Nubian Sailtrek Tour

Enjoy the Nile is at its most beautiful in Aswan. We sail around the islands and on to a Nubian village where we enjoy a dinner in a typical family house. This one week trip has some unique highlights and can easily be combined with other trips in the Sinai & Jordan.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Maximum Group Size: 18
Arrival Transfer: Airport transfer to hotel day 1
Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of Egyptologists at the Pyramids, Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings
Transport: Private air-conditioned coach, felucca sailboat, overnight seater train, donkeys and horse drawn carriage
Activities: Donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings, overnight felucca cruise
Accommodation: 4 nights simple hotels, 1 night on board felucca (camping style), 2 nights overnight seater train
Meals: As per itinerary. B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner
Entrance Fees: Not included. Allow US$40 for sites listed as part of the itinerary

TRAIN CHANGES: The Egyptian Government might impose changes to the trains tourists are allowed to travel on. Many of our adventurer tours in Egypt make use of overnight 'seater' trains between Cairo and Luxor / Aswan.
At the time of going to press these trains continue to be in operation and tourists are allowed to travel on them. However, there have been indications that this may change at some point in the future and that tourists will be required to use the more expensive 'sleeper' train. Whilst we are lobbying against this change, if legislation is introduced we will unfortunately be compelled to use the sleeper trains and to charge a US$40 surcharge per journey. Please ask our online consultant for further details at the time of booking.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza
• Picturesque Aswan
• Optional excursion to Abu Simbel
• 1 day felucca cruise
• Optional visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo
• Optional visit to the temple of Edfu
• Haggle in the bazaars
• Horse-drawn carriage ride to Karnak Temple
• Donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings

BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1, CAIRO: Arrive and check into your hotel. No meals.

Day 2, CAIRO - ASWAN: Guided visit to the Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza. Overnight train to Aswan. (B)

Day 3, ASWAN: A free day to explore this colourful and vibrant Nubian city. (B)

Day 4, ASWAN - FELUCCA CRUISE: A free morning when there will be an opportunity to visit the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel. In the afternoon we board our feluccas to sail around the islands of Aswan. Late in the afternoon we disembark to visit a Nubian village and have a typical Nubian dinner. Overnight on board the felucca. (BLD)

Day 5, ASWAN - LUXOR: Drive from Aswan to Luxor visiting the riverside temple at Kom Ombo and the temple of Horus at Edfu en route. In the afternoon we take horse drawn carriages to Karnak temple and have a guided tour of this wonderful complex. (B)

Day 6, LUXOR: We get up before sunrise to ride sturdy donkeys to the Valley of the Kings. Our route back offers magnificent views of the Nile Valley and passes the Colossi of Memnon. This afternoon is free for you to venture into Luxor’s streets and its bustling bazaars. Overnight train back to Cairo. (B)

Day 7, CAIRO: Arrive in Cairo and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free. Later this afternoon there is an opportunity to ride camels or horses into the desert and enjoy sunset over the pyramids. (B)

Day 8, CAIRO: Tour ends. (B)

DEPARTURE DATES

TRAVEL STYLE

You love the sometimes tough but ultimately rewarding nature of adventure travel and you want to spend more time enjoying every experience rather than wasting time on travel arrangements.

Maximum Group Size - 18: You love the whole concept of travel. Getting there is as much fun as being there and you love using public transport, local restaurants and small family run hotels where you get the best chance to really get under the skin of a destination. You love the sometimes tough but ultimately rewarding nature of adventure travel and you love spending more time enjoying every experience rather than wasting time on travel arrangements.
Included: All accommodation (usually twin share but occasionally multi share), transportation
Not included: Most meals, entrance fees
Single Supplement: Not available. [Read more about Imaginative Traveller travel styles]