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Day 1: Staff will meet you at your hotel, the airport or train station for transfer to the cruise. Board in the morning. Enjoy lunch
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). Return to the ship for afternoon tea and a cocktail
reception before dinner. After dinner entertainment including dancing
fills the evening. O/N Aswan (L, D)
Day 2: Visit the High
Dam, the Old Dam, the Unfinished
Obelisk and the Temple
of Philae. Cruise to Kom Ombo where you will have lunch on board
before visiting the Kom
Ombo Temple. Cruise to Edfu, have afternoon tea and dinner is
an Egyptian buffet. The evening features a Galabya and costume party
(furnished by the ship at no charge). O/N Edfu (B, L, D)
Day 3: Visit the Temple
of Horus in Edfu by horse drawn carriage. Cruise to Esna. A
buffet lunch is served; the ship crosses the river locks and sails
on to Luxor. En route you will enjoy a video presentation on Upper
Egypt before having afternoon tea. Black tie dinner in the evening
with after dinner dancing and entertainment. O/N Luxor (B, L, D)
Day 4: Visit the West Bank’s Necropolis
of Thebes to see the Valley
of the Kings,
Medinet Habo and the Colossi
of Memnon. Return for lunch and take the afternoon to relax.
Tea and a La Carte dinner are on tap for the evening with after
dinner dancing. O/N Luxor (B, L, D)
Day 5: Breakfast and check out of your cabin.
Your luggage will be held on board while you tour the Karnak
and Luxor
temples. Following the tour return to the ship for your luggage
and disembark. (B)
PRICE:
| 5 Day / 4
Night Cruise |
| Cruises through
September 2008: |
| M/S Philae |
PP/Double |
Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$ 895 |
$1,395 |
| Shoulder (May, Sep) |
$1,025 |
$1,575 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$1,395 |
$2,295 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) |
$1,595 |
$2,390 |
| 5 Day / 4
Night Cruise |
| Cruises embarking
starting September 27, 2008: |
| M/S Philae |
PP/Double |
Single |
| Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
$ 895 |
$1,395 |
| Shoulder (May, Sep) |
$1,025 |
$1,575 |
| Peak (Oct-Apr) |
$1,595 |
$2,590 |
| Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) |
$1,795 |
$2,770 |
DEPARTURES:
| Month |
Aswan |
Aswan |
| Day |
Saturday |
Tuesday |
| 2008 |
| August |
2, 30 |
12 |
| September |
27 |
9 |
| October |
25 |
7 |
| November |
22 |
4 |
| December |
20 |
2, 30 |
| Month |
Aswan |
Aswan |
| Day |
Saturday |
Tuesday |
| 2009 |
| January |
17 |
27 |
| February |
14 |
24 |
| March |
14 |
24 |
| April |
11 |
21 |
| May |
9 |
19 |
| June |
6 |
16 |
| July |
4 |
14 |
| August |
1, 29 |
11 |
| September |
26 |
8 |
| October |
24 |
6 |
| November |
21 |
3 |
| December |
19 |
1, 29 |
CRUISES INCLUDE: Outside, Nile view
cabins on upper decks of ship. All cabins have private baths and
individually controlled air-conditioning. Meals as noted by B for
breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Onboard entertainment and
shows. 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.
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