Luxury on the Nile

A 10 Day Private Vacation in Egypt
including 5 day Luxury Nile Cruise

Start in Cairo
Choose your own travel date, daily arrival in Cairo, year round

Enjoy the ultimate version of this Egyptian adventure. Enjoy the most luxurious steamer accommodation available: and stay at the Four Seasons Hotel. Leave any day (Subject to availability of air space and Nile cruise). Figures from Mark Twain to tycoons to heads of state have journeyed to Egypt for the adventure. Treasures and sights unfold at a stately pace: ancient columned temples, tombs containing inestimable riches, green fields irrigated by life-giving waters, looming desert ridges. Of course, there are excursions before and after to the mysterious Sphinx.

DAY 1 – CAIRO – This is a Private Tour. Choose Your Own Arrival date. (Subject to cruise availability)
Our local representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel.

VIP Meet & Greet
Visa issued locally in Cairo (for a limited number of nationalities) no photos required. Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. Visa will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for a limited number of citizens such as: American, Australian, NZ, EU, Canadian, EU Singaporean and Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo. Our local rep. will meet you with a sign that carries your name, and will be waiting for you with the prepaid visa stamps to proceed to the passports control to stamp your passports and then you claim your luggage. After you clear the passport and customs formalities and exit the terminal, our local representative will escort you by private vehicle to the hotel. Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastry awaits you in your room with our compliments.

DAY 2 – CAIRO (BLD)
Private air condition car for your tour today. Private chauffeur. Private Egyptologist. Your exploration of ancient Egypt begins today! We’ll start after breakfast with the Egyptian Museum. Here you’ll see the treasures of the ancient pharaohs: mummies, statuary, and precious stones and metals. Travelers have long come to Cairo just to gaze on these sights alone. But there’s more, we’ll motor to the mysterious Sphinx and the Pyramids on the edge of Cairo. Taking a camel ride is entirely your own choice! Lunch is included at the Mena House. Dinner is included at La Bodega restaurant.

DAY 3 – ABU SIMBEL / ASWAN (or Luxor) (B. Lunch Box. D)
Very early breakfast is included at your hotel in Cairo. Please alert our local rep. in Cairo if you prefer vegetarian meals for your Lunch Box today (must be ordered the night before). Always: Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur.

Our Cairo personnel will escort you to the airport to board your flight to Aswan and connect by air to Abu Simbel, where your PRIVATE car, driver and guide will be waiting for you at ABU SIMBEL airport, tour the mighty temples of Ramses the Great & Queen Neferatri then fly back to Aswan and your suite at the Movenpick Aswan (The legendary colonial style: Old Cataract remains closed for renovations).

Ramses the Great’s huge desert temple at Abu Simbel marked the southern border of the pharaoh’s dominions. Rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser by an international effort, it is a marvel of sacred engineering. Twice a year – and only then – the sun penetrates to the Holy of Holies, illuminating the stone figures of Ramses and Nefertari. Afternoon High Tea included on the famous terrace over looking the Nile, where Agatha Christie wrote “Death On the Nile.” Remainder of the day at leisure. Dinner is included as well at the Old Cataract.

DAY 4 – ASWAN – Board your Nile Cruise (BLD)
American or buffet breakfast at the hotel. Morning at leisure. Board the cruise from Aswan or Luxor. By noon we’ll escort you to your Luxury floating hotel. You’ll settle in to your cabin on your Nile cruiser, where a fruit basket awaits you, then enjoy lunch on board. We’ll have the opportunity to experience Egypt at its most authentic, as we sail the Nile in a graceful Felucca, the age-old sailing vessel of the river. If you wish, try your hand at camel riding! We’ll take a traditional caravan to enjoy tea with Nubian villagers. Back in Aswan, enjoy a welcome dinner on board your cruise.

DAY 5 – ASWAN / KOM OMBO (BLD)
Board a launch to visit the Temples of Philae, rescued from rising waters when the High Dam was built. Then, back aboard our cruiser, we’ll sail down river at a stately pace to Kom Ombo, the twin temple dedicated to the crocodile river god, Sobek. While you are on board the cruise, afternoon tea will be served daily on deck.

DAY 6 – EDFU, ESNA- We Include Esna Temple Tour (BLD)
Horse-drawn carriages meet us at riverside to take us through Edfu to the Temple of Horus, best-preserved in all of Egypt. Later, we’ll cruise to Esna. We sail to Esna and tour its temple, while the cruise ship goes through the locks, and by evening we’ll be in fabled Luxor. Egyptian sweets platter will be delivered to your cabin today with our compliments.

DAY 7 – LUXOR (BLD)
We’ll cross the Nile to view an array of ancient splendors: the tomb chambers of the Valley of the Kings; the imposing tomb-temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Queens; and the Colossi of Memnon. Then we’ll tour Medinet Habu, the Ramesseum and the Ancient Workers Village at Deir El Medineh, the first known “Workers Village” these were the true creative heroes who built the temples & tombs for the mighty Pharaohs of the Nile Kingdom.

