Slithering through Egypt some 4,000 miles into its course, the Nile river is a fitting platform for viewing for the country's gargantuan open-air...... more
Slithering through
Egypt some 4,000 miles into its course, the Nile river is a fitting platform for viewing for the country's gargantuan open-air landmarks. Sailing on dark waters with timeless mountains looming beyond the banks, this awe-instilling seven-night cruise will take you southwards from the Pharaonic splendour of Luxor to the palm covered islands of Aswan and back, with two luxury hotel stays on dry land to round off the final week of your
Egypt tour.After your first night on-board, you'll moor up on the West Bank to see Luxor's most famous relics. Glimpse life (and death, of course) as far back as 4,000 years in the Valley of the Kings and the Thebes Necropolis, standing beneath El Deir El Bahari of Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon and the 1600BC Karnak Temple - the most enormous temple on earth. You'll also cruise to exotic Aswan,
Egypt's southernmost city; taking in the 364-foot High Dam, the temple of Philae and the Unfinished Obelisk with its cryptic pictographs and mysterious, incomplete structure. Onwards swapping sandstone and granite for the fertile sugarcane and cornfields of Kom Ombo, to visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haeroris.Now on land once again in Luxor, you'll check into the five-star
Sofitel Karnak for a four-night stay. Get to know the vibrant capital of the New Kingdom on foot, browsing the colourful souks for spices and curios, then fly to mesmerising Cairo, checking into the five-star Mercure Cairo el Sphinx for a final three-night stay at the foot of the Pyramids. Direct flights from London Heathrow with
Egypt Air are included, as well as an internal flight and all transfers. Accommodation at both hotels is on a bed and breakfast basis, with full-board provided on your seven-night cruise, and Standard rooms throughout.
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