Luxury Dahabiya Cruise Holiday
A Luxury Dahabiya Cruise Holiday is a great way to discover some of the most alluring attractions in Egypt. Ever dream of an exotic travel? Well this is your chance of a lifetime! Not only will you be looking forward to a mesmerizing landscape as you cruise down the great Nile River, you will be aboard the luxurious Dahabiya for good 7 nights. This amazing experience will leave you breathless as you hop around the important landmarks of the Egypt.
Day 1: Wednesday: Welcome to Egypt
Upon arrival at the Cairo International Airport a 123EgyptTours.com representative will welcome you and assist your needs for your entry to Egypt. You will then be transferred via an air-conditioned vehicle to the 5 star Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel in Cairo for an overnight stay.
Day 2: Thursday: Memphis and Giza Tour
After a hefty breakfast in your hotel, your personal tour guide will take you to Pharaonic Cairo to see the Step Pyramids and the amazing necropolis of Sakkara. After which proceed to Egypt’s former capital Memphis to visit the Statue of one of its most famous pharaoh Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx.
Your next destination will be towards the Egypt’s most famous monument. Wait to be captivated at the Giza Plateau to see the almighty Sphinx, a royal human head on a lion’s body, as well as the valley temple fronting it. The valley temple is two megalithic temples also known as the Sphinx Temple attributed to the King Chephren. Lunch will be served en route a specialty restaurant near the great pyramids. You will also be given free time to go around for shopping. For those who were not able to take the night out for the sound and light show at the Pyramids then this is your chance. Return to the hotel for some relaxation and free time.
Day 3: Friday: Egyptian Museum
Continue your Luxury Dahabiya Cruise Holiday with a breakfast in your Cairo Hotel. After which you will be taken on a guided tour at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities built in a neo-classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgenon. This famous museum houses over 120,000 artifacts dating to the earliest traces of civilizations in Egypt. Another attraction here is the treasures of the child king Tutankhamen.
Day 4: Saturday: Start of Dahabiya Cruise
Right after breakfast check out from your hotel in Cairo, then transfer to Cairo Airport for flight to Luxor. When you get to Luxor you will be met by our representative to help you embark on a 5 star luxury cruise – Dahabiya, Sonesta Dahabiya Nile Cruise, this will be a week long cruise along the River Nile in Luxor get a luxuriously appointed Dahabiya. Right after lunch, enjoy an excursion to the West Bank with visits to the burial places of the Pharaohs; the Valley of the Kings, where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens, the temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight will be spent while moored on the Nile banks of Luxor.
Day 5: Sunday:Enjoying Dahabiya Cruise
After enjoying a delectable breakfast, you can visit the magnificent temple of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its huge hall filled with 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28th Dynasty Luxor Temple. The night will be spent on board the Dahabiya Cruise.
Day 6: Monday: Dahabiya Cruise Sails along Nile
Today will be a leisurely day sailing along the Great River Nile. After breakfast continue your Luxury Dahabiya Cruise Tour as you sail to Esna where your Dahabiya will moor overnight.
Day 7: Tuesday: Dahabiya Cruise in Edfu
This morning you will be sailing to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Horus. Overnight moored beside a Nile island.
Day 8: Wednesday: Dahabiya Cruise in Kom Ombo
This day will be dedicated to visiting sites in Kom Ombo see the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. Overnight moored beside a Nile island.
Day 9: Thursday: Dahabiya Cruise sailing to Aswan
A leisurely day of sailing towards Egypt’s southernmost city of Aswan, when you get to Aswan this is where the Dahabiya moors overnight.
Day 10: Friday: Dahabiya Cruise a day in Aswan
With you being in Aswan take this day as an opportunity for you to visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old Dam (completed in 1902). You will also visit the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, a structure rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser at the time of the High Dam's construction.
Day 11: Saturday: End of the Dahabiya Cruise
Breakfast aboard the Dahabiya and then followed by disembarkation. After disembarking you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for departure to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, you will now be transfer to your hotel in Cairo for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 12: Sunday: Last day in Egypt
Your last day of the luxurious Dahabiya Cruise Vacation will be with breakfast at the hotel, from there transfer to Cairo International Airport for return flight.
Tour Inclusions
Inclusions
123EgyptTours.com will provide a personalized welcome and assistance service at Cairo International Airport upon arrival and departure.
4 nights accommodation in Cairo at Fairmont Nile City Hotel and Mena House Oberoi a 5 star deluxe hotel that serves daily breakfast.
7 nights accommodation onboard a Sonesta Dahabiya Amirat Cruise on full board meals.
Entrance fees to all sites and all private sightseeing tours a mention in the itinerary and lunch on all day tours.
Lunch during tours in Cairo.
Domestic flights Cairo – Luxor and Aswan – Cairo via Egypt air.
All transfers via an accessible air-conditioned vehicle.
Professional Egyptologist tour guide during your trip.
Free Portage.
Use of mobile phone for free during your stay in Egypt (Charged with 30 minutes local & 3 minutes International) to keep in touch with your family and friends back home and the tour provider.
All taxes and service fees.
Exclusions
International Airfare to and from Egypt.
Egypt entry visa, for non restricted nationalities however you can buy it upon arrival before passport control. Visa Cost $ 15 or 11 Euro per person adult or child.
Any additional or optional tours mentioned in the itinerary.
Extra expenses in the hotels mentioned (like additional meals, drinks, laundry, among others).
Tipping for the staff (not obligatory).
General Information
Note
Rates are quoted in US Dollars and are based on double occupancy. Rates are valid until 30/04/2012 not including holidays like Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Easter. Moreover, rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes.
To enter Egypt, you must have a valid passport (Should be at least 6 months valid beyond the scheduled return date).
Single supplement is applied for those coming with others and prefer single occupancy.
Accommodations at these hotels will be subject to availability.
Group discount rates applicable for Luxury Dahabiya Cruise Holiday.
