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Cruise Description

The Sonesta Dahabeya  Amirat is a 05 star luxury Dahabiya. The Sonesta Dahabeya – the Amirat was launched in February, 2009 – offers a cruise experience like no other on the River Nile. It is intended to take you back in time to a gentler, more gracious era on the Nile during your 7 nights Nile cruise journey between Luxor and Aswan.

Sonesta Dahabiya features 6 Cabins and 2 Suites with a private terrace.

All cabins and suites feature the following amenities:

Private, direct-dial telephone
Individual climate control
Hairdryer
Mini-bar
Safety deposit box
Television and Marine Satellite Program
Bathrooms equipped with full size tubs

All Cabins and Suites are non-smoking. Smoking is allowed only in open areas

Cruise Facilities

Dining room
Lounge Bar
Jacuzzi
Partially shaded sun deck

Dahabeya Cruise itineraries

Saturdays : 08 Days / 07 Nights     -     Luxor / Aswan Every 

Day # 1: Saturday
Transfer to  Dahabeya Sonesta Amirat luxury Dahabiya in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a luxuriously appointed dahabiyya.. After lunch, excursion to the West Bank for visits to the 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, the temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight moored on the Nile banks of Luxor.

Day # 2: Sunday
You will visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28 th Dynasty Luxor Temple.Overnight moored in Luxor.

Day # 3: Monday
Today will be a leisurely day. After breakfast, commence sailing to Esna where your dahabiyya will moor overnight.

Day # 4: Tuesday
This morning you will sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu. Overnight moored beside a Nile island.

Day # 5: Wednesday
Today you will sail to Kom Ombo visit see 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 # 6: Thursday
A leisurely day sailing to Aswan where the dahabiyya moors overnight.

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 Dahabiya followed by disembarkation.

Saturdays : 8 Days / 07 Nights   -   Aswan / Luxor 

Day # 1: Saturday
Embarkation in Aswan for a relaxing week sailing the Nile on a luxuriously appointed Dahabiya. 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. Overnight moored in Aswan.

Day # 3: Monday
Morning sail to Kom Ombo to see 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 onwards to Luxor, where your Dahabiya moors overnight.

Day # 6: Thursday
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 # 7: Friday
This morning you will 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 # 8: Saturday
Breakfast aboard the Dahabiya followed by disembarkation.

Includes

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
Free cell phone during your Dahabiya Nile Cruise
All service charges & taxes

Excludes

- Personal Expenses.
- Optional Tours.

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