Your Egyptian Sailing Boat on the Nile
The 7 Days - 6 Nights Cruise - Weekly sailing

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On the Nile in Style- Embarkation : Aswan or Luxor

Honeymooner's Special * Add Abu Simbel * Add air fare round trip from/to Cairo
Compare with the Ultra Deluxe version , using the Four Seasons Hotel & Al-Moudira Hotel

Compare with one way air fare and one way overnight sleeper train

Royal Cleopatra is a modified felucca type vessel, officially called a sandal , is modestly furnished and crewed by it's own private staff of 5 members: Captain, Sailor, Chef, Housekeeper, and Resident Tour Guide. There are exactly two cabins on-board the vessel, each with its own bathroom.

Normally, we have the resident tour guide stay on-board with our guests, in the rear guide's cabin. However, and upon your request , for added privacy while you are on board , we would ask the resident tour guide to meet you at all sight seeing excursions along the way.

In addition, the craft is powered by sails only. We have a private tug boat (Called Garrar - In Arabic!) that would accompany you along the way, in-case of wind loss.


Although a very ancient way of traveling the Nile ( i.e. Felucca Style) - Felucca, Sandal, and Dahabia Private Charter has become a growing trend for vacationing in Egypt. Especially for those repeat customers, that want a new experience (rather than a typical Nile Cruise).

Day 1- LUXOR- Monday - Weekly - Year Round
Arrive early morning. Please advise your arrival details at the time you make your booking.
We'll meet you at the airport or train station, and escort you to your hotel (Hilton , Movenpick, Sheraton or similar).Today We tour the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, including the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, stopping also at the Colossi of Memnon before heading back to Luxor

This afternoon we stand in awe before the gigantic Great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty Temple of Luxor

Day 2- LUXOR, ESNA- CLEOPATRA Tuesday (BLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. .
Board your private air conditioned van to Esna:

Check-in , and board your Felucca the Royal Cleopatra ( rated: modest 3 stars)

( Your crew of 5 will be available to welcome you : the captain, sailor, chef, housekeeper and of course your Resident Egyptologist)

Welcome drink served upon arrival "Karkadeh - Local herb tea". Lunch will be served, as we sail for Edfu. Welcome fruit basket awaits you in your cabin, watch sunset as we dock north of Edfu and sip tea on deck. Dinner follows ) , then to bed, with the ripples of the Nile gently rocking you to sleep

Day 3- EDFU- Wednesday (BLD)
Breakfast in your cabin, or on the sundeck,As sun rises we continue our sailing towards Edfu.

In Edfu, climb aboard your private horse-drawn carriages, and clip-clop through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best preserved. Enjoy a grand afternoon of sailing on the Nile watching villages & scenery that changed little since Biblical times. We enjoy lunch at one of the small islands on the way. Dock at Elmerinat.

Day 4- GABAL ELSISILAH - FARES - Thursday (BLD)
Breakfast on board. We sail further upstream heading for GABAL ELSISILAH
Enjoy lunch on board . We reach Gabal Elsisilah early afternoon and tour the ancient sandstone quarries. A charming off the beating track site that 's not yet overwhelmed with large groups of tourists.
Watch sunset as we sip tea on deck. Dinner follows, then on to Fares where we dock for the night . Enjoy the Egyptian southern clear skies with thousands of stars to watch !

Day 5- FARES-KOM OMBO- Friday (BLD)
After breakfast on board the Royal Cleopatra, we sail heading for Kom Ombo. We visit its twin temple dedicated to the crocodile god of the Nile, a true Greco Roman masterpiece.

Inspect the ancient wall carvings that documents the measurements and detailed description of the medical instruments available to the Ancient Egyptian.

We enjoy a short walking tour through the local village and souks of Kom Ombo maybe shopping for Egyptian cotton and some souvenirs.
Get ready for a galabya costume party, (a galabya will be delivered to your cabin with our compliments), a native barbecue dinner will be served on a small islands in the river, where we dock for the night.

Day 6- ASWAN Saturday (BLD)
Set sail further south heading for Aswan, time permitting we 'll stop in Draw to visit the camel market which we reach by sunset.
Evening Farewell dinner

Day 7 - Aswan-Camel Caravan - Sunday (B)
Enjoy breakfast on board in the comfort of your cabin or on the Sun Deck. Check- out,we bid farewell to the crew. Enjoy a short camel ride/mini caravan to a nearby Nubian Village to meet the locals .Then we switch transportation modes to a tour of the Island Temple of Philae dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Isis . With these vivid impressions in mind, we drive to the airport or train station , for the flight to your onward destination. (Please consult us regarding flights.)

Bon Voyage

Rate Per Person in USD $
For Private Charter - Minimum 4 guests
or the Equivalent charge in USD$