Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya Nile Cruise

Enjoy breakfast at your leisure, sailing to Edfu, arrive around noon time. 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. Lunch on Board then continue Sailing till Silsela Hormoheb Temple, Dinner will be served in the grounds of the Temple or in an island or on the upper deck of Boat whilst soaking up the tranquil atmosphere with music to match the mood.

Breakfast at your leisure, sailing to Kom Ombo Temple, visit to the Greaco Roman Temple Kom Ombo. Enjoy sailing to Aswan and listen to the sounds of the water buffalo as they wade in the shallow water while you wil see the Donkeys on the banks of the Nile as they go about their day to day business and the various bird life of the river. Overnight close to the doors of Aswan city

Breakfast on Board , then you will enjoy a visit to the Philae Temple, The High Dam with enjoy walking in Aswan Bazzar. Back to the boat to enjoy an amazing evening in Aswan and overnight.

Disembarkation after enjoying your breakfast, then you will be transferred to Aswan airport / Aswan train station for final departure.

Whilst sleeping, we gently sail en-route to El Kab, on the East bank of the Nile, was once the capital of Upper Egypt and is still home to the temple of Nekhbet, as well as a row of fascinating decorated tombs carved into the slope of the mountains. Upon docking, you will embark on a beautiful walk through a small fishermen village to visit the necropolis. In the afternoon, the boat will arrive at Edfu, home to the Greco-Roman temple dedicated to the god Horus. This is among the best preserved of all Egyptian temples. Horse and carriage will take you to the temple through the busy city streets. After returning to the boat, you will set sail for a beautiful island.

This is a day devoted to the river: immediately after an optional morning walk and breakfast, you will set sail In the afternoon, you will stop at an island for a stroll or to swim in the Nile. As dusk begins, there may be an opportunity to walk into the desert along a valley lined with boulders covered in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and stone-age inscriptions. These images mark the beginning of the shortest trail through the desert to Libya (28 days in ancient times). At night, the boat will tie up the foot of floodlit temple of Gebel Silsileh.

Here, the Nile, flowing between two mountains ranges, is at its narrowest. You will usually be the only visitors at this fascinating site, as large Nile cruisers are not allowed to stop here. After visiting the small temple of Horemheb and walking through the sandstone quarries, where ancient Egyptians cut stone for many of their most famous temples, you will visit a picturesque café to enjoy tea and shisha (waterpipe). You will then sail to a picturesque riverbank where you will stop for lunch and swimming.

After a night on the water and beneath the stars, the morning trip will take you to the town and temple of Kom Ombo. The temple was built during the Ptolemaic period on the site of an older temple and at one of the most beautiful locations, on a bend on the river. The temple was dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god. After enjoying the temple, you will visit the new Crocodile Museum, which contains many mummified crocodiles, attesting to the importance the creature played in this region in ancient times.

– Breakfast on board

– Lunch during sailing to Aswan sailing between Luxor and Esna

– Overnight close to El Hegz Island

– Early morning optional excursion to Balloon trip over Luxor

– Breakfast on board

– Lunch during sailing to Edfu

– Visit Edfu temple

– Afternoon tea

– Dinner served to you on the edge of the Nile.

– Overnight Island “El Fouza” where we will disembark

– Breakfast on board

– Relaxing journey to the temple of Gebel el Silsila.

– Tie up alongside the Speos of Hormheb.

– Lunch on board

– Dinner will be served in the grounds of the illuminated temple or on board.

– Breakfast during sail on to Kom Ombo

– Visit temple of Kom Ombo

– Afternoon tea

– Lunch will be served as we head for a small island

– Dinner on board

– Overnight Island near Kom Ombo