NILE CRUISE with Kate Adie

ITINERARY

DAY 1 Depart Heathrow 1500 on EgyptAir, arriving Luxor 2130. Transfer to Nile Lily for six nights.

DAY 2 Excursion to Valley of the Kings (tombs of Horemheb, Seti I and Ramses III), Temple of Hatshepsut (mortuary temple of 15th century Egyptian queen), sandstone Colossi of Memnon (West Bank). Afternoon: vast temple complex of Karnak and Temple of Luxor (Avenue of Sphinxes).

DAY 3 Cruise along Nile to Temple of Khnum (great hypostyle hall) at Esna.

DAY 4 Cruise along Nile to Temple of Horus (most complete of all Egyptian temples) at Edfu.

DAY 5 Cruise to Kom Ombo for visits to temples of Sobek and Haroeris.

DAY 6 Morning cruise to Aswan then by motor boat to Agilika Island (superb Ptolemaic monuments including Temple of Isis), followed by visits to Aswan High Dam (one of engineering wonders of the world) and ancient granite quarries.

DAY 7 Optional excursion by air to Abu Simbel: Great Temple of Ramses II on shores of Lake Nasser. Afternoon: disembark Nile Lily and transfer to Aswan for flight to Cairo with overnight at the five star Sonesta Hotel, close to the airport.

DAY 8 Depart Cairo at 0940, arriving Heathrow 1300.

Cruise Dates

NOVEMBER 26 – DECEMBER 3, 2012

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

Visits will be guided by a local Egyptologist while on the cruise Kate shall give talks about her fascinating experiences as a close-to-the-action journalist.

Featured Visit

Kom Ombo
The Ptolemaic ruins of Kom Ombo provide the most striking of settings for the temples of Sobek and Haroeris.

Highlights

Thebes, the Valley of the Kings
The High Dam at Aswan
The colossi of Memnon
Kom Ombo