Join us August 3–11, 2027 for a 5-night Nile River cruise to Cairo and then four (4) nights in Cairo to experience the culture, archaeology, communities, and daily details that make Cairo the informal capital of the Arab world.
You’ll sail on the ms Darakum (slide show)
Cap your Luxor Eclipse adventure with a cruise north to Cairo where you’ll spend three full days amidst the ancient treasures and modern bustle of the Cairo region. Visit the Pyramids at Giza and their ancestors at Saqqara; see Egypt’s archaeologic treasures in new and modernized comfortable settings. Graze your way through the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) (slide show), strolling through the history of Egypt’s pharaonic, Christian, Jewish, and Islamic communities.
Whether this is your first trip to Egypt or another chapter in your explorations as a confirmed Egypt buff, gain a sense of why ancient Egypt has such a powerful impact on the imagination through time.
Join us in Cairo and deepen your insight into the richness of ancient Egypt’s civilization.
See the ITINERARY for our daily plans.
Disembark the Darakum as our Nile River cruse ends Thursday, August 12, after breakfast.
OVERVIEW AND PRICING
Price is $6,699 (Standard cabin) or $7,299 Superior cabin per person (pp) for nine (9) nights onboard the m.s. Darakum (add 50% premium for singles — or share and pay no premium!). Nile River cruise package price includes: 5-night cruise to Cairo and then four (4) nights onboard the Darakum while docked in Cairo; all meals (breakfast only on day of departure); our TOURING PACKAGE (pdf here); our EXTENDED LECTURE SERIES (three lecturers onboard delivering about a dozen talks/Q&As); entrance to all touring sites and museums (see tabs “7: DENDERA” through “CAIRO (DAY 4)” just above) with all transportation to/from the Darakum; and all taxes, fees, gratuities, and port charges. Add a drink package for $315, which includes an open bar at our nine (9) 90-minute cocktail parties. Full day’s credit issued for disembarking the Tosca day early. NOTE: Program is subject to change. There are only 50 cabins on the Darakum.
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Brochure of this post-Luxor cruise (PDF); view our cruise-to-Cairo ITINERARY |
NOTE: Program is subject to change. There are only 54 cabins on the Darakum.