DAY 1 – EMBARK IN ASWAN
Arrive Aswan Airport, meet & greet outside luggage hall. Private transfer to private port to board your 5-star deluxe Nile cruise boat, moored in a private dock in Aswan, where you will enjoy a welcome Zaffa, with drums and flutes. Lunch will be served on board.
This afternoon you will have the chance to 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, 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.
DAY 2 – PHILAE & KOM OMBO
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.
Enjoy lunch, while you cruise to Kom Ombo and visit the magnificent Temple of Kom Ombo – dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek.
Afternoon tea will be served while you cruise to Edfu. Tonight, a delicious dinner is served followed by a movie night on board.
DAY 3 – TEMPLE OF KHNUM AND TEMPLE OF HORUS
A breakfast buffet will be served on board. This morning, explore the extraordinary Temple of Horus.
Enjoy lunch on board while cruising to Esna. After lunch, an Egyptian cooking lesson will be presented on board.
This afternoon, your Egyptologist will guide you round 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 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.
DAY 4 – EAST AND WEST BANK OF LUXOR
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.
After lunch, your Egyptologist will guide you around the strikingly graceful Temple of Luxor, dedicated to the god Amun and then onwards to the Temple of Karnak.
Return your luxury Nile Cruise boat where 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.
DAY 5 – DISEMBARK IN LUXOR
Today we start our day at 0430am for a beautiful experience of a Hot Air Balloon in Luxor
Enjoy a 1hour Ride (Take Off till Landing)
After which you will be dropped back to your Cruise to enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet on board.
A buffet breakfast will be served on board, before check-out at 8:00.
Transfer to Luxor Airport for flight to Cairo.
Sanctuary Sun Boat IV has 36 Cabins, 2 Presidential Suites and 2 Royal Suites. Triple cabin accommodation is only available in Nile Deck Cabins, and in the Presidential and Royal Suites. Furnished in a contemporary style with an art deco influence, the modern fittings and cutting-edge technology on board the boutique Sanctuary Sun Boat IV are combined with sophisticated public areas with luxurious teak flooring for an elegant finish.
The elegant Sanctuary Nile Adventurer has just 32 cabins (28 standard cabins + 2 Junior Suites + 2 Presidential Suites), offering a luxurious yet relaxed cruise on the Nile. Decorated in a contemporary style, the ship’s design combines modern Egyptian culture with seven thousand years of heritage. Add gourmet cuisine as well as sightseeing experiences with the country’s most experienced Egyptologists, this is a taste of genuine 5-star luxury on a timeless river.
INCLUDED
• All Meals, Mineral Water, Tea and Coffee during Meals, Juices during Breakfast and Afternoon Tea
• Guided excursions as detailed in the itinerary including transport and entrance fees
• Port charges and fees
EXCLUDED
• All alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, except water, tea and coffee during meal times
• International and domestic flights, and transfers
• Travel insurance, laundry, boutique purchases, gratuities and all other items of a personal nature
Drinks Package
• The following unlimited lunch and dinner drink package can be purchased on board: local wine, local beer, soft drinks, juices, tea, coffee and mineral water (US$ 55 per person per night)
• Alternatively, drinks can be purchased individually
Children Policy
Children aged 10 and over are welcome on board all Sanctuary boats. Children aged 15 and younger are required to share a cabin with at least one adult.
One child aged up to and including 15 years sharing a Nile Deck Cabin, Presidential Suite or Royal Suite with two adults pays the child rate listed for Sanctuary Sun Boat IV. On all other occasions children pay the adult rate.
