ANCIENT EGYPT & THE NILE
NILE LILY
The dahabiyya has 10 beautifully appointed, fully-equipped cabins, each with en suite facilities (including shower and air conditioning).
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
The base for our first three nights is the elegant Oberoi Mena House Hotel in the shadow of the Pyramids at Giza. Originally a royal hunting lodge, this luxurious retreat was a favourite of Churchill's and it is here that Presidents Carter and Sadat once famously met.
Prices
Price per person sharing a double cabin £3400
Single room supplement £1490 (double room or cabin for single use)
Price includes:
• Accommodation throughout per person based on sharing a twin or double bedded room or cabin
• Full board during cruise, breakfast and dinner elsewhere
• Return air travel from London
• Domestic air travel described in programme
• Expert speaker and local guides where necessary
• Wine or beer with dinner during cruise
• Transfers, excursions and admissions
• Port and airport taxes
• Crew gratuities
• Bottled water with all meals, on coach and on dahabiyya
Price excludes:
• Visa
• Travel insurance
• Some lunches
Cruise Dates
MARCH 10 – 21, 2010
Vessel
Nile Lily
We cruise the Nile on board a dahabiyya, an old-fashioned, two-masted sailing yacht that carries a maximum of 20 passengers. More ›
Experts
Saskia Stevens
Saskia studied at Exeter College, Oxford where she recently completed her doctorate on urban development in the ancient world. More ›
Featured Visit
Abu Simbel
The four seated colossi of Ramses II form one of the most striking temple façades anywhere in the world.
Highlights
- The Pyramids at Giza and Luxor
- The Great Sphinx
- Thebes, the Valley of the Kings
- The High Dam at Aswan
- The colossi of Memnon
- Abu Simbel: Great Temple of Ramses II