Sonesta Dahabiya Amirat - 7 nights from Luxor

Duration

8 Days

Cruise Type

Dahbiya

Location

Luxor

Overview

The "Dahabiya Amirat" will take you back in time to a gentler, more gracious era in 7 nights cruise experience between Luxor and Aswan. A unique experience down the Nile by traditional small sailing vessel that was commonly used during those elegant days of the monarchy (1920s -40s) when aristocrats and sophisticated travelers loved to cruise the Nile in style.

Offering 5 Deluxe cabins, and 2 elegant suites (with private terrace), our Dahabiya allows you to experience an imaginary world of luxury & privacy. All cabins & suites feature private direct -dial telephones, individual climate control, hairdryers, mini bars, safety deposit boxes, Plasma bk5 and movies program.

"Dahabiya Amirat" combines comfort and beauty in a most inspiring way, promising a remarkable, rewarding cruise experience of legendary hospitality.

Included/Excluded

Specialized Bilingual Tour guide

Sightseeing

Full Board

Flights or Train

Entry visa

Tipping and porterage

Itinerary

Day 1 - Saturday

Luxor

Embarkation in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a luxuriously appointed dahabiyya. After lunch, excursion to visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28th, Dynasty Luxor Temple. Overnight moored on the Nile banks of Luxor.

Day 2 - Sunday

Luxor - Esna

You will visit the West Bank for 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. Sail on the way to ESNA. (noon time) Overnight nearby ESNA.

Day 3 - Monday

Esna - Edfu sailing

After breakfast, commence sailing to Edfu and arrive at 06:00 pm. Overnight moored beside a Nile island in Edfu.

Day 4 - Tuesday

Edfu - Kom Ombo

Visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. Overnight moored beside Maneeha island in Kom Ombo and dinner in the island.

Day 5 - Wednesday

Kom Ombo - Aswan

Visit El Silsila (optional) Visit Kom Ombo Overnight moored beside a Nile island in Aswan

Day 6 - Thursday

Sailing

A leisurely sailing to Aswan and moored nearby Aswan Bridge.

Day 7 - Friday

Aswan

Today you will 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 8 - Saturday

Aswan

Breakfast aboard the dahabeya followed by disembarkation