The name of the cruise Farah means happiness and joy in Egyptian. Take in the sights and sounds of the Nile on the beautiful sundeck or for the more energetic dance the night away in the Disco.

Cruise Itinerary

Monday
Arrive at Luxor airport. Meet and greet by a local representative and transfer to the MS Farah.. Beck in to your cabin before dinner and over night on board.

Tuesday
Enjoy your first sunrise as we take an early morning tour to the East Bank temples of Karnak and Luxor. Karnak is the biggest temple complex in the world with the famous 138 gigantic columns. Luxor faces the Nile and was originally joined to Karnak by an avenue of Sphinxes over 2 kms long. Following this we set sail for Esna and take lunch on board. Afternoon is free for leisure. Dinner and overnight on board.

Wednesday
Morning sightseeing of Edfu, and the extraordinary Temple of Horus; the mythical son of Isis and Osiris. Here, legend says, Horus avenged the murder of his father Osiris by defeating his father's brother Seth in combat. Following this we sail on to Kom Ombo enjoying lunch on board and then an afternoon free for leisure as we sail to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board.

Thursday
Visit the high dam, which controls the flow of the Nile; an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Then onto the unfinished obelisk in its bedrock of pink granite, a short boat trip is taken to the Temple of Philae dedicated to the Egyptian god Isis.Following lunch the afternoon is free for leisure. Dinner and overnight on board.

Friday
An early departure if the optional excursion to Abu Simbel by air has been chosen. Lunch on board and then an afternoon felucca cruise along the Nile enjoying the views of the Aga Khan mausoleum, Elephantine and Kitcheners Islands. Dinner and overnight board.

Saturday
Early morning sailing to Kom Ombo, where we visit the temple dedicated to the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sobek was the crocodile god of Nile fertility. After this we continue sailing north enjoying the Nile views and life. Lunch, dinner and overnight on board.

Sunday
Today we continue sailing north, crossing the lock at Esna. Lunch on board and then afternoon free for leisure as we sail to Luxor. Arrive Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board.

Monday
Today we take an early morning excursion o the Necropolis of Thebes, better known as the West Bank of Luxor. Here we visit the Valley of the Kings and the tombs of the new kingdom pharaohs; including Tutankhamen and Ramses the Great.
After this we move to the Temple of Deir El Bahari, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut with its 3 terraces before a photo stop at the imposing Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board then transfer to the airport for your flight home.

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