Egypt, one of the oldest civilisations in the world, is home to the river nile. Boarding a cruise is a wonderful experience but boarding a nile river cruise is a lifechanging experience. Uncover the ancient secrets of egypt while experiencing the welcoming culture of today. The country has been rushing to protect its important tourism sector, reassuring people it is safe to travel there after an outbreak of the respiratory virus on a cruise ship on the river nile.
Cairo a sharp spike in coronavirus cases in egypt is threatening one of the largest economies in the middle east, as the nations tourism sector reels from an outbreak on a nile cruise ship. Did you book direct with sonesta or did you find a. Our 5star deluxe nile cruise ship offers modern sun deck, pool, spacious lounges, bar, gym, spa, openair and fine dining restaurants. No hotel rooms or activities can be seen, it is only lines of villas, chalets and. Egypt has an enthralling history and a wealth of wellpreserved monuments and treasures. Luxor aswan nile cruise tours give you the opportunity to experience ancient egypt whilst you relax and view the amazing scenery along nile river, as you sail between aswan and luxor enjoy day tours to the majestic queen hatchepsut temple, karnak temples, luxor temples, kom ombo temples, and edfu temples in upper egypt. I see so many cruise ships going from luxor to aswan all leaving on monday that basically look the same to me and are roughly the same price. Have an incredible long nile cruise experience in egypt between cairo, aswan and luxor. This egypt and nile cruise tour includes virtually. Egypt tourism cluster is a key beneficiary of the multibillion dollar planned. Nile cruise holidays bring luxury and sightseeing together in perfect harmony to provide visitors an exhilarating egypt tour package experience like nothing youve ever imagined. We have many cruise ships to offer depending on sailing date and availability. Nile cruises represent the tourism product of the upper nile. New coronavirus cluster linked to nile river cruise ship.
The 10 best nile cruise holidays 20202021 nile cruise. English speaking for most of the crew including our tour guide. All provide a relaxing space to unwind after being on your feet all morning. Nile cruise nile cruises 2020 egypt nile river cruise. Every thing on our trip was high quality and everyone of the ship was extremely polite, and customer focused. We have always said when we cruise the nile again we will push the boat out excuse the pun and go with sonesta. Egypts ministry of health and population has reported 347 new cases of covid19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases recorded in egypt since the beginning of the outbreak to 10,093. Egypt is a well traveled rather than isolated path. Nile holiday, one of the top tour operators in egypt that offers great deal on egypt tour packages.
Succumb to the call of ancient egypt and the nile on a 5day cruise from luxor to aswan. West suhail, a nubian village on the west bank of the nile, only a few kilometres from aswan dam and about 900 kilometres west of cairo. Egypt facts and information egypt tours and nile cruise. Nile cruise and transfer to the aswan airport for your short flight back. Relax this evening on board the comfort of your nile cruise and enjoy the evening of entertainment, including local egyptian music. Dahabiya nile cruise luxor to aswan aswan to luxor every week experience egypt on a nile cruise with us in the romantic and intimate atmosphere of our classic nile sailing ship, the dahabiya abundance. At least 26 us tourists are being held in quarantine for 14 days aboard a river nile cruise ship in egypt scores of foreign visitors and egyptian crew remain quarantined on board the ship from. With our bespoke 12 day egyptdubai package tour youll have the ideal opportunity to feel the delicate touch of the arabian breeze on your skin as you visit and explore many exciting attractions. Experience luxor aswan nile cruises will give you time to relax, take in the scenery of the nile valley and enjoy touring the banks of the nile river that dotted with ancient temples, tombs and ancient monuments. A cruise down the nile on a dahabiya nile cruise is the most luxurious way to experience the river. Egypt nile cruises splendors of luxury nile cruise.
