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Day 1
Arrive Cairo
Met at the airport and taken to your hotel.
8 nights · 9 days · Cairo to Cairo
Eight Nights, Cairo and the Dahabiya
Cairo · Luxor · Esna · Edfu · Gebel el-Silsila · Kom Ombo · Aswan · Cairo
The programme, day by day
Cairo · Luxor · Esna · Edfu · Gebel el-Silsila · Kom Ombo · Aswan · Cairo
- 4 nights aboard
- 4 nights ashore
- 7 temples
The same two halves as the seven-night package, taken in the other direction and with a day more at Luxor. You fly south to Luxor rather than Aswan, which gives the west bank and Karnak a day each instead of sharing one, and then sail south with the current to Aswan. Abu Simbel is open to you on the last morning before the flight back to Cairo.
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Day 2
Giza · the museum · fly to Luxor
The pyramids, the Sphinx and the museum, then the flight south. The night is spent in a Luxor hotel.
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Day 3
The west bank
The Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's terraces and the Colossi of Memnon. A second night in Luxor.
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Day 4
Karnak · Esna · embarkation
Karnak in the morning, then south to Esna and aboard for lunch.
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Day 5
Edfu · a village
Edfu early, and a village on the bank in the afternoon.
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Day 6
Gebel el-Silsila · sailing · Kom Ombo
The gorge, the long reach south, and Kom Ombo at dusk.
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Day 7
Aswan · Philae
Into Aswan, and across to Philae.
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Day 8
Abu Simbel if you wish · fly to Cairo
Disembark after breakfast. Abu Simbel can be arranged for the morning; then the flight north and a last night in Cairo.
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Day 9
Departure
On to the airport.
From
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$1,700 per person
Priced per person, double occupancy. Hotel category can be adjusted up or down.
Gallery
Ashore and aboard.
On this journey
What you will see.
The pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the museum
The Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut and the Colossi
Karnak with a morning to itself
Edfu, Gebel el-Silsila and Kom Ombo from the water
Philae at Aswan
Abu Simbel, if you want it
All internal flights and transfers arranged
The fine print
What the price covers.
Included
Four nights aboard the dahabiya, all meals included
Four nights in hotels with breakfast, in Cairo and Luxor
Internal flights Cairo–Luxor and Aswan–Cairo
An Egyptologist guide at every site
Air-conditioned transport and licensed drivers
All transfers, door to door
All taxes and service charges
Entrance fees to every site on the programme
Not included
International flights
Abu Simbel, if you choose to add it
The Egyptian visa
Tips for the crew and guides
Spa treatments and massages, by appointment
Alcoholic drinks — from the bar, or bring your own with no corkage
Anything not named in the itinerary above
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7 nights · 8 days
Seven Nights, Cairo and the Dahabiya
The pyramids, the museum, and the river between Aswan and Luxor — starting and finishing at Cairo airport.
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Twelve cabins, twenty-four guests