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Experience the Nile Sailing 9 nights 10 days
Nile Cruise Holiday
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Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Fawaza Island- Djebel Silsileh – Maniha Island - Kom Ombo - Aswan.
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One of the new popular
tours to Egypt is to sail down the Nile in the Dahabeya
Style, a type of ships that were used by the royal
family of Egypt during the beginning of the 20th
century.
This Nile Cruise Holidays package is an amazing choice for
all the family members giving them the chance to spend
three nights in Cairo and one night in Luxor visiting
the most interesting highlights of the two cities and
spend four nights in one of the most fabulous Dahabeya
Ships in Egypt This travel package is the best choice
for travelers who wish to sail down the Nile in an
elegant different style.
Dahabeya or the golden ships
started being famous sailing down the Nile in Egypt
during the reign of the royals in 1920s to 1940s. The
members of the royal family of Egypt and members from
the high class of the society used to rent, or own,
these magnificently designed ships for weeks to enjoy
visiting the Pharaonic monuments located near the Nile
banks and to enjoy sailing down the Nile in a luxurious
matchless style.
These boats usually consisted of only 5
to 10 cabins, restrooms, and some rooms for servants.
In
the beginning of the 21st century, these marvelous
historical Nile cruise ships were revived to offer
travelers visiting Egypt a unique chance to sail down
the Nile in an old fashioned royal ship that is, in the
same time, equipped with all facilities and options,
making the Dahabeya, the wonderful choice for all the
family members belonging to different age groups. There
are many advantages sailing down the Nile in a Dahabeya
Ship. The first advantage is that the Dahabeya only
hosts from 12 to 25 people maximum and this means you
will visit the temples in the right time and explore the
wonders of the Nubian villages. Large Nile Cruise ships
usually sail very fast down the Nile preventing the
passengers from enjoying the romantic magic of the Nile,
while the Dahabeya gives a matchless chance for
travelers to enjoy sailing down the Nile like kings and
queens in the beginning of the previous century.
Furthermore, the Dahabeya ships contain all sorts of
facilities a traveler might think of.
The cabins are
comfy and luxuriously designed and furnished. This is
besides the fact that the ship, and all the rooms and
cabins inside it, are wheelchair accessible. Another
super advantage is that since the Dahabeya ships are
much smaller than other Nile cruises sailing down the
Nile, it enables the traveler to visit temples and
monuments located on the Nile Banks that are never
accessible by larger ships.
This trip is carefully
designed to suit the needs and the requirements of any
traveler who loves luxury and comfort. All
transportations will be made using comfortable private
air-conditioned minivans and all the accommodations will
be in perfectly prepared rooms faultlessly designed to
fit our disabled guests.
The Cabins in the Dahabeya ship
are quite comfortable and cozy to suit the needs of all
travelers from different ages. The tour guides
escorting the guests will be highly educated and
experienced in satisfying all the needs and the
requirements a traveler might think of. |
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Duration |
9 nights 10 days |
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| Cities Visited in this travel
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Cairo,
Luxor
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Aswan |
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Accommodation |
3 nights Cairo - 1 night Luxor - 4 nights Dahabiya -1 night Aswan |
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Meals |
Cairo, Luxor, Aswan with breakfast , Nile
cruise full board |
Beverage |
included only in Dahabiya |
Transportation |
by our
private
deluxe
coach -
Domestic
flights |
Guide |
included |
Click map for |
Entrance fees |
included |
detailed route |
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The summary of the
itinerary |
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Day 1 |
arrival in Cairo
with the rest of the day free at leisure
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Day 2 |
Cairo Tour:
visiting the pyramids of Giza, The Egyptian
Museum, the citadel of Saladin, and Khan Al
Khalili Bazar |
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Day 3 |
take the airplane
from Cairo to Luxor, embark the Nile Cruise
and visit the Karnak and the Luxor Temples
with optional sound and light show at Karnak
Temple in the evening |
Day 4 |
start your sail in
the Dahabeya ship; visit Al Nekheb, overnight in
the Dahabeya Day Four: Sail down the Nile visit
the Temple of Horus in Edfu, overnight in the
Dahabeya |
Day 5 |
Sail
down the
Nile,
visit
the
Selsela
mountain,
the
temple
of
Horemoheb.
In the
afternoon
visit
the
temple
of Kom
Ombo
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| Day 6 |
sail down the Nile,
to visit Daraw and the many markets located
there and stop at the Koubania to meet the
Nubians |
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Day 7 |
Reach Aswan and
farewell your Dahabeya ship, overnight in hotel
in Aswan |
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visit the Philae
Temple, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk
in Aswan, Transfer to the Cairo airport for your
final departure. |
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The full itinerary of the
Tour: |
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Day 1 : |
Cairo |
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Upon
arrival in Cairo, the guest will meet the Select Egypt
Travel representative who will be your best friend for
the coming five days.
