Cruise
the Nile in Style aboard the
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| Individual
Booking up to 6 guests |
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| Triple | $
3475.00 |
| Double | $
3550.00 |
| Single | $
5510.00 |
We
can ensure that you and your new spouse would have the utmost privacy
and
you can request when and what you would like to tour along your journey.
In addition, we have a wonderful chef to make your intimate dining
one to
remember, whether you want private dining in your cabin or one on
deck.
This will be entirely up to you!
Flowers
and other details can also be arranged for additional prices. These
are just some ideas we have for you.
Guide on board :
For your enhanced privacy and security, your sailing crew will spend the night on a small tug, which will always be at your disposal to assure your progress even on windless days. Your Egyptologist-guide will have his own quarters aboard the Royal Cleopatra, or, if you prefer, he can stay ashore and be called upon only during the day. He will accompany you during your visits and assist with your touring and free-time activities, always keeping to your sailing schedule. For the serious Egyptologists and devoted amateurs among our guests, we can even customize a private charter and schedule to allow you to spend extended time at selected sites with your guide.
| 7
Days Sailing |
As you can imagine, the Cleopatra is in high demand, so please contact us as early as possible if you wish to reserve your yacht on a charter basis.
Regrettably, discounts are not available for children that are 6 years if age or older , on this cruise/tour.
Please remember that we can also arrange a cruise for you on one of
our large, spacious, luxurious air-conditioned Nile cruisers with
all the conveniences: a different experience from the intimate ambiance
of the "Royal Cleopatra."
Rates are per person in US:
Itinerary
is subject to change without notice.
Rate include:
What
to Pack:
Most of the year look forward to warm, even hot weather in Luxor &
Aswan, morning & evenings are cooler. For Shore excursions, we suggest
comfortable cotton & natural fabric lightweight clothing. Comfortable
walking shoes are essential. Lightweight comfortable & casual clothing.
Swimsuits, sun hat.
For men, suggest to bring a battery operated shaver.
Boat shoes are required on board the boat
Not Included :
Tips. International air fare .
Trip Cancellation / travel insurance ( please ask us for the flyer )
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Cleopatra
Length : 19 Meters. Beam : 5.20 meters. Cabin : 4.61 Meters x 2.41 Meters |
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Available on board : *
For men's electrical shaver : 220 Volt / 110 Volt converter.
( no electricity/ no hot water at night) |
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For
families and private parties of 5- 6 guests :
( The sofa bed in the foyer is a double bed) |
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Feluccas are the traditional sailing vessel of much of the Mediterranean world, and the traditional Nile felucca, or dahabeah, 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.
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.
Royal feluccas bore a larger-than-life image of the pharaoh, seated on a throne, to be seen and venerated by inhabitants even along the most remote canal. In turn, imbued with the same "ka," or spirit, as the living pharaoh himself, it would keep watch over his subjects and their activities.
So integral was the Nile felucca to the ancient Egyptian way of life that it assumed legendary attributes. Even today, you can see the oldest known Nile felucca, the regal Pharaonic dahabeah of Cheops, the ruler immortalized by the Great Pyramid at Giza. Known as the Solar Boat, it was believed to sail through the skies carrying its royal passenger along sunbeams in his single cabin, the royal suite of its day.
In later times, pashas, emirs, and sultans found that feluccas were indispensable. When Napoleon invaded Egypt, the Mameluke rulers observed the Battle of the Pyramids from their dahabeahs, and in the wake of defeat, set them afire, still laden with treasures, in the middle of the river. Always one to adapt to local practice, Napoleon even had his own dahabeah, the Italie, which was used by his officers to explore Upper Egypt.
In the nineteenth century, the well-equipped Nile felucca was essential to the upper-crust adventurer. Lord Kitshner used several feluccas for his famous trip from Cairo to Khartoum.
It took from two to three months to ascend the Nile under wind power, and another month-and-a-half to float back downstream, stopping at the great temples along the way. King Farouk, Churchill, Montgomery, Mark Twain and others settled in for the journey, and a certain Lady Edwards even had a piano installed on her sailing vessel.
Eventually, steamers displaced dahabeahs, opening up an Egyptian adventure to greater numbers on Thomas Cook's tours, and trains nearly finished them off. But never completely. Even today, despite the inroads of rail, steam power, and highways, the graceful Nile felucca retains its place.
Now, we've re-create the grand era of Nile adventure. Through their special contacts, they have arranged cruises on private Nile vessels. Completely refitted, our craft will delight the discriminating traveller, with full amenities, and modern conveniences and safety features unimaginable by upper-crust visitors of old or even the ancient pharaohs.
Our private Nile cruisers are at your disposal to accommodate couples, honeymooners, families, and small groups, affording the unique experience of navigating the ancient river on your own.
The
M/S Cleopatra is a lateen-rigged Nile sailing vessel, 62 feet
long by 24-1/2 feet wide, with sleeping accommodations for two
to six people. 
