Liam
It was amazing. The staff was amazing. The food was superb. The guide was very helpful.
Cruise the Nile in style onboard Dahabeya Sonesta Amirat where you will find a combination of luxury and privacy that recalls the golden age of tourism in Egypt with updated with modern amenities for your comfort.
Schedule
8 Days Luxor/Aswan
8 Days Aswan/Luxor
Countries
1 Country
4 Cities
Type
Small Group Tour
12 Persons
Run
Saturday from Luxor
Saturday from Aswan
Aboard Dahabeya Sonesta Amirat, you will find a combination of luxury and privacy that recalls the golden age of tourism in Egypt at the beginning of the 20th century, updated with modern amenities for your comfort. Cruise the Nile in style in the way it has been done for millennia, by the power of the wind, on this beautiful river yacht and experience the hospitality of the more gracious era of tourism. Sonesta Amirat Dahabiya features 5 cabins and 2 suites, offering 7 night experience cruising between Luxor and Aswan. Joining a small group of fellow travellers, you will enjoy the Nile at a leisurely pace visiting small islands, local villages, and Pharaonic sites that are often missed by the larger Nile cruises.
8 days of curated travel across iconic destinations.
Embarkation in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a Luxuriously appointed Dahabeya. 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 aboard your cruise moored on the Nile Banks of Luxor
You will visit the West Bank for visits to the burial places of 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
Today will be a leisurely day; After Breakfast. Commence sailing.
Overnight aboard your cruise moored beside a Nile Island
This morning you will sail to Edfu, Visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu.
Overnight aboard your cruise moored beside a Nile Island
Today, you will visit El Silsila (optional). Then move on to visit Kom Ombo
Overnight moored beside a Nile island in Aswan
A leisurely sailing to Aswan and moored nearby Aswan Bridge.
Overnight aboard your cruise moored nearby Aswan bridge
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.
Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.
Breakfast aboard the Dehabeya
Cruise the Nile in style onboard Dahabeya Sonesta Amirat where you will find a combination of luxury and privacy that recalls the golden age of tourism …
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