We only deal with local highly
educated and experienced company representatives who
have fluent English and wonderful communication skills, After the "meet and greet", the guest will be
transferred to his hotel, his home away from home,
using the best comfortable air-conditioned minivans
The guest will check in the hotel in a few minutes to
enable him/her to rest and refresh for an amazing tour
of Cairo in the next day.
The
rooms in the hotel are designed to suit the needs of any
travelers having all sorts of facilities
Overnight in the hotel |
 
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Day 2 : |
Cairo |
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The guest
will enjoy a delicious breakfast to energize his power
for his tour in Cairo -
After breakfast, you will
meet up with your highly educated long experienced
Egyptologist who will escort you for the rest of the
day.
Your first stop will be at the Egyptian
Museum of Antiquities hosting the largest collection of
Pharaonic displays in the whole world including the
startling treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun and the Royal
mummies' hall. This is besides many other exhibitions
form different Pharaonic periods. Your tour of the
Museum will be accompanied by the perfect illustration
of different stages of the Egyptian history
Your next visit will be to discover the Saladin Citadel,
built by the great Ayoubid king and warrior, Salah El
Dine Al Ayouby between 1176 and 1183 AD to protect Cairo
and Egypt against the foreign attacks. This citadel
became the seat of the power in Egypt for a very long
period afterwards.
The guest will have the chance to
visit the startling Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque
lactated inside the citadel. Mohamed Ali, who is
considered the founder of Modern Egypt, decided to build
this amazing mosque between 1830 and 1848 AD to look
like the great mosques built by the Ottomans in
Istanbul, like the famous Aya Sofia Mosque -
Your
next visit of the day will be to the Pyramids of Giza,
the most popular monument in the whole world, built by
the pharaohs from the period starting from 2590 BC to
2480 BC.
You will have the chance to explore the wonders
of the Great Pyramid, the largest Pyramid ever
constructed in Egypt which was built by King Cheops in
2589 BC, and it is the only remaining item in the list
of the Greek Old Seven wonders of the world.
You will
discover the beauty of the lion's body and the human
headed sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in
history of mankind.
Your tour will be
accompanied, all the time, with wonderful historical
interpretation explaining the reasons behind building
such massive structure.
Your last visit of the
day will be to Khan El Khalili, the largest and most
famous touristic market in the world. This bazar, built
in 1382 during the Mamluk reign, is the best place to
shop for Egyptian gifs and souvenirs to take home from
Cairo.
You will have a marvelous chance in the
evening to go on an optional tour to the sound and light
show in the pyramids, which will be an amazing
opportunity to listen to a wonderful demonstration of
the ancient Egyptian history and the story behind the
pyramids building.
Languages of the show may vary
according to the schedule - Overnight in the
hotel |
 
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Day 3 : |
Cairo –
Luxor |
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After
having tasty breakfast, the guest will check out the
hotel in Cairo
Transfer using the most
comfortable air-conditioned minivan to the Cairo
international airport to take the flight going to Luxor
Arrival in Luxor and check in your hotel in
Luxor -
You will start your visits by exploring
the Karnak Temple, the largest religious Pharaonic
structure ever built in the world. The kings of the
Pharaohs staring from the 11th dynasty (2055 – 1985 BC)
began adding their mark, one after the other, to this
huge complex of Pharaonic temples. The Karnak temple
includes the breathtaking hypostyle hall of the god Amun
built by Ramses II in 1244 BC, the sacred lake of god
Amun, and many more attractions.
Your next
visit this evening will be to the Luxor Temple.
Dedicated to the holy Theban triad, the gods Amun, Mut,
and Khonsu, it is one of the finest examples of the
Pharaonic architecture.
Although the construction work
of the temple was mainly completed by Amenhotep III
(1390 – 1352 BC) and Ramses II (1279 1213 BC), many
kings who came afterwards have added their marks to this
great complex including Alexander the Great. The Luxor
temple was buried under sand and dust for years until it
was discovered in 1881.
Enjoy the evening
touring Luxor on your own style or you can go to the
marvelous sound and light show at the Karnak Temple, to
enjoy a fascinating illustration of the history of the
Temple of Karnak and the entire Egyptian history and
watch the amazing light show. Languages of the show may
vary according to the schedule - Overnight in
the Dahabeya |
 
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Day 4: |
Dahabeya sailing
starting from Esna |
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after
having the best breakfast, the guest will check out the
hotel, take his private most comfortable minivan to
drive to Esna
embark the royally designed
Dahabeya Ship to sail down the Nile like kings and
queens in the most romantic and relaxing atmosphere.
