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Day 1
Arrive Cairo
Met at the airport and taken to your hotel.
6 nights · 7 days · Cairo to Cairo
Six Nights, Cairo, the Dahabiya and Hurghada
Cairo · Aswan · Kom Ombo · Edfu · Luxor · Hurghada · Cairo
The programme, day by day
Cairo · Aswan · Kom Ombo · Edfu · Luxor · Hurghada · Cairo
- 3 nights aboard
- 3 nights ashore
- 2 seas
For anyone who wants the temples and a day in the water. Three nights aboard between Aswan and Luxor, then across the eastern desert to Hurghada for a day's snorkelling on the reef, and back to Cairo for the pyramids on the final morning. It moves quickly — that is the point — but nothing in it is rushed past.
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Day 2
Fly to Aswan · Philae · embarkation
The morning flight south, Philae by motorboat, and aboard for lunch.
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Day 3
Sailing · Kom Ombo
A morning on the water and Kom Ombo in the afternoon.
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Day 4
Gebel el-Silsila · a village · Edfu
The gorge, a village on the bank, and the temple of Horus.
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Day 5
Luxor · the west bank · Karnak · on to Hurghada
Disembark after breakfast for the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, the Colossi and Karnak, then the drive east to the coast.
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Day 6
Snorkelling · fly to Cairo
A day on the reef, and the evening flight back to Cairo.
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Day 7
Giza · the museum · departure
The pyramids, the Sphinx and the museum, and on to the airport.
From
Book this journey
$1,500 per person
Priced per person, double occupancy. The snorkelling day depends on the sea; we will say so if it has to move.
Gallery
Ashore and aboard.
On this journey
What you will see.
Philae at Aswan
Kom Ombo, Gebel el-Silsila and Edfu from the water
The Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut and Karnak in one day
A day's snorkelling on the Red Sea reef
The pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
The Egyptian Museum
The fine print
What the price covers.
Included
Three nights aboard the dahabiya, all meals included
Three nights in hotels with breakfast, in Cairo and Hurghada
Internal flights Cairo–Aswan and Hurghada–Cairo
The snorkelling day trip with equipment and lunch
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
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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Ask for your dates.
Tell us when you would like to sail. We reply within 24 hours with availability, the cabins still open and the price for your party — nothing is charged until you confirm.
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