Every Saturday from Luxor & Saturday from Aswan
Aboard the Sonesta Amirat you will find a combination of luxury and privacy that recalls the golden age of tourism in Egypt at the beginning of the 20th century, updated with modern amenities for your comfort. Cruise the Nile in style in the way it has been done for millennia, by the power of the wind, on this beautiful river yacht and experience the hospitality of the more gracious era of tourism.
- Pick up service & return from Aswan or Luxor to your Dahabiya Nile Cruise
- Accommodation on first class Sonesta Dahabiya Nile Cruise for 07 nights including all taxes
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included on your cruise
- All sightseeing tours as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places
- English speaking guide during your tours
- All service charges & taxes
- Free loan of mobile phone to use charged with 3 min.local call / 5 min.inter.calls
- Any extras and personal expenses
- Tipping kitty
Additional fees will apply if you confirm your booking with less than three weeks to the embarkation day.
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
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 Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens, the temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon
Day 3: Monday
Today will be a leisurely day; After Breakfast. Commence sailing. Overnight moored beside a Nile Island
Day 4: Tuesday
This morning you will sail to Edfu, Visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. Overnight moored beside a Nile Island
Day 5: Wednesday
Today you will sail on the way to Kom Ombo. Overnight moored beside a Nile Island
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
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
Day 8: Saturday
Breakfast aboard the Dehabeya
Day 1: Saturday
Embarkation in Aswan for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a Luxuriously appointed Dahabeya. Overnight, the ship moors on the Nile Banks of Aswan
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 by Kom Ombo
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
Day 4: Tuesday
This morning you will sail to Edfu To visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. Overnight moored beside an Island
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
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
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
Day 8: Saturday
Breakfast aboard the Dehabeya. Followed by disembarkation
- All cabins have large, panoramic windows
- Facilities include 5 cabins and 2 suites
- Open air oriental-style Jacuzzi
- A private direct-dial telephones
- Individual climate control, hairdryers
- Mini-bar,
- Safe deposit boxes
- Non-smoking
- Plasma televisions and movie channels.
- Bathrooms equipped with full size tubs
- Laundry service & housekeeping
- Accompanying motorboat to pull it in case wind is calm.
- Sun Deck
We make a donation to the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation for each booking reserved.
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid until April 30th, 2020, except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.
- Less than 4 years free of Charge maximum 1 child.
- 4-11 years gets 50% discount.
- This policy is applied to maximum one child sharing parent's cabin.
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Nile cruise, spaces will be secured upon receiving a deposit of 50 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or the Western Union
It is a customary attitude for expressing one's satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it.
