5 Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises: Movenpick Cruises
Our epic 5-Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises have been designed to offer you amazing affordability; wonderful relaxation and unforgettable sightseeing in the Land of the Pharaohs. Enjoy your cruise on the MS Royal Lotus over Christmas, or aboard the MS Royal Lily over New Year. No matter which one of our Egypt Christmas holidays you choose, you will be traveling in the lap of luxury with lifelong memories guaranteed.
Visit some of the Nile Valley’s best ancient sites with one of our Egyptologist guides, including Valley of the Kings; Karnak; Luxor Temple; Kom Ombo Temple; Edfu Temple, Hatshepsut Temple; Philae Temple, and so much more. Celebrate the festive season in a way that you never forget with one of our high quality Nile cruises.
Our 5 Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises run on the 24th and 31st of December (MS Royal Lotus); and on 28th of December (MS Royal Lily), 2020.
5 Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises
DAY 1 – Cruise Embarkation in Luxor and East Bank Tour
When you arrive in Luxor for our Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises, one of our tour managers and a driver will meet you at the airport or railway station, and then you will be taken to board your 5-Star Nile cruise. Enjoy your first on-board lunch shortly after boarding, and then one of our English-speaking Egyptologist tour guides will take you and a small group of our other clients to see two incredible ancient sites on Luxor’s East Bank. Your guide will sail with the ship, so you will have the same guide with you during all your excursions throughout the cruise.
Today you will visit Karnak and Luxor temples, returning to the ship in time to enjoy some free time before dinner is served in the evening. The first night of our Christmas and New Year Nile cruises are spent on the water at Luxor.
Included: Lunch and Dinner
DAY 2 – Luxor West Bank Tour and Cruise to Edfu
Wake up to a delightful breakfast on your cruise ship, and then you will be taken to see another 3 incredible ancient sites, this time on the West Bank. First you will visit Valley of the Kings where more than 60 ancient rock-cut tombs have been discovered. This was a royal necropolis that was reserved for pharaoh; nobles, and other highly influential people. Most of the tombs here were robbed and looted in antiquity, with King Tutankhamen’s tomb being a rare exception. Next, you will visit the huge rock-cut mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and also the Colossi of Memnon.
Once all passengers are back on board the ship, it will then sail to Esna, with lunch being served along the way. On arrival at Esna, the ship will cross the Esna Lock and then continue on to Edfu. This night of our Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises is spent on the water at Edfu.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 3 – Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples and Cruise to Aswan
Enjoy breakfast aboard the ship, and then you will be taken to see best-preserved ancient temple in Egypt, the Temple of Horus. After your tour, you will return to the ship and it will start sailing to Kom Ombo, with a good lunch being served along the way. In the afternoon, your guide will take you and your group to see the Temple of Sobek and Horus when the ship arrives at Kom Ombo, and then once all passengers are back on board the ship, it will sail to Aswan. This night of our Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises is spent on the water Aswan
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 4 – Aswan Tour and Free Time
The 4th day of our Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises is a perfect blend of sightseeing and relaxation. Enjoy breakfast at the usual time, and then a sightseeing tour to see Lake Nasser and the Aswan High Dam; the giant Unfinished Obelisk, and the amazing temple of Philae which you will reach by means of a small boat. After your tour, you will return to the ship in time for lunch and then you will have the remainder of the day to yourself to enjoy as you wish. The last night of our Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises is again spent on the water at Aswan.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 5 – Cruise Disembarkation and Departure
Enjoy a nice leisurely breakfast aboard the ship, and then at the appropriate time, you will need to check out and disembark. One of our tour representatives and a driver will then transfer you to the airport or to the railway station, assuming that you will be leaving Aswan today. If you are going to be staying in Aswan after your cruise, please advise us, and we will do our best to drop you off at a place which is most convenient for you.
You cruise on the Nile might well be over but you will be able to cherish your memories forever, because with our Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises, lifelong memories are guaranteed.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Inclusions – What is included in our 5 Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises:
- Meet and assist service for at arrival and departure
- Customer Service assistance throughout our 5 Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises
- All transfers and tours in clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles
- Accommodation for 4 nights on 5-Star Nile Cruise with full board
- Any other meals as specified in the itinerary
- All tours during Nile Cruise (small group tours)
- Admission tickets for all attractions mentioned in the itinerary
- English speaking driver/guides for all tours
- Mobile phone or Egyptian SIM card loaned to you with 30 minutes free call time local or 5 minutes international
- All service charges and taxes
Exclusions – What is not included in our 5 Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises:
- International airfare
- Entry visa for Egypt
- Optional tours mentioned or not mentioned in the itinerary
- Personal expenses
- Tipping kitty.
Gold Accommodation Plan
- Movenpick Royal Lotus Nile Cruise (5-Star)
Price per 1 person | Christmas / New Year |
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3 Sharing | $1099 |
2 Sharing | $1119 |
Solo | $1595 |
Diamond Accommodation Plan
- Movenpick MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise (5-Star)
Price per 1 person | Christmas / New Year |
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Triple | $1275 |
Double | $1295 |
Solo | $1895 |
Prices for our 5 Day Christmas and New Year Nile Cruises are quoted per person in US$ and valid for the 2020 Christmas and New Year holiday period.
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