Cairo, Dahabiya & Sharm El Sheikh
Comprehensive package starting with Pyramids, Museum & Old Cairo before your Dahabiya Cruise journey from Aswan to Luxor.
Last but not least, you will spend a great time in sharm El Shiekh
where you will enjoy great relaxing vacation
Trip Duration: 15 Days / 14 Nights
Trip type: Private Tours
Trip runs: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Price:
Accommodation | Number of guests | 1st May – 30th Sept | 1st Oct – 30th April | Christmas – New Year Easter Period |
3 Star | 2 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person |
3 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | |
4 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | |
4 Star | 2 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person |
3 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | |
4 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | |
5 Star | 2 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person |
3 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | |
4 guests | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person | $ US dollar per person |
Included
- Meet & assist at Luxor Airport or station & transfer to your Dahabiya Nile cruise.
- Accommodation on first class Nile Dahabiya cruise for 05 nights including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- All tours mentioned in the itinerary.
- English speaking guide during your tours.
- Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places.
- Free cell phone during your Nile Dahabiya Cruise (charged 30 minutes local) & 03 minutes international to keep in touch with your tour operator.
- All service charges & taxes.
Excluded
- Any extras not mentioned in the Amoura Nile Dahabiya Cruise itinerary.
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Destination
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Departure
Cairo -
Departure Time
12 PM -
Return Time
10 PM -
Dress Code
Casual
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Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock) Your tour manager will be waiting for you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and he will accompany you to the hotel by luxury Air Bus. At the hotel the tour manager will assist you with the procedures of check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.
Overnight in Cairo. Welcome Drink
Overnight in Cairo. Welcome Drink
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Day 2: Pyramids / Sakkara
Breakfast, then move to start your enjoyable day kicking off at Memphis; the ancient capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It was founded by King Menes. Continue to the Step Pyramid at Sakkara which was designed by the architect Imhotep for his master King Zoser.
Lunch at good quality local restaurant. After that, move to visit the enchanting pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus at Giza.
Then a followed visit to the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, dates back to the time of Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Day 3: Museum / Old Cairo
After having breakfast, start your day kicking off at the Egyptian Museum that exhibits the enchanting treasures of Tutankhamen, among many other fascinating pharaonic artifacts have lunch at a neighboring resturant.
After that, proceed your trip visiting the Hanging Church and Abu Sirga Church at Coptic Cairo. Back to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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Day 4: Arrival Aswan
After having breakfast, checkout from your hotel in Cairo and go to Cairo Airport for flight to Aswan. Embark on board a 05 star luxuriously Dahabiya, Sonesta Dahabiya Amirat Cruise and overnight on board. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Day 5: Aswan Sightseeing
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 by Kom Ombo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Day 6: Sail to Kom Ombo
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
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Day 7: Edfu Temple
- This morning you will sail to Edfu - To visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. - Overnight moored beside
an Island. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Day 8: Sail to Esna
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
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Day 9: Luxor Sightseeing
- 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
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Day 10: Luxor Sightseeing
A pleasure trip 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
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Day 11: Arrival Sharm
Breakfast on board, Disembark from your Dahabiya Nile cruise after breakfast at 08:00 a.m. Then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, drive to your hotel in Sharm and overnight.
Most flight from Luxor to Sharm is indirect flight via Cairo Airport. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 12: Sharm El Shiekh
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometre protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai's southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves.
Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 13:Sharm El Shiekh
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to the Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the
foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run
by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world's second largest collection of illuminatedmanuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments.
Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 14:Back to Cairo
Having Breakfast at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will be driven to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for flight to Cairo.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
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Day 15:Final Departure
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure. Meals: Breakfast
Tour Location
Cairo, Luxor, Aswan
Day 1: Tuesday
Visit to Philae Temple , The High Dam enjoy walking in Aswan Bazaar. Upon arrival to Boat, the Captain and his crew will welcome you on board and you will have your bags taken to your cabins. Lunch will be served on Board, then We will then have a charming sail to Esna . as we sail on to Kom Ombo. Listen to the sounds of the water buffalo as they wade in the shallow water besides the banks of the Nile, the Donkeys as they go about their day to day business and the various bird life of the river.Day 2: Wednesday
Breakfast at your leisure. Here we visit to the Greco Roman Temple at Kom Ombo. The temple building is totally symmetrical with two entrance's two halls and two sanctuaries dedicated to the Falcon God Haroeris (Horus the Elder) and the Crocodile God Sobek. We set off for the relaxing journey to the temple of Gebel el Silsila, another of our less frequented destinations. You will be amazed as we tie up alongside the Speos of Hormheb. If possible dinner will be served in the grounds of the illuminated temple or on the upper deck whilst soaking up the tranquil atmosphere with music to match the mood.Day 3: Thursday
Enjoy breakfast at your leisure, visit Edfu Temple by horse carriage, one of the largest and most intact of Egypt's monuments. Two beautiful granite statues of the Falcon God Horus flank the entrance. After your visit to the temple, either ride or walk through the bazaar, this is an extensive bazaar where you can barter for souvenirs, spices and perfumes. We will then set sail to an island where we will disembark to get dinner served in the edge of the Nile according to weather status or dinner will be served on Sun Deck. Preparing for our EGYPTIAN EVENING OF FUN, with Egyptian cuisine, Arabic Music . Dress in your bespoke Gallabeyah or belly dancing outfit. we gently sail en-route to Esna, Overnight Esna.Day 4: Friday
After breakfast, we bid farewell to Captain Hassan and the crew. Your luggage will be collected and will be ready for you to travel to Luxor , Sightseeing in Luxor to visit the Valley of the kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon , Karnak Temple.Winter Rates Per Person:
October to April | 4 Days/3 Nights | 5 Days/4 Nights |
Single Cabin | $1310 | $1550 |
Double Cabin | $850 | $1090 |
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