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Nile Cruise Info

Most Nile cruise boats are privately owned and feature about 60 cabins with dimensions of 3.00 meters by 5.25 meters. Each cabin generally contains wall-to-wall carpeting, a private bathroom with shower, color TV with one or more video channels, a music system and telephone. The boats are fully air-conditioned and each cabin generally contains an individual control.

Nile cruise boats, generally in the range of 65 meters long, 12 meters wide and with a draught of 1.25 meters, are built according to Lloyd's Register specifications. The boats often have three decks. Cabins are not pre-assigned but are distributed on a first come, first served basis upon arrival.

The vessels usually boast the following facilities:
* Swimming pool
* Sun deck with recreational facilities
* Lounge and discotheque
* Restaurant accommodating all passengers in a single sitting
* Boutique and gift shop
* Hairdresser and barber shop
* Laundry service

Nile cruises include all meals beginning with lunch on the first day and ending with breakfast on the final day. Guided sightseeing is included as per the itineraries. Nile cruises do NOT include drinks of any kind nor tips to your guide or cruise boat staff. Roundtrip transfers between airport and cruise boat in Luxor and Aswan are not included and will be quoted separately. If you elect to prepay roundtrip transfers, our agents in Luxor or Aswan will reconfirm your onward domestic flight with EgyptAir. After breakfast on the last day of your Nile cruise, you must clear your room prior to taking the final tour. Later in the day you are welcome to return to use the public facilities on the boat (toilets, restaurant, lounge areas) for as long as you wish, but you will not be able to access your room again. However, your luggage will be stored for you free of charge by the boat until such time as you wish to retrieve it prior to your flight. Below are (A) a typical 4-night Nile cruise itinerary from Luxor to Aswan and (B) a typical 3-night Nile cruise itinerary from Aswan to Luxor. The cruise itinerary of your boat may vary slightly from the typical itineraries below. Your itinerary will be posted aboard ship on a daily basis and is subject to possible amendment, depending on local conditions on the Nile at the time of your cruise.

Nile Cruise Ship Information

Movenpick's Radamis
The Radamis has 70 Cabins of 20 square meters each and 4 Suites. Each cabin contains a private bathroom with shower, air-conditioning with individual control, color TV with video, music system, and a telephone with international access. On board the Radamis there is a swimming pool, sun deck with fitness equipment, lounge and disco, restaurant, beauty salon, gift shop, and satellite phone and fax.

Radamis 4 night Nile Cruise: Aswan to Luxor - Departs Tuesdays

Radamis 3 night Nile Cruise: Luxor to Aswan - Departs Saturdays*

Flotel's Nile Romance
The Nile Romance features 75 cabins of 18 square meters with a sitting area, private bathroom with shower, minibar, color TV with video, music system, telephone, and air-conditioning with individual controls in each cabin. On board you will find a swimming pool, jacuzzi, restaurant, 2 bars, lounge, disco, boutique, hairdresser, room service, laundry service, and a sports corner.

Nile Romance 4 Night Nile Cruises depart Saturdays and Tuesdays from Aswan and Luxor through out the year.*

Flotel's Nile Beauty
The Nile Beauty has 52 cabins of 13.5 square meters, each with a private bathroom and shower, minibar, color TV, music system, and telephone. On board you will find a swimming pool, restaurant, 2 bars, a lounge, disco, boutique, hairdresser, room and laundry service.

Nile Beauty 4 Night Nile Cruises depart Saturdays and Tuesdays from Aswan and Luxor throughout the year.*

*Please consult Caravan-Serai for exact sailing dates as these may change.

Lake Nasser Cruise Ship Information

Belle Epoque's Eugenie
The Eugenie features 50 cabins of 21 square meters each. The Eugenie also has an Imperial Suite of 65 square meters with a private jacuzzi and a large terrace, and a Royal Suite of 42 square meters.

Each cabin has a private bathroom with shower and air-conditioning with individual controls. On board there is a swimming pool and jacuzzi, health club with sauna and Turkish bath, 2 sundecks, restaurant, laundry service, and several lounges.

