One of our privately-chartered dahabeyas Besaw Island
DAY 10 • Island village visit • Kom Ombo Explore Fares’ traditional Egyptian village and stop to see a local craftsman. Then, cruise to Kom Ombo, home to Egypt’ s only double temple. Meals: B, L, D | Asiya, Aida, Amunet, or Aton river-yacht
DAY 11 • Daraw livestock market • Aswan At the Daraw livestock market, board pick-up trucks and head to the market. With herders
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 12, visit Abu Simbel with an overnight stay that allows you to explore the massive temples seemingly carved into living rock both by day and at night urging their camels along and Nubian men hawking their wares, the scene can be dusty, colorful, and chaotic— and fun. Meals: B, L, D | Asiya, Aida, Amunet, or Aton river-yacht
DAY 12 • Aswan • Disembark yacht • Abu Simbel Disembark our river-yacht this morning and transfer to Abu Simbel for an overnight stay, and the opportunity to witness the iconic temples seemingly carved into living rock both by day and at night. Upon arrival, we’ ll see this ancient wonder fully intact, with its huge guardian statues and elaborate depictions of famous battles on the inner walls of Ramses’ Temple. Then, later in the afternoon, we’ ll gain an entirely new perspective of the site during an enchanting sound and light show. Meals: B, L, D | Seti Abu Simbel Hotel or similar
DAY 13 • Aswan • High Dam • Aswan’ s spice market On our return to Aswan for a two-night stay at the Old Cataract Hotel, we’ ll stop to visit the Aswan High Dam, whose 1971 construction created Lake Nasser. After checking in to our historic hotel, we’ ll set off on a discovery walk through Aswan’ s bustling spice market followed by dinner at a local restaurant. Meals: B, L, D | Mövenpick Resort Aswan or similar
DAY 14 • Temples of Philae Explore Philae, center of the cult of the goddess Isis, and see the Temple of Isis and Trajan’ s Kiosk, with its 14 majestic stone pillars. This evening, celebrate our Egypt discoveries during a festive Farewell Dinner at the Old Cataract Hotel. Meals: B, L, D | Mövenpick Resort Aswan or similar
DAY 15 • Cairo • Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and Al Rifa’ i Mosque Fly to Cairo, and explore two of Egypt’ s most famous mosques, the 14th-century Mosque- Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and 19th-century Al Rifa’ i Mosque. Meals: B, L, D | Cairo Marriott Hotel or similar
DAY 16 • Return to U. S. Fly back home, or begin your Alexandria’ s Glorious Past post-trip extension. Meals: B
See the full deck plan for the dahabeya on page 217.
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118 Egypt & the Eternal Nile by Private, Classic River-Yacht