Egyptians have been cruising down the nile for thousands of years, so it makes sense that a nile river cruise is one of the best ways to see and explore some of the top attractions and sites that this country has to offer. Most early cases were linked to a cruise ship on the nile from which both foreign passengers and local crew tested positive, dealing a blow to the countrys crucial tourism sector. Skim the waters of the nile by traditional felucca. To fully discover the ancient wonders of egypt, a cruise on the river nile is truly an unforgettable experience. Nile cruise from aswan to luxor our guide met us at the aswan airport to on march 9th to begin the trip of a lifetime in upper egypt.
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Boarding our cruise boat at luxor we travel upstream, watching local life pass by, whilst also visiting the spectacular edfu and kom ombo temples along the way. Nile river cruise egypt nile cruises nile cruises 2020. To recommend improvement measures for egypts tourism sector as a whole. This marks an increase of nearly 3,000 cases since last week. You also have the option to sail the nile by felucca around kitcheners island to visit the famous botanical garden. Cruise from aswan to luxor and go for brief felucca sailing excursions to visit world renowned monuments and secluded islands. Luxor aswan nile cruise tours reflections travel egypt.
Egypt famous historical heritage sites have enabled the egyptians to carry. One of the highlights of our adventure travel group tours in egypt include cruising on the mighty nile river on a. This will be an unforgettable journey through ancient egypt and the nile river. Below are their contact information to get the best deals nile cruises in egypt. Egypt nile cruise and nile cruisers with egyptian boats between cairo, luxor and aswan, including complete egypt nile cruise specification, boat features, addresses, email and web sites 18888341448. Twelve new coronavirus cases emerged friday in egypt among workers on a nile river cruise ship, popular with foreign tourists, the world health organisation and egypt s health ministry announced.
All nile cruise ships sail between luxor and aswan or vice versa. We have chosen a ship, accommodations, private aircraft and experts to provide an egypt cruise travel experience unlike any other. Explore the great pyramids of egypt and the banks of the nile river from the deck of your luxurious small ship. On arrival, transfer by private coach to the cruise ship, docked by. Our egypt private tours are absolutely customizable to give you a unique travel experience. This trip allows you to visit all the major sites and attractions along the nile in a comfortable fashion. Certificate which will be held by your tour leader. Today, the group owns and operates the countrys largest fleet of nile cruise ships. Take a journey on egypt nile cruises to see the fantastic ruins and beautiful scenery of ancient egypt as you glide along the magical river nile, reflections travel have a range of egypt nile cruise tours for you, you can even combine a nile cruise with a vacation to cairo or the stunning red sea. Dahabiya nile river cruise abundance sail the nile home. Fantastic short nile cruise extension from cairo using egypt air domestic flight tickets are included in the price. But we take the same approach to exploring egypt as we do to more remote adventure destinations. Since the ancient egyptians believed that the nile would carry them into the afterlife, a lmost all of the cultural and historical sites of ancient egypt lie along its banks see the wonders of ancient egypt unfold before your eyes on the oberoi zahra, luxury nile cruiser. Your egypt and dubai tour will also include a luxurious and leisurely cruise on the majestic nile river from luxor to aswan.
Nile cruises include several stops and excursions to most of egypts. Cruise down the nile on the oberoi philae for great. Whether you are celebrating your recent marriage or renewing vows, this is an upscale tour featuring highly rated luxury 5 hotels with deluxe or superior view rooms and a deluxe 5 nile cruise with an upper decks, panoramic nile view cabin. Can anyone tell me the best or perhaps comparative advantagesdisadvantages of. Egypt took several measures to reassure travellers that it is safe to visit after the virus outbreak on the nile ship, including testing hundreds of tourists and tourism workers for coronavirus. Pdf evaluating egyptian nile cruises service quality. Tourism and sustainable development in egypt plan bleu. Egypt hotels page is including cairo hotels, alexandria hotels, hurghada hotels, aswan hotels, luxor hotels, oasis hotels and sharm hotel. Sail on the bloodstream of egypt nile river and feel the soul of egypt with our egypt nile cruise packages 20202021. Tourism in egypt hit an alltime high in 2010 at 14. We provide complementary round trip transfers from your aswan hotel or nile cruise ship. Egypt nile cruise packages 20202021 nile river cruise. Historicalarcheology tourism with the nile cruise is the most popular.
