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Egypt
on a Yacht
The 11-Day Tour : Cairo and a cruise on a Deluxe Dahabia
( Deluxe Felucca)
Deluxe
air-conditioned Dahabiya Yachts on the The Nile River . Available for
Private Charter .
Each Deluxe Dahabbiya Felucca is 38 meters in length and 6 meters in
width. Sample
of the Deluxe Felucca / Dahabia : El Bey (His
Lordship)
* El Hanem (The Lady) Zahra (Flower) * Nesma (Breeze).
Or book the cruise only , without Cairo . Compare
with the special Category Dahabia : Dongola and
Zarafa used by Egypt former
Royals and nobility
DAY
1 - CAIRO Thursday - Weekly in Cairo ,
year round
Our representative greets you at the airport and whisks you to your
hotel. Visa fee is included and will be issued upon arrival at Cairo
Airport for : American, EU , Canadian , Singaporean & 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. Welcome
fruit basket & Egyptian pastry awaits you in your room with our
compliments.
Hotels
: City Stars Inter.continental . Nile Hilton , Cairo Conrad or Grand
Hyatt or similar
Visa
will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some
stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops,
at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers.
There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding
a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign . Our local representative
will then take your passport to obtain a stamp from the cashier / bank
window and escort you to speak with the passport officer. He will escort
you through another last check on your passport as you exit the passport
control, into customs area, he will assist you in collecting your luggage
and clearing customs . After exiting the terminal, our local representative
will escort you (private vehicle) to the hotel
DAY
2 - CAIRO - Friday (BL)
On your first full day in Egypt we show you the Egyptian Museum including
the " Mummies Room" , the Sphinx , the Pyramids of
Giza, complimentary short Camel ride is included, to allow you a
photo with the Pyramids in the background, time is limited , so please
do not go for what the camel driver tries to convince you , i.e. go
for a long ride around the Pyramids .
Lunch is included at a local restaurant: Naguib Mahfouz restaurant or
similar . On
to the Citadel of Saladin, and Mohammed Ali Mosque, made
of alabaster.
A complimentary Dinner is included at a local home:
Meet the locals,
you may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family (
T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town )
This
evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right
into the homes of some of the people of Cairo l! You'll be invited to
a family dinner, and while you enjoy wholesome home-cooked specialties,
you'll learn about and appreciate the outlook, aspirations, and way
of life of your hosts. Be assured, as curious as you may be about your
new friends, they're sure to have questions about your own background.
Once the ice is broken, you'll enjoy a lively evening, and find that
you have more in common than you ever suspected. Of course, you may
enjoy a quiet evening with your travel companions, by letting us know
your preferences.
For a more balanced and
relaxed stay in Cairo , please extand one more day : Please click here
Day 3 - Saturday - Cairo to Luxor and board
your deluxe air conditioned Felucca
Very
early morning breakfast and transfer to Cairo Airport. Flight is included
in our rate, in economy class , tax included . Morning arrival at Luxor
. We'll meet you at the airport , and escort you
to your
deluxe air conditioned Nile cruise felucca or dahabbiya , Board Luxor
( or Aswan ) .
Embarkation in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a luxuriously
appointed Dahabbiya.
After
lunch, excursion to 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.
Overnight
moored on the Nile banks of Luxor. Sample
Deluxe Felucca / Dahabia : El Bey (His
Lordship)
. El Hanem (The Lady) , Zahra (Flower) ,
and Nesma (Breeze) , Dongola, Zarafa
Day
4- Sunday - Luxor - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
You will visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak,
with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing
28 th Dynasty Luxor Temple ,overnight
moored in Luxor.
Day
5- Monday - Luxor to Esna - On board your Yacht Nile
Cruise
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, commence sailing to
Esna where your Dahabbiya will moor
Day
6- Tuesday - Edfu - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved
Temple of Edfu. Overnight
on board as we will look for an island in the middle of the Nile where
we moor.
Day
7- Wednesday - Kom Ombo - On board your Yacht Nile
Cruise
Today you will sail to Kom Ombo visit see the Ptolemaic temple dedicated
to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, god of the morning
sun. Overnight
moored beside a Nile island.
Day
8- Thursday - Aswan - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
A leisurely day sailing to Aswan where the dahabiyya moors overnight.
Day
9- Friday - Aswan - On board your Yacht Nile Cruise
Today you will visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old
Dam (completed in 1902) and the ' unfinished obelisk', lying in situ
since the days of the pharaohs. 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
10- Saturday - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Fly back to Cairo
Breakfast aboard the dahabiyya and check-out.
We
bid farewell to the crew, we switch transportation modes and head for
Aswan Airport and your flight to Abu Simbel then back to Cairo and your
hotel. Air fare is always included within Egypt, economy class , tax
included . Hotels in Cairo : City Stars Inter.continental . Nile Hilton
, Cairo Conrad or Grand Hyatt . Sonesta Hotel , J.W. Marriott or similar
Abu
Simbel (Breakfast and lunch box )
Private guide in Abu Simbel. Private driver. Private air-conditioned
vehicle
Breakfast aboard the dahabiyya and check-out.
Fly over Lake Nasser, watching the sky lighten and the sacred sun rise
above the horizon. We reach the great temples where your "
Private guide", Private driver and Private air-conditioned vehicle
await you .
In the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses are seated with
the gods and attended by his queen and daughters. The smaller temple
is dedicated to Queen Nefertari, who appears as Hathor, the goddess
of love, joy and fertility, symbolized by the benevolent cow. We explore
these fine temple , admiring their ancient aura and artistry, after
which retire to a comfortable hotel for our lunch , and refreshments.
