• Dahabiya Nile Sailing •
Short Description: This tour covers the highlights of Egypt in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan, as well as some sites rarely visited by tourists. The highlight of this tour is sailing the Nile in comfort on board a traditional sailing boat called the Dahabiya, as the Ancient Egyptians did thousands of years ago.
*The preferred day to start this tour is Friday, but we can organize other departure dates for 3+ cabins.
*All our guides have a background in Egyptology, history, archeology and guiding. They are all officially licensed guides.
Day 1
Visit Saqqara. Include the Step pyramid, Titi pyramid, the Nobles tombs.
Visit Dahshur. Include the bent pyramid and the Red pyramid.
Lunch at Saqqara- a good place to try Egyptian food. Normally they serve a mixed grill, kofta, and lots of small dishes filled with appetisers.
Visit Giza. view the Great Pyramid, The Sphinx, Khara pyramid, Menkawra pyramid and, the nobles tombs.
Camel ride in the desert around the Giza Pyramids to the Sphinx for around 40 minutes.Night stay in Cairo .
The tour duration 8-9 hours.
Day 2
Visit the Egyptian museum. Including King Tut Ankh Amon collection. Or the Grand Egyptian Museum when open.
Walking tour in Downtown Cairo.
Lunch at Abo Tarek, famous for Koshri as the most common fast food in Egypt, is a mix of rice, pasta, little, check bees, fried onion, and tomato sauce.
Visit Coptic/Old Cairo. Include the hanging church and Abu Serga Church.
The tour duration 7-8 hours.
Night stay in a Cairo
Day 3
Transfer to Cairo Airport and fly to Aswan . 1.5 hour flight.
Visit the High Dam.
Visit Philae temple.
Visit the unfinished obelisk.
Lunch and check in the hotel.
Afternoon/Sunset: Felucca ride on the Nile River to view the following: The Nobles tombs – Agha Khan Mausoleum – the Plantation Island and the Old Cataract hotel.
Day 4
Early morning travel to Abu Simbel temple (4 hours drive each way)
Visit the temple of Ramses and Nefertari.
Drive back to Aswan.
The tour duration 9-10 hours
Noon: check into the Dahabiya. Lunch and sailing. Dinner and overnight on board in Daraw.
Day 5
Breakfast on board. In the town of Daraw you learn how to shop like a local at the market, visit a barn to meet camels and learn about the camel trade, and visit a Nubian village. Visit Kom Ombo temple. Lunch on board. Sailing to El Selsela ancient sandstone quarry and shrines. Dinner and overnight on board near Bisaw.
Day 6
Breakfast in a local home or on board. Explore Bisaw Island, walk through farms and meet the villagers. Join the men in their boats to share the experience of Nile fishing. Sail to Edfu, horse carriages to visit the Temple of Horus. Lunch on board. Dinner and night stay on board in El Hegz.
Day 7
Breakfast on board. Sail to Esna. Check out the dahabiya after breakfast. We visit the Temple, restored caravanserai and market. Esna is part of the Luxor governorate, we drive about an hour from Esna to Luxor.
Check in the hotel in Luxor.
Afternoon:
Visit Karnak Temple .Visit Luxor temple
Tour Duration: 3-4 hours
Day 8
Visit the Valley of the Kings. Your tour guide will lead you to the most important tombs among the opened tombs in the valley – You are allowed to visit 3 tombs amongst more than 10 tombs that are currently open.
Snacks
Visit Hatshepsut temple. Visit the Ancient Workmen Village (Deir El Medina)
Visit a local farmer’s house for a late Lunch or dinner.
Transfer to Luxor Airport, assist and help for your flight to Cairo
Arrive in Cairo, meet and assist
Transfer to your Hotel
Night Stay in Cairo
Day 9
Visit the Citadel. Including Mohamed Ali mosque.
Lunch at El Azhar park. A beautiful park in the center of Cairo, on the top of a hill overlooking the city.
Walking tour in El Muizz St, of Medieval Cairo. The most preserved area with medieval Islamic architecture such as Mosques, Houses, markets, and other Medieval architecture. It’s a perfect place to experience the local culture of Egypt today.
Visit Khan El Khalili market.
30 km (19 miles) from Cairo, Saqqara is an archaeological site that continues to reveal its treasures through new discoveries. The site covers 7 kilometres (4.4 miles) on the west bank of the Nile. Saqqara, best known for its step pyramids, was the necropolis of the Egyptian capital, Memphis. Buried here were people as well as many sacred animals. Construction here continued from 3,050 BC with 1st Dynasty funerary structures to 6th century AD Coptic monasteries. The highlights of the site are the step pyramid (pyramid of Djoser), pyramid of Unas, and the Nobles tombs. Other sites may be visited depending on time and availability, such as the Serapeum and Imhotep Museum.
10 km (6 miles) south of Saqqara, we visit Dahshur, which shows the change from the step pyramid method of construction to the true pyramid shape. Two of the pyramids here are among the oldest, largest, and best preserved in Egypt. These were commissioned by 4th Dynasty King Snefru (2649–2609 BC). Highlights of the site include the bent pyramid, the red pyramid, which is second in size only to the great Giza Pyramid, and other pyramids. Lunch at Saqqara is a good place to try Egyptian food.
The Giza pyramids are the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; more than 4,000 years after their construction, they still leave visitors in a state of fascinated awe. The Great Pyramid of Khufu (2609–2584 BC) is the largest pyramid in Egypt and the world and the oldest of the Giza pyramids, standing 138 metres (453 feet) high. We also see the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the pyramids of the Queens. Entering the Great Pyramid is an option and a memorable experience; however, this is not recommended if you experience claustrophobia or are not in good health. The interiors of the pyramids are not decorated but are noteworthy for the advanced engineering involved in their construction. Other attractions include the tombs of the nobles, where we visit the tomb of the priest Kar, and the Sphinx and its temple. The Sphinx was carved from one piece of limestone and is 60 metres (197 feet) long and 20 metres (66 feet) wide.
A camel ride in the desert around the Giza pyramids leads to the Sphinx, about 40 minutes away.
Overnight in Cairo
Visit the Egyptian Museum, including the King Tutankhamun collection and the Animal Mummies Room. OR visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, when it opens. The museum contains a vast collection of artefacts and gives you an understanding of the richness of the art and culture once situated at many of the sites you will visit elsewhere in Egypt.
We have a lunch at Abo Tarek restaurant, which is famous for koshari, the most common fast food in Egypt, a mix of rice, pasta, lentils, chickpeas, fried onions, and tomato sauce.
We end the day exploring Coptic. Old Cairo is the oldest area of Cairo and includes mosques, churches, synagogues, and a Roman fortress, with great diversity within one area. Highlights include the Hanging Church, the Abu Serga Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Overnight stay in Cairo.
Optional activities: ( please notify us before hand of optional tours you would like )
Optional activities: ( please notify us before hand of optional tours you would like )
will give you more insights to the multifaceted history of this area, and of how monuments and edifices were made.
| Quotation in USD- per person in a group of | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Tours*(1) | 1744 | 1415 | 1366 | 1298 | 1239 | 1192 | 1164 | 1143 | 1187 | 1168 | 1152 | 1139 | 1128 | 1119 | 1110 |
Including:-- Airport transfers and assist as mentioned.- Tours.- Transfers.- Tour Guide fees.- Meals (as mentioned)- Dahabiya 3 nights 4 days with all meals included. private double cabin in a shared Dahabiya.- upgrade to suite is available when requested for an extra charge (subject to availability).
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