Your first stop will be at The City of Nekheb,
this ancient city, which was a flourishing center in the
past, hosted the temples to Thoth and Nebket and was
very first established during prehistoric times.
The
city remained, through the Ptolemaic times as an
important cult center fort the god Nebket
The
Dahabeya will go on sailing to reach one of the small
islands located in the Nile to stay there for the night
- All the sights visited is comfortably
wheelchair accessible
Overnight in the
Dahabeya
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Day 5 : |
Dahabeya sailing
reaching Edfu |
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After
breakfast, you will have the chance to visit the amazing
Temple of Horus in Edfu. This temple is the largest and
best preserved Ptolemaic temple in Egypt.
The building
work of the temple started during the reign of Ptolemy
III in 237 BC and the construction continued until 80
BC. The temple includes wonderfully decorated walls and
stone capitals.
Enjoy the evening in the
Dahabeya
Sail down the Nile and overnight in
the Dahabeya
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Day 6 : |
Sailing to Kom
Ombo |
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Have the
best breakfast ever smelling the fresh Nile breeze and
watching the amazing greenery scenes - Your first
visit of the day will be to the Gebel El Selsela to
visit the temple of Horemoheb, the last king of the 18th
dynasty who built this temple or chapel dedicated to the
god Amun and many other gods who are associated with the
Nile like Sobek, Khnum, and Satet. Many other kings from
the 19th dynasty completed the ornaments of the chapel.
Your next stop will be at the ancient stones
quarry where the ancient Egyptians belonging to the New
Kingdom got most of the stones they used in erecting
their fabulous monuments like the Karnak, Kom Ombo,
Dendara, and Edfu.
in your last visit of the
day you will have the chance to visit the amazing Temple
of Kom Ombo dedicated to two gods; Horus, the falcon
god, and Sobek, the crocodile god.
The Greco-Roman
temple is famous for its matchless location overlooking
the Nile. Construction work of the temple started in the
2nd century BC by Ptolemy VI and was completed during
the reign of Ptolemy XII during the 1st century AD.
In the evening, the guest will have the chance
to enjoy a romantic candle lit dinner on board of the
Dahabeya. These moments would be never forgotten all
over our lives.
Imagine having the most delicious
dishes, enjoying the breezes of the Nile, and forgetting
all the world around you in this dreamy ambiance
Overnight in the Dahabeya
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Day 7 : |
Daraw and sailing
to Koubania |
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you will
start your day with the energizer breakfast -
The first visit of the day will be to Daraw; this
amazing town located on the Nile bank is one of the most
interesting places to visit during your Dahabeya Nile
Cruise.
The town is famous for its many markets especially the camels "Souq"
The next visit
will be to the Koubania village, which will offer you
with an amazing chance to mingle with the Nubian
community, share experience with them, and view how they
cope with their daily lives.
Overnight in the Dahabeya
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Day 8 : |
Dahabiya Nile Cruise
Aswan |
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After
having breakfast, the Dahabeya will reach Aswan near
noon time.
It is time to farewell the Captain,
the crew, and the rest of the small group you have spent
the last few days with Disembark the Dahabeya after
spending the most wonderful Nile Cruise.
Our
professional well experienced Select Egypt
representative will be waiting for you in Aswan to
escort you in the private comfortable minivan to reach
your hotel in Aswan -Check in the hotel
Start your visits with one of the most beautiful temples
constructed in Egypt, the Temple of Philae.
This
fabulous temple dedicated to the goddess Isis was
constructed as one of the finest examples of the
combined architecture of ancient Egyptians and the
Greco-Romans styles.
This temple, due to the
construction of the High Dam was all covered with water
until it was relocated in its present day location in
the Agilika Island by the UNESCO project that took 8
years from 1972 to 1980 to be completed
Your
next visit of the day will be to the High Dam, built by
the former Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser in the
1960s to reserve the Nile Water that was lost every year
in the artificial Nasser Lake.
The High Dam, that was
viewed as an architectural miracle at the time, also
generates a lot of the electricity consumed in Egypt
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The guest afterwards will go to visit the
famous Unfinished Obelisk, a gigantic granite obelisk
dating back to the Pharaohs New Kingdom. If this huge
obelisk was completed it would have weighed more than
1197 tons.
This will be a marvelous chance to understand
how the ancient Egyptians were capable of building such
gigantic structures.
Enjoy the evening touring
Aswan on your own style or you can go to the marvelous
sound and light show at the Philae Temple, to enjoy a
fascinating illustration of the history of the Temple of
Philae and the entire Egyptian history and watch the
amazing light show.
