Temples and Timeless Vistas
A 5-Day Ultra Deluxe Nile Cruise Category

Add : * Cairo stay   * Add domestic air fare in Business Class * Abu Simbel
Combine with a cruise on Lake Nasser & Abu Simbel - Full listing  of  Nile Cruises - Map -Nile Cruise Route

Our five-day Nile cruise is the perfect add-on to a Cairo visit.
Weekly on Sat , Mon , Tue, Wed & Thu. Embarkation Luxor or Aswan

DAY 1 - LUXOR - ( Or Aswan) Saturday (LD)
We have several boats that do start on different days of the week to accommodate your schedule: You may start this 5 day sailing Weekly on any Saturday , Monday , Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Check in on your luxury cruiser at noon. After lunch, we visit the great temples of Luxor and Karnak, then return to our Nile cruiser in time for afternoon tea.
Add extra nights hotel stay in Luxor or Aswan ? or Combine with a cruise on Lake Nasser & Abu Simbel

DAY 2 - VALLEY OF THE KINGS Sunday (cBLD)
We tour today as well the magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including Tut-Ankh-Amon's tomb, and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, we stop at the Colossi of Memnon on the way back to our cruise.

Then it's on to Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi of Memnon.

Afterward, we'll continue on Luxor's west bank to 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.

DAY 3 - EDFU & KOM OMBO Monday (cBLD)
We cruise by Esna to Edfu, where we board horse-drawn carriages for the ride to the Temple of Horus. Returning to our ship, we set sail for Kom Ombo. In the evening, there's a jolly galabia party aboard.

DAY 4 - KOM OMBO & ASWAN Tuesday (cBLD)
We explore the twin Temples of Haroeris and Sobek at Kom Ombo, then sail south to Aswan. After lunch we board a graceful felucca and cruise among the islands, returning to our ship in time for tea.

DAY 5 - ASWAN - Nubian Museum, Camel Caravan, Nubian Village, Wednesday (cB)
After breakfast we check out, visit the awesome Aswan dams, and next an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk, the Nubian Museum ,then board a motor launch to visit the Island temple of Philae , dedicated to the Ancient Goddess ISIS :

The Mystery of Isis

Two millennia ago the Mediterranean world was enthralled by the mystery of Isis:

"I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal man hath ever seen me unveiled."

Called Aset by the ancient Egyptians, the goddess was a Madonna in the Mediterranean tradition that stretches far, far back to the primitive Mother Goddess from Anatolia, home to some of the oldest human communities on earth. Isis was the powerful and quick-witted protector of her son Horus, the Sun God. Ancient peoples throughout the Mediterranean regarded Isis and Horus as the perfect Madonna and Child. Another legend says she was also the mother of the fertility god Min who, judging from the depiction of him on temple walls, needed no help from Viagra!

Because of her wisdom and skill at protection, she was admired as a good magician capable of healing the sick and protecting the dead in their journey to the Underworld.

Isis is portrayed regally, as a queen seated on a throne (which may be the meaning of her name), often holding her son Horus as a baby. Other images show her with broad, magnificent gilded wings able to protect
the world. Isis, the great Mother Goddess. Come explore her mystery in timeless
Egypt when you Travel in Style!

Be our guest if you wish on a complimentary short camel caravan to a near by Nubian Village for tea with the locals, returning to Aswan Airport to Railway Station late afternoon.

End of our service - Bon Voyage !

Itinerary is subject to change without notice. Add extra nights hotel stay in Luxor or Aswan ?
Add Cairo stay & Abu Simbel . or Combine with a cruise on Lake Nasser & Abu Simbel

Sample Nile Cruises:

• Sonesta MS Moon Goddess Nile Cruise, all with private balconies

• The All Suite Yacht on the Nile MS Senator , all with private balconies
  
• The all suite Oberoi MS Philae, all with private balconies
  
• Movenpick MS Royal Lotus
  
• MS Alexander the Great
  
• Ultra Deluxe, All Suites MS Amarco
  
• MS Queen TiYi
  
• MS Liberty
  
• Accommodation in a suite when booking the MS Mojito or the MS Monaco

 The All Suites Moon Goddess ( All suites do offer private balconies)

The All Suites Ultra Deluxe Amarco:

Deluxe RATES per person in USD for the total 5 day Cruise

- Baby Sitting : Available upon request : $10 per child / per hour

- No airfares included. You may arrange your own transportation to the cruise departure point at   Luxor/Aswan. Or Click her for the version including air fare in business class

• For Christmas/New Year's and the month of April :
  Please add % 20 supplement, to any of the listed rates.
  
  
• Children discount :
  50 % on the adult double rate. ( 9 years of age or younger), must be raveling with an adult. No children discount on triple or single rates.
  