Early transfer to cairo airport for your flight to aswan where we will meet you then transfer to embark your nile river cruise before lunch, then enjoy visiting the world famous high dam, the awesome philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses isis and hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient egypt, the unfinished. Cruise from luxor to aswan or vice versa, touring the most significant ruins in egypt along the way, including the aswan dam, the granite quarry, the sphinx, philae temple, and of. Relax as your cruise ship glides south on the fabled river, and go ashore with an egyptologist guide to visit nine of egypts atmospheric sites, including karnak, luxor temple, the valley of the kings and temple of philae. Egypt nile adventure 9 days by expat explore travel with. At least 26 us tourists held in quarantine on river nile. Egypt tours with travel egypt including nile cruises and. We have stayed at sonesta st george in luxor and done a nile cruise but not on board one of their ships.
Take a trip back in time with a cruise down the nile on a historic steamship between aswan and luxor. This 8day nile cruise features various stops and site visits including all the most impressive monuments from the time of the pharaohs. Begin your journey to discover all the hidden secrets of the ancient. Cruise the nile, discover ancient temples or swim in the world famous red sea. Near the expansive first cataract of the nile and the site of an egyptian.
Join us for an unforgettable journey through the orient. Budget tours to egypt tour to egypt pyramids and nile. Pharaohs, pyramids and the nile river experience egypt. Egypt deep cleans pyramids site emptied of tourists. While the focus of a nile cruise is firmly placed on visiting the temples and tombs, spending time on your boat is all part of the experience. The nile river has been egypts lifeline since ancient times and there is no better way to trace the passage of egypts history than to follow the course of the nile.
Explore dendera, one of egypt s bestpreserved and less frequented temples. Explore the pyramids and other attractions in cairo, then head to aswan or luxor for the start of a luxurious nile cruise and stay, during which youll tour all the best ancient nile valley temples and monuments. George i cruise is a luxury cruise that sails the vast, ancient waters of the nile, in egypt. Step back in time and learn all about the ancient world.
Virtually all nile cruises sail between luxor and aswan. The ancient egyptians were one of the most impressive civilisations the world has seen, but other. With the indepth cultural tour egypt nile adventure 9 days, you have a 9 day tour package taking you through cairo, egypt and. Nile cruises in egypt egyptian tourism and travel directory. Egypt nile cruises, day tours, egypt city breaks, desert safari and many other ancient sightseeing destinations in egypt. Have you stayed at any of the sonesta hotels or cruised with them before. Great pyramids, magnificent cities, massive temples and a fertile agriculture all grew on the banks of the nile river.
Cruise packages, nile cruise egypt holidays, nile cruise ships. Sail the majestic nile river aboard best nile cruise ships, send you on a fascinating journey on one of the worlds most famous and beautiful rivers. My wife and i took a 3 evening cruise from aswan to luxor on the movenpick cruise ship. During the first two days, youll get to explore the high dam, the granite quarries and sail to the temple of philea and kom ombo.
Egypt nile cruise and egypt cruise boat information from. Nile cruises egypt from luxor aswan cruise ship descriptions. Egypt reports seven new coronavirus cases, increasing. Of course modern airlines shuttle tourists to the southern region of egypt, but historically the nile cruise was really the only way to visit the temples and tombs located along this stretch of the river. A first time visitor to egypt who wants a classical pharaonic antiquities experience would do well to book a nile cruise. Youll enjoy 11 wonderful days, including airfare from jfk, 5nights in highquality cairo hotels, 4nights aboard a deluxe nile cruise, many meals, transfers, and plenty of included touring.
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