Languages of the show may vary according to the
schedule - Overnight in Aswan
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Day 9 : |
Aswan - Cairo |
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After
having the best breakfast, we check out the Nile Cruise
after having a fabulous Cruise sailing down the Nile
Then it's time to have some fun sailing down
the Nile in the old styled Felucca to visit
the Botanical Garden, Also named the Plants Island; the
Kitchener's Island is one of the most wonderful places
in Aswan. Being covered with botanical gardens, the
island is an amazing place to relax and walk under the
trees.
In the 1890s, Horatio Kitchener was rewarded by this island because of his
successful campaign leading the Egyptian army in Sudan.
His love of plants and flowers was truly reflected in
this island that he lived in for the rest of his life.
After this amazing
Nile journey, you will be transferred to the Aswan
airport to take the flight going to Cairo -
Arrive in Cairo and have a free evening enjoying Cairo
in your own style or go on the optional trip to a dinner
Nile Cruise, to enjoy the delouse open buffet dinner and
watch the show consisting of a an oriental performance,
a belly dancer, a live singer, and a Tanoora dance
performance |
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Day 10 : |
Cairo Final
departure |
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It is time
for your amazing delicious breakfast
You will
meet the representative of Select Egypt Travel to assist
you to be transferred, using your wonderful cozy
air-conditioned minivan, to the Cairo airport
Your final departure after spending a marvelous
memorable tour in Egypt that you will remember for the
rest of your life.
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Accommodation |
Number of guests |
1st May - 30th
Sep
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1st Oct - 30th
April
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Christmas - New Year
Easter Period
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3 Star |
2 guests |
925
Euro per person |
954
Euro per person |
967
Euro per person |
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3 guests |
896
Euro per person |
925
Euro per person |
938
Euro per person |
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4 guests |
862
Euro per person |
890
Euro per person |
904
Euro per person |
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4 Star |
2 guests |
1030
Euro per person |
1074
Euro per person |
1139
Euro per person |
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3 guests |
1000
Euro per person |
1025
Euro per person |
1110
Euro per person |
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4 guests |
967
Euro per person |
992
Euro per person |
1076
Euro per person |
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5 Star |
2 guests |
1135
Euro per person |
1225
Euro per person |
1300
Euro per person |
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3 guests |
1126
Euro per person |
1196
Euro per person |
1270
Euro per person |
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4 guests |
1092
Euro per person |
1162
Euro per person |
1237
Euro per person |
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Price includes: |
Three nights' accommodation at hotel in Cairo on bed
and breakfast basis.
One night accommodation at hotel in Luxor on bed and
breakfast basis.
One nights' accommodation at hotel in Aswan on bed
and breakfast basis.
Four nights' accommodation on board of Dahabeya Nile
cruise on full board basis
Beverage (soft drinks, Juices and Mineral water)
during meals on Amalia Nile cruise only
Sightseeing tours as mentioned in the program
including transportation by our deluxe coach.
Entrance fees. -
English (Any other Language on request) Speaking
tour guide.
Transfers in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan (airport/hotel –
cruise/airport).
Domestic flights: Cairo/Luxor – Aswan/Cairo. Economy
class.
All necessary permissions. -
No hidden costs.
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Entry visa of Egypt.
Personal expenses.
Beverage during meals.
International airfare.
Tips.
Entrance inside any of the Pyramids of Giza.
Visit the Mummies’ room in the Egyptian Museum.
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Sightseeing is based
on private basis and not joining other guests. The Nile Cruise programs can be changed without prior
notice due to navigational
circumstances, Select Egypt is not liable to these changes.
we offer you with
the possibility of having any optional tour to visit any
cities or monuments that you wish to explore in any
destination in Egypt that are not included in your
travel package.
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Monuments included in this
travel package:
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Ancient Egypt Tourism |
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The Pyramids of Giza |
The colossi of Memnon |
The Botanical Garden |
The Black Desert |
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The Sphinx |
The Temple of Horus in Edfu |
The Kalabsha |
The sand dunes The Heiz Oasis |
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The Egyptian Museum |
The Temple of Sobek in Kom Ombo |
The Saladin Citadel |
Ain Khadra,
The Santa Tree |
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The Khan El Khalili Market |
The High Dam |
Mosque of Mohamed Ali |
The Saqqara Necropolis |
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The Karnak Temple |
The unfinished Obelisk |
The Bahariya Museum |
The Aqabat of the White Desert |
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The
Luxor Temple |
The Philae Temple |
The English Mountain |
A Cave in the White Desert |
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The Valley of the Kings |
The Queen Hatshepsut Temple |
Pyramid Mountain |
ancient Egypt travel guide |
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