• Add Domestic air in Egypt as well as Abu Simbel excursion by air , Compare with Abu Simbel by Private Guide . Read on Jacquie Kennedy & Abu Simbel
  
  

Click here for : Rate for the Presidential suite on board
M/S Moon Goddess or Amarco or Queen TiYi

Transfer Between Hurgada & Luxor or Al Quoseir & Luxor :
Minimum 2 guests : Rate per person : $65 . Private air conditioned car & driver

Boarding the cruise is from either Luxor or Aswan, depending on the availability at the time of booking.  

Dining Room Reservations: Meet other passengers :
YOU will not require any, our dining rooms do accommodate all our guests in one seating, one less thing to worry about while you are on the Nile. Enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere with several different languages being heard at dinner.

Do we get sea sickness while sailing the Nile ?
This is river sailing, so do not expect any waves , no rough seas ! Your Nile cruises is actually a floating hotel that moves from place to place along the Nile. Actual cruising times are short and pleasant.

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.

Clothing on Board:
Lightweight comfortable & casual clothing. Swimsuits, sun hat. Dining room dress code is casual for breakfast & lunch, but smart casual for dinner. All ships are fully air conditioned

Getting to Your Cruise

For some of our cruises, we set the rates to include the cruise and only the cruise; other services such as flights, train travel or transfers to and from the cruise departure and arrival points are not included.

We do this so that you may easily and accurately compare our rates with those of other tour companies that establish their rates this way. Most travelers who reserve staterooms on our cruise vessels also ask us to make arrangements to get them to and from the cruise departure and arrival points.

We are happy to arrange the necessary flights or train travel for you. When we do, we will automatically include our transfer service at a small additional fee so that you are assured of making your connections.

We've found that this is the best way to avoid the confusion and missed departures which can occur when travelers attempt to negotiate strange new cities with unfamiliar languages on their own. We believe the small transfer fee is a valuable "insurance policy" against the possibility of missed or delayed departures, overbooked flights, and other mishaps.

Of course, you always have the option of making your own arrangements to get to the cruise departure point, if you so prefer.

Nile Cruises : All Suites with private balconies :
M/S Moon Goddess * M/S Senator *M/S Philae *
M/S Nile Vision

Ultra Deluxe Nile Cruises : All Suites :
M/S Alexander the Great
M/S Amarco * M/S Liberty

Ultra Deluxe Nile Cruise : M/S Queen TiYi

Jacquie Kennedy & Abu Simbel:
All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans from that time also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient Pharaonic temple threatened by the rising waters blocked by the new Aswan High Dam.

It’s worth remembering that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support for the mammoth rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have been lost.

No one questioned that the temple must be saved. UNESCO developed a marvelous plan to cut the huge monument into 1,423 stone blocks and move it 200 meters (219 yards) north and 63 meters (207 feet) higher, just above the estimated level of Lake Nasser, the vast inland sea that would be created by the new dam.

But who would pay? As a developing country, Egypt could not shoulder the burden alone. Other countries could contribute, but only one country--the United States of America--truly had the resources for this
monumental rescue effort.

No matter how much wealth there is, it is never enough. Many legitimate, worthwhile projects compete for funds. What Abu Simbel needed was an advocate, someone who recognized the temple for the irreplaceable world art treasure that it was.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, already famous for her grace, refinement, and sensitivity to the arts, saw the need to work for the salvation of Abu Simbel. It was she who urged Congress to allocate $10 million for the rescue effort (a sum roughly equivalent to $100 million today). It was an enormous amount of money, but she saw that America
must step up to the challenge of saving this treasure of worldwide importance for all time.

The rescue funds were approved by Congress and the temple was saved.

In appreciation for her efforts, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser presented the First Lady and the president with a 4000-year-old Egyptian statue (which is now preserved in the John F Kennedy Library &
Museum in Boston). (http://www.jfklibrary.org/visit_museum-14.html)

President Nasser wanted also to give a gift of thanks to the people of the United States for their valuable support. He asked Mrs Kennedy to choose an appropriate monument. She suggested the small Temple of
Dendur (c. 15 BC), and the gift was readily approved. The temple was brought to the United States in 1965 and installed at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967.
(http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/ view1.asp?dep=10&full=0&item=68%2E154)

Times change, leaders come and go, but some acts of support and generosity are remembered through the decades.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy loved Egypt, and Egypt still loves her.

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Massage on the Nile

Indulge yourself as you honeymoon on the Nile, and spoil yourself like Cleopatra . . . at our expense. What could be more relaxing than sailing along the Nile, watching silent feluccas glide by, and timeless villages twinkling at twilight. Slip below to a soothing session with a specialist skilled in the arts of relaxation and massage, before the two of
you retire to your cabin.

Travel in Style is pleased to offer a complimentary 30-minute massage to couples who honeymoon on the Nile. This offer is available on select vessels; such as the Amarco , please inquire when booking. Additional sessions 30-minute sessions are available for $50 Per person