Day 1: (Friday) Staff will meet you at your hotel, the airport or train station for transfer to the cruise. Board your Nile cruiser, the Sonesta Nile Goddess in the morning. Lunch around noon then a visit to the Aswan High Dam, and the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Dinner. Overnight Aswan (L,D on the ship)

Day 2: (Saturday) Breakfast on board then a FREE BONUS: Sail on the Nile by felucca (native sailboat). (Please note that these boats are solely wind powered, if there is no wind this will not operate). Sail to Kom Ombo while having lunch. Visit the Temple Shared by Two Gods, Sobek & Haroeis. Afternoon tea while sailing to Edfu. Arriving visit the Temple of Horus. Sail to Esna. Dinner on board. Overnight Esna (B,L,D)

Day 3: (Sunday) Breakfast on board then sail to Luxor. Lunch on board before visiting the East Bank (Karnak and Luxor temples). Afternoon tea. Dinner on board. Overnight Luxor (B,L,D)

Day 4: (Monday) Breakfast then visit the West Bank - the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon followed by disembarkation. (B)

PRICE:

All prices are per person for the length of the cruise

CRUISES INCLUDE: Outside, Nile view cabins. All cabins have private baths and individually controlled air-conditioning. Meals as noted by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Transfers to/from antiquity sites visited on ship’s itinerary. Entry fees to sites. Services of an English speaking licensed guide unless you prefer a different language (we have guides fluent in most major languages). Port fees, service charges and taxes.

NOT INCLUDED: Anything prior to embarkation or after disembarkation. Items of a personal nature such as tips, laundry, telephone, beverages with meals, anything not specifically mentioned as included.