Spacious quarters include a main salon, bar, and sun deck. Each of two staterooms has a panoramic picture window, and private sink, shower, and toilet, and may be configured for your voyage with a queen bed, a queen and single, or up to three single beds.
A skilled river captain is on board at all times . A guide is at your disposal to plan your itinerary and escort you through the sites you choose to visit. The crew has completely separate quarters, to ensure your privacy.
Meals may be taken as you wish in your cabin, in the salon, or on deck while you watch the timeless way of life along the banks of the river, and villages twinkling at dusk. The temptation to spend at least one night gazing at stars and sleeping on deck may be irresistible. Enjoy luxury and unique adventure, made possible at a price delightfully within your reach through Travel in Style!
For
charter and a PRIVATE Nile Cruise booking :
A NON REFUNDABLE deposit of $ 500 PER PERSON for Royal Cleopatra
is required within 7 days from the date we confirm. Any booking made
45 days or less requires FULL PAYMENT.
If you cancel a chartered private boat less than 44 days or less
, a 100 % cancellation fees apply, there is no refund.
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The
Cleopatra is a:
Traditional wind-driven sailing craft, and is subject to the uncertainties
of wind, weather and riverine traffic conditions on the Nile. We will
do our best to follow published itineraries, but they must be considered
tentative in all cases. We reserve the right to modify or cancel any
sailing itinerary as conditions warrant. In case of insufficient wind,
weather danger or difficult riverine traffic conditions on the Nile
or through the Nile locks, or other cause of cancellation, we reserve
the right to accommodate Royal Cleopatra passengers aboard a deluxe
Nile cruise vessel, and / or to transport passengers between some sites
by motor vehicle along the Nile, to be able to keep up with the itinerary
, at our option.
Please
note, that the Royal Cleopatra is truely a boat and concidered a soft
adventure type travel. The Cleo is not a luxury sail boat. It is a modest
accomodation with basic furnishings and facilities. The boat consists
of 2 sleeper cabins with private bathroms. There is a kitchenette, reception
area, and sun deck on-board. The crew on-board sleeps in a seperate
compartment and are extremely helpful and entertaining along the sail.
We do not serve alcoholic beverages. However, please feel free to bring
along your own. We recommend that you purchase any alcoholic beverages
at a duty free shop prior to exiting any of the international airport
here in Egypt.
The Staff of Life: The Camel
You may know the camel as a gangling, ill-tempered beast of burden, but for generations of desert-dwellers, this magnificent brute has been far more than a curiosity. Camels are shelter: their skin is fashioned into the tents of Bedouins. They ward off the night chill, in blankets and clothing woven from their wool. Their milk nourishes the young, and their flesh, roasted over open fires at desert encampments, feeds the sojourner. They are sport and recreation. And yes, camels are company in the vastness, with personalities and quirks, requiring at once a firm hand and an understanding soul.
We'll be privileged to take a close-up
look at man and camel as we journey from the banks of the Nile to the
village of Draw. Here, traders from all over Nubia have brought their
camels to market over the centuries. We might even witness the arrival
of a caravan that has journeyed all the way from the Sudan. We'll get
tips on what to look for when in the market for a camel, try our hand
at evaluating the merchandise, and encounter a cast of characters, human
and otherwise. And we'll get caught up in the haggling, gestures, sounds,
aromas, and excitement of the camel fair, as we come to understand just
how unimaginable would be the Nubian way of life without these magnificent,
lumbering quadrupeds. It's an insider's look at desert life afforded
rarely to visitors. Don't miss it!
Le base de la vie: Le chameau
Vous connaissez peut-être le chameau comme une bête de mauvaise humeur, mais pour des générations de nomades, ce brute magnifique a été bien plus qu'une simple curiosité. Les chameaux sont l'abris: leur peau devient les tentes des Bedouins. Ils protègent du froid durant la nuit avec les couvertures et vêtements tissés de leur laine. Leur lait nourrit les enfants, et leur chair, rôtie par les feux de campements de désert, nourrit les voyageurs. Ils sont des sports et des loisirs. Et oui, les chameaux sont des compagnons dans l'immensité des sables, avec des personalités et des caprices, exigeant d'une part une main ferme et d'une autre une âme qui les comprend.
Nous serons assez privilégiés pour prendre un regard sur l'homme et le chameau, en voyageant des rives du Nil au village de Draou. C'est à ce marché que les commerçants ont apporté leurs chameaux de toute la Nubie depuis dès siècles. Nous pourrions peut-être même observer l'arrivée d'une caravane qui a voyagé du Soudan. Nous recevrons des avis sur ce que le paysan cherche en achetant un chameau en plein marché, et même essayerons à évaluer la marchandise, tout en rencontrant une gamme de caractères fascinants, humains et autrement. Et nous nous perdrons dans les négociations, les gestes, les sons, les arômes, et l'agitation de la foire des chameaux, pendant que nous arriverons à comprendre comment serait inconcevable la façon de vie des Nubiens sans ces bêtes magnifiques. C'est une chance de prendre un regard privilegié sur la vie du désert, une chose rarement étendue aux visiteurs. N'y manquez pas!
