MS Mayfair Nile Cruise - Blue Danube Holidays 5 Day Luxury Nile Cruise

Starting price

$872

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All Year

MS Mayfair Nile Cruise – 5 Days - BD333

The MS Mayfair Nile Cruise is one of our best Nile cruise holidays. A 5 Day Luxury Nile river cruise from Luxor to Aswan. Aboard MS Mayfair, retreat to elegant interiors, comfortable cabins, serene surroundings and lavish dinners topped off with natural sight-seeing.

Enjoy a first class trip on the Nile, with a private guide through the highlights of the Ancient Egyptian civilization including Philae Temple, High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, Kom-Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, the Valley of the Kings & Queens, Queen Hatshepsut’s temple and Karnak Temple.

Country River

Egypt Nile

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MS Mayfair Nile Cruise - Itinerary

Day 1 – Monday

Morning

Greeting and assistance at Luxor Airport or railway station and private transfer to the Cruise for check in. After lunch we visit Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple. Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world covering 200 acres of land. Dating back to 3400 BC it is was built over different reigns and dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, is still the largest room of any religious building in the world.

Afternoon

Next the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarabeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Luxor temple is not dedicated to a god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned. Alexander the Great claimed he was crowned at Luxor. Dinner on board and enjoy music in the lounge.

Day 2 – Tuesday

Morning

After breakfast on your Ms Mayfair Nile cruise, we visit the Valley of the Kings & Queens and the Temple of Hatshepsut. The valley contains 63 tombs and stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock cut tombs were excavated for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. The royal tombs are decorated with scenes from Egyptian mythology and give clues as to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period.

This Hatshepsut temple was originally dedicated to Amun and then added to by Hatshepsut, Queen and 5th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs. Her funerary temple stands as tribute to her peaceful and prosperous rule. It is considered one of the incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt.

Afternoon

Then sail to Edfu via Esna. Lunch on board. Captain’s Welcome Cocktail Party. Dinner on board. Overnight in Edfu

Day 3 – Wednesday

Morning

Breakfast on board then visit Edfu Temple, one of the best-preserved shrines in Egypt, distinguished by its huge splendid structure that blends Pharaonic and Greek architecture. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Hellenistic period in Egypt.

Afternoon

Sail to Kom Ombo. After lunch on board we visit Kom Ombo Temple. Constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. The temple is unique because it is perfectly symmetrical and was built for two sets of gods. The south temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world. The northern temple was dedicated to the falcon god Horus. Kom Ombo Temple. Sail to Aswan and dinner is followed by a Galabeya Party. Overnight in Aswan.

Day 4 – Thursday

Morning

Visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk & the Temple of Philae. Aswan High Damn was constructed to replace the old (1902) Aswan dam built to protect Egypt from the floods and provide irrigation and electricity across Egypt. It is 111 meters/ 364 feet high and 12, 562 feet / 3830 meters long and visitors can easily locate lake Nasser over 100 miles away. The Unfinished Obelisk developed cracks and was abandoned. It is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 42 meters / 137 feet and would have weighed nearly 1,090 metric tons (1,200 tons). The Philae Temple (the Temple of Isis) is one of the greatest Temples in Egypt with its huge, complete, pylons and beautiful scenes. It occupies about a quarter of the island.

Afternoon

In the afternoon sail on the Nile by Felucca around Kitchener’s Island. Lord Kitchener was gifted the island, when he served as Consul-General in Egypt from 1911 to 1914. With the aid of the Ministry of Irrigation, Kitchener rapidly transformed the small 750 metres (2,460 ft) long island into a paradise of exotic trees, many from India, and plants in gardens with view walkways. It later passed into the property of the Egyptian government and was used as a research station is now Aswan Botanic Island. Dinner with Nubian Folkloric show.

Day 5 – Friday

Check out from your MS Mayfair Nile Cruise after breakfast. Transfer to Aswan Airport or railway station.

Land Tours of Cairo, Alexandria and Sharm El Sheik

Add a private Egyptian Land Tour before or after your luxury cruise. Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada and Abu Simbel.

Marvel at the Pyramids & Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum. View the treasures from the temples and burial sites (including Tutankhamun)
Take a day trip to Alexandria, St Catherine's Mosque or the Ras Mohamed National Parkin the Red Sea
Add a side trip to Abu Simbel(before or after the cruise). See the colossal temple of Ramses II and the temple of Queen Nefertari

Request a private tour with our expert Egyptologists in the comments sections on the Booking Form or Contact Us for more details.

Pricing & Dates - MS Mayfair Nile Cruise

Price Per Person In USD	Apr 26 - Dec 20, 2019	Dec 21, 2019 - Jan 4, 2020	Jan 5 - Apr 5, 2020	Apr 6 - Sep 30, 2020
Double	872	984	872	984
Single Supplement	408	464	408	464
Connecting Cabins	959	1083	959	1083
Cabins with Balconies	1046	1181	1046	1181
Executive Cabins	1133	1280	1133	1280
Executive Cabins with Baclonies	1221	1378	1221	1378
Suites (Min 2 Guests)	1569	1772	1569	1772

Included

4 Nights accommodation MS Mayfair Nile Cruise
Meet and assist service upon arrival & departure.
A personal English-speaking tour guide during your excursions.
American buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner à la carte, beverages excluded.
All transfers and tours by a modern air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.
All Nile Cruise excursions as mentioned in the itinerary on private basis.
Entrance fees to all sights between Aswan and Luxor.
All taxes and services.

Excluded

International Flights.
Visa Entry for Egypt.
Tipping
10% New Year & Christmas high season supplement from Dec 20 – Jan 5
Cruise obligatory Christmas and New Year Gala Dinner + $90 per person & $50 at Easter

MS Mayfair Nile Cruise Check in and Check Out

Check-in time: not before 12:00 AM
Check-out: not after 08:00 AM

Abu Simbel Excursion (Optional)

Why not visit the colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor.