8 Days - Aswan / Luxor Every Saturday
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 AswanMeals Included:
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 by Kom OmboMeals Included:
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 IslandMeals Included:
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 IslandMeals Included:
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 IslandMeals Included:
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 LuxorMeals Included:
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 LuxorMeals Included:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 8: Saturday
Breakfast aboard the Dehabeya. Followed by disembarkationMeals Included:
Breakfast
8 Days - Luxor / Aswan Every Saturday
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 LuxorMeals Included:
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 Tutankhamen in 1922. Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens, the temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon
Sail on the way to Esna (noon time); Overnight near by EsnaMeals Included:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 3: Monday
Today will be a leisurely day; After Breakfast. Commence sailing. Overnight moored beside a Nile IslandMeals Included:
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 IslandMeals Included:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 5: Wednesday
Today you will sail on the way to Kom Ombo. Overnight moored beside a Nile IslandMeals Included:
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 bridgeMeals Included:
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 constructionMeals Included:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 8: Saturday
Breakfast aboard the Dehabeya & DisembarkationMeals Included:
Breakfast
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