Deir El Medinah is on Luxor’s west bank you get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers’settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs.

Here we’ll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers’paradise, we’ll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. We are proud to be the only operator to offer regular visits to this singular ancient settlement in its tour and cruise programs.

Then it is off to tour the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings including Tut-Ank-Amon’s tomb and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut. We will stop at the Colossi of Memnon before we tour the charming Luxor Museum. In the evening your guide will call on your for a horse-drawn carriage ride to tour Luxor souks and water front.

Video by Murphy Travels

In the evening, we’ll celebrate in Egyptian style, dressed in galabias (a Galabia will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments). The galabia is the flowing national costume. While you are on board the cruise, afternoon tea will be served daily on deck on board the Nile cruise.

The order of sites/tours may change depending on the cruise ship confirmed, yet you will not miss any site/ item listed here.

DAY 8 – Fly Back to CAIRO (BD)
After breakfast we’ll visit the imposing Great Temple of Amon at Karnak and the Temple of Luxor before heading to the airport to catch our flight to Cairo. Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur. We’ll settle you into your hotel. Dinner is included at La Bodega Restaurant or similar.

DAY 9 – CAIRO (B)
One more day in Cairo at leisure. You’ll have one more opportunity to experience the excitement of this great city and, of course, do some last-minute shopping.

DAY 10 – DEPARTURE (B)
Private air condition car for your transfer. Private chauffeur.Our Cairo-based staff escorts you to the airport, where you’ll begin your journey home. Bon Voyage! Please note that the Nile vessels and cruise itineraries are subject to change.

Hotels or similar: Cairo Conrad. InterContinental Hotels Cairo. Cairo Sheraton. Cairo Marriott or similar And accommodation on board the Cruise: Movenpick Royal Lilly, Movenpick Royal Lotus, Sonesta M/S Moon Goddess, or similar (subject to availability)

Nile View Room ate the Four Seasons Cairo and the Oberoi Hotel in Aswan or Garden view room at the Sofitel Cataract or similar Hotels. And accommodation in a Suite on board the Cruise: Mozart Suite on the Sonesta Star Goddess or similar (subject to availability).

Rate includes:

• VIP Meet & Greet At Cairo Airport
  Visa issued locally in Cairo (for a limited number of nationalities) no photos required. Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your hotel. Visa will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for a limited number of citizens such as: American, Australian, NZ, EU, Canadian, EU Singaporean and Japanese citizens. You are responsible for having your passport in order valid at least for 6 month beyond the date of your arrival in Cairo. Our local rep. will meet you with a sign that carries your name, and will be waiting for you with the prepaid visa stamps to proceed to the passports control to stamp your passports and then you claim your luggage. After you clear the passport and customs formalities and exit the terminal, our local representative will escort you by private vehicle to the hotel. Welcome fruit basket & Egyptian pastry awaits you in your room with our compliments.
• Air transportation in Egypt, domestic flights in Egypt in business class.
• All airport/cruise/hotel transfers, including airport greeting. Always on a private basis, private air-conditioned vehicle and private chauffeur.
• All guided sightseeing in Cairo and Abu Simbel on a private basis, private air-conditioned vehicle and private chauffeur, private Egyptologist, while on board the cruise you are part of a 10-15 English speaking group.
• Deluxe hotel accommodations, including tax based on your choice from the rates listed above.
• Nile cruise, with all meals and shore excursions, based on your choice from the rates listed above.
• Sightseeing with guide and entrance fees to archaeological sites.
• Meals as indicated, with preset menu (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
• Private air conditioned vehicle for all Cairo touring and transfers.
• Complimentary welcome drink upon arrival on board the Nile Cruise.
• Complimentary welcome fruit basket on board the Nile Cruise.
• Large bottle of water (per person) delivered to you cabin daily while you are on board the Nile Cruise.
• Tea or coffee an bottled water with each / every meal while you are on board the Nile Cruise.

Not included:

• International air fare and tax.
• Tips.
• Trip interruption and cancellation insurance
• Personal expenses, including excess baggage or shipping charges, beverages, and personal charges in hotels for laundry, telephone, or other services

• Days are warm, and sometimes hot, in Luxor and Aswan, while evenings and mornings can be cooler.
• Comfortable walking shoes and clothing of natural fabrics are suitable for shore excursions.
• On board, dress is relaxed for breakfast and lunch, smart casual for dinner. Take a sun hat and, of course, a swimsuit.
• All ships are fully air-conditioned. Typical amenities (which vary from vessel to vessel; inquire for details) include large view windows; in-cabin minibar, hair dryers and safes; and pools, boutiques, and dance lounges.