Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphics

NILE CRUISE with Kate Adie

NILE LILY

The dahabiyya has 10 beautifully appointed, fully-equipped cabins, each with en suite facilities (including shower and air conditioning).

Prices

Price per person sharing a double cabin £2490

Single room supplement £1090 (double cabin for single use)

Price includes:

• Accommodation throughout per person based on sharing a twin or double bedded 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
• Abu Simbel excursion £225

 

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