4 or 5 days
Specific Tour
Unlimited
English
Sonesta Amirat Dahabiya Nile Cruise has been offering unparalleled vacations on a Nile cruise since February 2009. The 7 Nights Luxor-Aswan cruise brings you back to a simpler and more beautiful time on the Nile. There are 5 cabins, 2 suites, an outdoor jacuzzi, a spacious sundeck, and a modern standard room. Each house offers a private bathroom, climate control, hair dryer, minibar, safety deposit box, plasma TV, movie channels, and complimentary breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All units have private patios—Daily Nile River cruises from ancient Egyptian ruins.
A large family or a small party may explore the Nile in style and comfort aboard the Sonesta Indigo Fleet. The world-famous Karnak Temple, the impressive Luxor Temple, Thebes and the Valley of the Kings, the Hatshepsut Temple and the Valley of the Queens, the well-preserved Temple of Edfu, the Esna Temple, the Kom Ombo Temple, the Twin Temples of Abu Simbel and Philae. The Temple of Isis is just one of the highlights of the Nile Cruise.
Duration |
8 Days |
Every Saturday from Luxor & Saturday from Aswan |
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Pickup Location |
Luxor or Aswan |
Tour Type |
Private Tours |
Day 1: Saturday
Embarkation in Aswan for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a Luxuriously appointed Dahabiya. Overnight, the ship moored on the Nile Banks of Aswan
Meals: Lunch - Dinner
Day 2: Sunday
Today you will visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old Dam (completed in 1902). 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. Sail on the way to Kom Ombo (noon time). Overnight near Kom Ombo
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 3: Monday
Morning sail to Kom Ombo To visit 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
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 4: Tuesday
This morning you will sail to Edfu To visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. Overnight moored beside an Island
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 5: Wednesday
Today will be a leisurely day; After Breakfast Commence sailing to Esna, and passing the lock, Then Dahabeya will moor beside a Nile Island
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 6: Thursday
This morning you will sail to Luxor and visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28th Dynasty Luxor Temple. Overnight moored in Luxor
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 7: Friday
Excursion to the West Bank to visit the great 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, Medinet Habu Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight moored in Luxor
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 8: Saturday
Breakfast aboard the Dehabeya. Followed by disembarkation
Meals: Breakfast
Day 1: Saturday
Embarkation in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a Luxuriously appointed Dahabeya. After Lunch, Excursion to visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28th Dynasty Luxor Temple. Overnight moored on the Nile Banks of Luxor
Meals: Lunch - Dinner
Day 2: Sunday
You will visit the West Bank for visits to the burial places of Pharaohs the Valley of the Kings - where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens, the temple of Medinet Habu, and the Colossi of Memnon<br />
Sail on the way to Esna (noon time); Overnight near Esna
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 3: Monday
Today will be a leisurely day; After Breakfast. Commence sailing. Overnight moored beside a Nile Island
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 4: Tuesday
This morning you will sail to Edfu, Visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. Overnight moored beside a Nile Island
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 5: Wednesday
Today you will sail on the way to Kom Ombo. Overnight moored beside a Nile Island
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 6: Thursday
Visit Kom Ombo to see the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, god of the morning sun. A leisurely day sailing to Aswan and moored nearby Aswan bridge
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 7: Friday
Today you will visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old Dam (completed in 1902). 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
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Day 8: Saturday
Breakfast aboard the Dehabeya & Disembarkation
Meals: Breakfast