After a delicious breakfast buffet on board, our tour of the East Bank will begin with a visit to the Temple of Karnak.
Following the morning sail to Esna, enjoy lunch on board the boat.
After lunch, your Egyptologist will guide you around the Greco-Roman Temple of Khnum at Esna. The beautifully preserved Great Hypostyle Hall was built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius; it was excavated from the silt that had accumulated through centuries of annual Nile floods and is about nine meters below present-day street level.
Afternoon tea will be served on board during the cruise to Edfu.
Tonight, a delicious dinner is served followed by a movie night on board.
Enjoy breakfast on board and spend the morning at leisure enjoying the onboard facilities including the pool, games room and gymnasium.
Following lunch on board, you will have a chance take a ride on a felucca (a typical Egyptian sail boat) around Elephantine Island, Lord Kitchener’s Botanical Gardens, and the Agha Khan Mausoleum (weather permitting, life jackets will be provided).
Afternoon tea will be served in the lounge while you enjoy the sounds of an Oud trio.
Tonight’s dinner will be a gala dinner, with white-gloved waiters serving gourmet cuisine. Enjoy a Dervish show and belly dancer performance after dinner.
A breakfast buffet will be served on board, after which you will have the morning at your leisure.
Enjoy lunch on board followed by an afternoon at leisure where you can enjoy the facilities on board, including the pool, games room and gymnasium.
Afternoon tea will be served in the lounge while you enjoy the sounds of an Oud trio.
Tonight, you will be greeted by your Boat Manager as you enjoy a selection of canapés with some complimentary Egyptian wine and local beer. A gourmet dinner will be served on board.
A breakfast buffet will be served on board, followed by a short motorboat ride to visit the romantic and majestic Philae Temple on the Island of Agilika. This will be followed by a visit to the Granite Quarries, which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples, and still hold a huge unfinished obelisk.
Later, an Egyptian cooking lesson will be presented on board. Enjoy lunch, while you cruise to Kom Ombo and spend the afternoon at leisure enjoying the onboard facilities including the pool, games room and gymnasium.
Afternoon tea will be served while you cruise to Edfu.
Tonight, a delicious dinner is served followed by a movie night on board.
A breakfast buffet will be served on board. This morning, explore the extraordinary Temple of Horus.
Once you return to the boat, continue to enjoy your cruise onward to Esna, while enjoying your lunch.
Spend the afternoon at leisure enjoying the onboard facilities including the pool, games room and gymnasium.
Afternoon tea will be served while you sail to Luxor.
Tonight will be an “Egyptian Night” costume party for all guests, with a chance to dress up in traditional Egyptian “galabeyya”. Dinner will be a lavish buffet of Egyptian specialties, followed by oriental music and dancing for everyone.
Breakfast is served on board.
This morning, visit the Valley of the Kings. You will have the chance to visit at least one tomb in the Valley of the Queens, and visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. On the way back to the river Nile, you will pass by the famed Colossi of Memnon, known in Ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn.
Enjoy lunch onboard and spend the afternoon at leisure enjoying the facilities including the pool, games room and gymnasium.
Afternoon tea will be served in the lounge.
Tonight’s entertainment will be a gala dinner, with white-gloved waiters serving gourmet cuisine followed by a Dervish Show and belly dancer performance.
A buffet breakfast will be served on board, before check out at 8:00.