Eugenie 4 night Lake Nasser Cruise: Aswan to Abu Simbel - Departs Mondays*

Eugenie 3 Night Lake Nasser Cruise: Abu Simbel to Aswan - Departs Fridays*

*Please consult with Caravan-Serai for exact sailing dates.

Typical Nile Cruises

Typical 4-Night Cruise from Luxor to Aswan

Day 1 - Noon: Embarkation before lunch at Luxor. PM: After lunch, visit Karnak & Luxor Temples. Overnight at Luxor.

Day 2 - AM: Visit Luxor's West Bank to see the Valleys of the Kings & Queens, Hatshepsut's Temple (Deir El Bahari) & the Colossi at Memnon. Noon: Sail to Esna and overnight at Esna.

Day 3 - AM: Sail to Edfu & visit the Temple of Horus. PM: Sail to Kom Ombo & overnight at Kom Ombo.

Day 4 - AM: Visit Kom Ombo Temple & sail to Aswan. PM: Visit the Aswan High Dam, the unfinished obelisk in the granite quarries & Philae Temple. Overnight at Aswan.

Day 5 - AM: Disembarkation after breakfast. Then take a final sail in a felucca (an Egyptian sailboat) around Elephantine Island in Aswan. Cruise sightseeing ends about midday at Aswan.

Typical 3-Night Cruise from Aswan to Luxor

Day 1 - Noon: Embarkation before lunch at Aswan. PM: After lunch, sail in a felucca (an Egyptian sailboat) around Elephantine Island in Aswan. Then visit the Aswan High Dam & the unfinished obelisk in the granite quarries. Overnight at Aswan.

Day 2 - AM: Sail to Kom Ombo, visit Kom Ombo Temple, & sail to Edfu. PM: Visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Then sail to Esna for overnight.

Day 3 - AM: Sail to Luxor. Upon arrival, midday at leisure in Luxor. PM: Visit Luxor and Karnak Temples. Overnight at Luxor.

Day 4 - AM: Disembarkation after breakfast. Then visit Luxor's West Bank to see the Valleys of the Kings & Queens, Hatshepsut's Temple (Deir El Bahari) & the Colossi at Memnon. Cruise sightseeing ends about midday at Luxor.

General Information on Abu Simbel
The famous site of Abu Simbel south of Aswan directly on Lake Nasser consists of two unique temples which were raised by UNESCO during construction of the Aswan High Dam and the creation of Lake Nasser. If you wish to include a visit to Abu Simbel in your itinerary, you must fly Aswan-Abu Simbel-Aswan (A) after completion of your sightseeing on the final day of your cruise if your cruise begins in Luxor or (B) prior to check-in on the first day of your cruise if your cruise begins in Aswan. The flight time is 40 minutes each way. It is customary to spend only two hours at Abu Simbel. This is adequate time to visit both temples. Additional detailed notes on the logistics of visiting Abu Simbel are included below.

Your flight to Abu Simbel on EgyptAir will be via Aswan. If your flight originates in Cairo or in Luxor, your baggage will be takenoff the aircraft at Aswan and kept safely on a baggage cart untilyou return from Abu Simbel.

Upon arrival at Abu Simbel you will proceed directly through the small airport terminal to one of the free buses waiting outside. These will take you to a parking lot near the site of the temples.There you pay your admission fee at the ticket kiosk and follow the crowds down around the side of the hill to the front of the temples. Your entrance fee includes an English-speaking guide, who should be waiting for you there.

At the conclusion of the tour you will walk back to the same parking lot where the same free buses should be waiting to take you back to the airport terminal. At this point you will check in for your return flight to Aswan. Everyone does exactly the same thing at Abu Simbel and it is customary to remain there for only two hours. This is adequate time to see both temples.

Once back at Aswan, remember that your bags have already arrived ahead of you. They will not be on the moving luggage belt. After retrieving your bags, you will either proceed to Aswan by taxi or prepaid private transfer or else you will wait at the airport if you have an onward flight to Luxor or Cairo. The Aswan Airport is about a 20-minute drive from downtown Aswan. It is situated near the Aswan High Dam. The nearest hotel is the Helnan Amoun Hotel on Lake Nasser.

Enjoy your visit to Abu Simbel!

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