo Assouan
Breakfast and departure for Gebel Silsileh, both an archaeological site and Egypt's largest... see+ sandstone quarry. Placed under the protection of the god Hapy, this quarry provided the sandstone for almost all the temples in Upper Egypt. On the west bank of the river is a rock-cut sanctuary dedicated to the god Horemheb and seven other deities, including the local god Sobek. Lunch on board and cruise on to Kom Ombo. Dedicated to two deities, Sobek the crocodile to the south and Horus the falcon to the north, the temple's architecture is perfectly symmetrical. Erected on a hill by three Ptolemies, the Kom Ombo complex is surrounded by an enclosing wall covered in reliefs. Return to the boat to continue upriver to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Includes: Visit Gebel Silsileh, Visit to the temple of Kom Ombo, see+
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Assouan
Breakfast on board and early arrival in Aswan. Visit to the Temple of Philae on the island of... see+ 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 largest 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: Includes: Visit to the temple of Philae, Visit the high dam, see+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Philae see+
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Assouan Esna Luxor
Breakfast and free morning in the city. Optional excursions by bus or plane to visit the temples of... see+ Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II. Return to Aswan for lunch before resuming navigation to Luxor, passing through Esna, where you will arrive at night. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Optional services: Abu Simbel by bus, see+
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Luxor
Breakfast, then departure by coach for a visit to the necropolis of Thebes on the west bank of the... see+ Nile, followed by the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, home to the tombs of numerous New Kingdom pharaohs, as well as their families and nobles in favor. The tour continues 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 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 Dahabyia 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: Includes: Visit the necropolis of Thebes, Visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, see+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Karnak see+
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Luxor Cairo
Breakfast on board and free time until the airport transfer. Assistance with boarding formalities... see+ and flight to Cairo. Transfer to your hotel, followed by dinner and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay at the hotel included see+
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Cairo
After breakfast, departure for Sakkarah and Memphis, the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser,... see+ 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: Khéops, the largest of the pyramids and last of the 7 wonders 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. Optional sound and light show in front of the Pyramids. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay at the hotel included see+
Activities: Includes: Sakkarah and Memphis site, The Giza Plateau, see+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Giza see+
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Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a visit to the famous National Museum, one of the richest in... see+ the world, in the heart of Cairo. Lunch in town and visit to Islamic Cairo, with its thousand minarets, citadel and Mohamed Ali mosque. Return to the hotel for a rest before heading to the souks of Khan el Khalili for dinner in a typical restaurant. After dinner, transfer to Cairo airport. 
Activities: Includes: Visit Islamic Cairo, Mohamed Ali's mosque, see+
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Cairo
Assistance with boarding and overnight flight to France.
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The price includes
Flights
Egypt Air domestic return flights Cairo / Luxor / Cairo
Round-trip transfers: airport, boat, airport
Water, tea, coffee
The activities included in the program
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Hotels included in the program
The price does not include
Prepaid SIM card
Beverages, bar charges and personal expenses
Visa fees
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Meals not included in the program
Fees for porters, guides, boat crew - Compulsory : 45€ / person to be paid in cash on the spot
Further information
Even if the boat is equipped with sails, it will mainly be powered when the conditions are too pitch for the sails to be used
Please note that sailing conditions and flight schedules may also alter the times and order of visits
Optional services
Flights not included in the program are available on request
Activities and excursions on request see+

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