Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya Nile Cruise

8 Day Sonesta Amirat Dahabiya Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan

DAY 1 – Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya Embarkation and Luxor East Bank Tour

When you reach the airport or the train station in Luxor, your tour manager will be there to meet you, and to escort you to the luxurious Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya for embarkation. Enjoy a nice lunch aboard the boat, and one of our Egyptologist tour guides will take you to see two fantastic ancient attractions on the East Bank.

First, you will visit the vast Amon-Ra complex, also known as Karnak Temple, and from there you will head to Luxor Temple which is one of the best-preserved ancient temples in Egypt. Following this visit, you will return to your 5-Star river yacht, and you will have the remainder of the day to yourself. You will also be spending the first night of your cruise on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner

DAY 2 – West Bank Excursion and Sail to Esna

Enjoy your breakfast aboard the Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya, and then you will leave the boat with our tour guide who will take you to see some of the very best historical monuments on Luxor’s West Bank. During this tour, your first stop will be at Valley of the Kings, the ancient royal necropolis where Tutankhamen’s still intact tomb was discovered in 1922.

After Valley of the Kings, our guide will take you to see the magnificent rock-cut temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and from there you will head to another incredible ancient relic, the Temple of Medinat Habu. Finally, as you head back to the boat, you will also visit the Colossi of Memnon.

Once back on board the boat, it will start sailing towards Esna, where it will tie up for the night a short distance away from Esna so that you can enjoy a night of perfect tranquility on the water.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 3 – Leisure Day with Overnight Stay alongside a Small Nile Island

This day of your Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya cruise has been reserved for a full day of uninterrupted leisure time. Once you have finished enjoying your breakfast, your luxurious river yacht will slowly and silently sail towards a small island in the Nile, not far from Edfu. When you reach this little island, the boat will tie up, and you will be able enjoy another blissful night on the water under the stars.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Sail to Horus Temple at Edfu

Enjoy another leisurely breakfast on the river while you are sailing to Edfu where your tour guide will accompany you on another excursion, this time to see the ancient Greco-Roman Temple of Horus. This is the best-preserved temple in Egypt thanks to the fact that it became buried beneath the desert sand, and it remained buried for about 2,000 years before being rediscovered and subsequently excavated.

Following your visit to the temple, you will return to the boat, and it will then sail towards another small island where it will tie up for the night.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 5 – Sail to Kom Ombo, Overnight alongside a Nile Island

Enjoy breakfast on the water and a lovely relaxing cruise to another tiny island not far from Kom Ombo. On arrival, the Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya will tie up alongside the island, and the remainder of the day will be yours to enjoy as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 6 – Kom Ombo Temple and Sail to Aswan

In the morning while you are having breakfast, the boat will sail on to Kom Ombo where you guide will take you to see the remarkable Temple of Kom Ombo. This is one of the most unique and most intrigue ancient temples because it was dedicated to two different gods: Sobek and Haeroris. To make this possible, the builders had to build two of everything, resulting in a complex which is essentially two temples in one.

After spending some time at the temple, you will return to the boat, and it will then sail in the direction of Aswan, and it will tie up for the night near to Aswan Bridge

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 7 – Aswan Tour and Leisure Time

Today the Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya will sail into Aswan quite early and then shortly after breakfast, you and your tour guide head out to see three fascinating attractions: the Aswan High Dam, the Old Dam, and the magnificent ancient Temple of Philae.

The Temple of Philae was moved in entirety from its original location to its current location on higher ground. This was called for in order for it to be saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser following the construction of the Aswan High Dam which was completed in 1977.

After your morning tour, you will head back to the boat, and the rest of the day will be yours to enjoy as you wish. You will be spending the last night of your Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya Nile cruise on the water at Aswan

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 8 – Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya Disembarkation and Departure

Wake up on the water in Aswan and enjoy one last breakfast aboard this bespoke river yacht, and then it will be time for you to gather your belongings so that you can disembark. After you have disembarked our tour representative will then escort you to Aswan Airport or Aswan Train Station for your final departure.

Your Sonesta Amirat Dahabeya cruise has now come to an end, so it will be time for us to bid you farewell and wish you a safe and pleasant onward journey.

Meals Included: Breakfast