Just as planeloads of visitors arrive to throng the temples we head
for Abu Simbel Airport and fly back to Cairo
, air fare is always included with all taxes . In Cairo , we 'll assist
with your transfer to your hotel
DAY 11 - CAIRO/ Departure - Sunday (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your homeward flight.
Bon Voyage
Please
click here for the
Dahabias Photo Gallery
. Sample
Deck plan for some of the Dahabbiya's - All are available for private
charter
Year Round ( Except Holiday season)
Rates are per person in USD $
Rate per person in double : $ 3795
Rate per person in single : $ 5690
Peak
Season :
Easter ( 2 weeks ) & Christmas and New Year ( 2weeks)
:
Rates are per
person in USD $
Rate per person in double : $ 4135
Rate per person in single : $ 7020
Rate
Includes:
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Dahabiya
Nile cruise shore excursions with all the guided sightseeing
including all entrance fees, all as per itinerary .
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Private
Egyptologist and private car/driver for Cairo and Abu Simbel
tours as listed including all entrance fees and lunch.
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All
meals on board the DELUXE Felucca / Yacht / Dahabiya Nile cruise
: Pre set meals as listed including B
= Breakfast, (or cB, Continental Breakfast),
L = Lunch, D =
Dinner
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Tea/
coffle and afternoon tea while on board the Deluxe Nile Cruise
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All
airfares within Egypt in "Y" class including tax as
listed .
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Private air conditioned car /driver for all transfers within
Egypt.
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Deluxe
hotel accommodation with tax & service charges.
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Visa
fee , visa will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for
: American, Australian, NZ , Canadian, Singaporean & 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.
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Accommodation in a private cabin : Double or single on board
The Dahabia / Felucca / Yacht Nile Cruise with all meals and
shore excursions ( there is no triple occupancy cabin on board
)
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A
complimentary home hosted family dinner in Cairo.
Rate
Does Not Includes:
Upgrade
to the Four Seasons
Ultra Deluxe Rates
the Cairo Four Seasons Hotel
Ultra
Deluxe Rates are in USD $
Rates are PER Person
There is no triple occupancy cabins
Based on Four Seasons Hotel Nile View , Executive
suite with Sofa Bed
or Mena House Palace Section, Pyramid view room ( subject to availability)
Flying Business Class within Egypt
Year
Round , except during Easter - Christmas/New Year's :
Rates are per person in USD $
Rate per person in double : $ 5210
Rate per person in single : $ 6830
Peak
Season :
Easter ( 2 weeks ) & Christmas and New Year ( 2weeks)
:
Rates are per
person in USD $
Rate per person in double : $ 6173
Rate per person in single : $ 7350
Many
visitors come to Egypt to fulfill their dream of sailing the Nile
on board a private boat.
These Four Dahabbiya allow you to experience the Nile 's romance in
an intimate, privileged setting. These dahabiyas take you back in
time to a gentler, more gracious era.
On
the Nile in Royal Style Feluccas or Dahabiyas are the traditional
sailing vessel of much of the Mediterranean world, and the traditional
Nile felucca, or Dahabia, was the mainstay of travel in ancient Egypt.
With
shallow drafts, sails, and oars, feluccas could navigate not only
the great river, but the maze of canals threading through its banks,
with or without wind, reaching every part of the kingdom.
Dahabbiyas
/ Feluccas long ago transcended their role as humble transports. They
held the ancient empire together, carrying troops, decrees, and the
very mystery of the pharaoh.
The
Cabins:
Each boat has six delightfully appointed private cabins measuring
5.75 meters x 2.50 meters . The cabins (maximum occupancy two persons)
have private bathrooms of 1.25 meters x 2.50 meters with a wc, wash
basin, shower and hairdryer. Some cabins offer two single beds and
others have a double. Each Dahabia comfortably accommodates twelve
passengers sharing in doubles . Yet of course in a lot of cases we
have smaller parties that prefer to charter the boat for four, five
or six guests only .
The
cabins are named them in keeping with the ship's theme. For example,
on the Zahra ('flower') you will find the 'white lotus' cabin; on
the Nesma ('breeze') you have 'the zephyr', each with tasteful, individualized
embellishments.
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Come to Egypt and enjoy your private honeymoon or Anniversary
cruise
Daily
Telegraph
Peter Hughes
Saturday 13 May 2006
'Going
with the flow'
...'The
riad I found was not in the city but on the Nile. It's a dahabiya,
a traditional, two-masted Nile sailing cruiser. Anywhere else it would
be called a yacht. King Farouk had several. So if a riad is a small
princely palace on land - now given over to holiday making - a dahabiya
is a riad on the river...'
...'Mahogany
panelled and with two faux-glass oil lamps swinging from the beams
- a perfect touch for a sailing ship - the look was of a colonial
club. Hercule Poirot could have popped up at any moment. There were
button-back leather sofa and chairs, an antique bookcase and Scrabble,
and tables where we ate when the weather was too chilly for the deck.
The food was outstandingly good...'
...'
While the big ships charged by as if permanently late, the El Bey
moved at the same courtly pace as the Nile - slow enough to enable
us to smell woodsmoke from the villages and watch the kingfishers
hover. Under our isosceles sails we were as much a curiosity as the
boys laying fishing nets and the women doing laundry, the donkey carts
and buffalo. But it was the sight of some 40 huge cruise boats, moored
in ranks, cheek by gunwale up to 10 deep, at the pretty little temple
of Kom Ombo that made the greatest sense of dahabiya travel. The dahabiyas
don't take you to sites different from the norm, but they do take
you in irresistibly different style...'
...'The
greatest compliment to the El Bey was that, for all the wonders of
ancient Egypt, shown to us by our own guide, the part of the week
my fellow passengers enjoyed most was the time on the river...'
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