Treasures of the Red Sea 7 nights - Safaga to Safaga
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Egypt and Jordan have been a melting pot of all civilizations and you will be astonished by all the huge vestiges. As for the Red Sea, what can we add concerning this marvel? This cruise will enable you to discover the treasures that have made explorers and writers dream for years: the Nile Valley Pharaonic monuments. Petra in Jordan, with its beauty and dimensions is now a part of the Seven New Wonders of the World. During this cruise, you will take part in a wonderful voyage through the ages.
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Itinerary
DAY 1: SAFAGA (Egypt) Port of Safaga. Welcome aboard the boat late afternoon. Settling into your cabin and presentation of the crew followed by a welcome cocktail served in the lounge and dinner on board.
DAY 2: SAFAGA (Egypt)
Breakfast on board. Morning will be dedicated to the cruise presentation and the welcome of the last passengers. Lunch on board. Departure for the optional excursion, a sea trip in a semi-submersible boat: the ideal opportunity to discover the wonderful underwater world for which the Red Sea is renowned: the unspoilt coral reefs teeming with fish are the ideal refuge for multicoloured parrot fish, angel fish and clown fish. Back on board in mid-afternoon. Dinner and departure of the cruise for Sharm el-Sheikh. Sailing at night.
DAY 3: SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt)
Arrival of the boat early in the morning. A positive paradise for scuba divers, Sharm el-Sheikh is a modern seaside resort of international renown. It is also an ideal point of departure for exploring the Monastery of Saint Catherine, one of the jewels of the Sinai, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Departure very early in the morning for this optional day's excursion, lunch included (around 3 hour's travelling time) to reach this unmissable Christian Shrine. The lives of the saints recount that the body of Saint
Catherine was rescued by angels from the instrument of torture and carried to the slopes of the highest peak in Egypt, in the foothills of Mount Sinai (Djebel Musa), where the story goes that Moses saw God in the form of a burning bush and received the 10 Commandments. The tour will begin with the 6th century Church of the Transfiguration, covered with icons and mosaics, and will continue via the holiest place in the monastery: the Chapel of the Burning Bush. You will also see the icon gallery and Moses' well. After your buffet lunch, you will return to Sharm el-Sheikh at the end of the afternoon.
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Optional day's excursion between sea and shore (lunch included): under the sun in fact… departure for a private beach at Naama Bay, the capital of the Egyptian Riviera. In winter the outside temperature varies between 23 and 26 degrees. The chance to have a swim and laze around on the sand where beach loungers, towels and parasols will guarantee that you can relax in comfort. After your buffet lunch, a sea trip in a glass-bottomed boat: the ideal opportunity to discover the wonderful underwater world for which the Red Sea is renowned.
Departure of the boat at around midnight for Jordan. Dinner and Egyptian fancy dress evening on board: to make the most of this evening, don't forget to pack the accessories that will transform you into Nefertiti or the most imposing pharaoh for a day!
DAY 4: AQABA (Jordan)
Breakfast during the cruise. During the morning's sailing, you will be able to take advantage of the clement temperatures on the sun deck, as you admire the Sinai Peninsula in which the subsoil contained rich deposits of copper, gold and turquoise at the time of the pharaohs, but which is also the Holy Land and an important place of pilgrimage. As Exodus relates, during its flight from Egypt, the Hebrew people, led by Moses, wandered in the Sinai for 40 days before reaching the Promised Land. Arrival in Aqaba at the end of the morning, a famous Jordanian seaside resort which is undergoing considerable development. Lunch. In the afternoon, an optional excursion to the desert of Wadi Rum. With Petra, it is one of the must-see sites in Jordan. By Jeep, with numerous photo stops, you will discover this desert made famous by Lawrence of Arabia, which dazzles with its spectacular colours which vary with the whim of the light. The Bedouins who inhabit the Wadi Rum are famous for their hospitality: in their tent, enjoy their tea and sweet specialities. Back on board for the evening. Dinner on board. Overnight stopover.
DAY 5: AQABA (Jordan)
Breakfast on board. Departure for a day's optional excursion to Petra (lunch included), around 2 hours' drive from Aqaba. Petra is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest wonders ever constructed by Man and Nature and the most precious jewel in Jordan's crown. A capital cut into the pink and red stone by the Nabataeans, an Arab people established in Jordan for more than 2,000 years, Petra, 'rock' in Greek, was strategically placed at the junction of the silk and spice trade routes. To enter the site, you take the 'siq', a narrow gorge a kilometre long, lined with steep cliffs which comes out on Al Khazneh, the 'Treasure': the tomb of a Nabataean, this imposing Hellenistic façade was cut into the pink rock itself at the beginning of the 1st century. It is a masterpiece of refinement and symmetry which alone is well worth the trip to Petra. You will also discover the Nabataean theatre in the Roman style carved into the rock more than 2,000 years ago. After your lunch in a restaurant, back on board in Aqaba, Captain's Evening, who will take great pleasure in opening this evening's dinner. Departure of the boat during the night for Safaga.
DAY 6: AT SEA
A day's sailing, full catering on board. Enjoy the clement temperatures on the sun deck, as you admire the Sinai Peninsula. At dusk, the rock takes on brown and reddish tints and transforms itself into a festival of colour. Arrival in Safaga in the evening. 1001 knights evening on board: succumb to the bewitching charm of the belly dance to the sound of traditional music.
DAY 7: SAFAGA (Egypt)
After a hearty breakfast at dawn, departure by coach for the day's optional excursion to ancient Thebes, the capital of the Pharaohs: LUXOR and the Valley of the Kings (lunch included). Travelling time: around 3h30 through a landscape of desert, mountains and fertile plains. This is one of the unmissable key sites of ancient Egypt. The tour will start in the Valley of the Kings. With its arid cliffs, the gorge which forms this valley evokes death. It is in this setting that the pharaohs awaited immortality in their sarcophagi. The 62 tombs carved into the mountain itself are not all open to the public but you will visit three of the most important of them, adorned with beautiful decorations. You will also see the Temple of Hatshepsut, dedicated to the only female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. It seems as if nature itself has conjured up this extraordinary monument, the terraces of which mingle with the surrounding limestone cliffs of the mountain of Thebes. Further along, overlooking the west bank from their lofty 18 metres in height, the Colossi of Memnon, faceless effigies seated on a throne are the remains of the funeral temple of Amenophis III. After your lunch in a restaurant, tour of the temples of Karnak. Connected to Luxor by the alley of the ram-headed Sphinx, this grandiose site, dedicated to the God Amon, continued to grow for 1,500 years. At the centre of this site, as colossal as it is dizzying, rise the outer walls of the Temple of Amon which contains a sacred lake. An important place of religious celebration, it contains the famous hypostyle room, a spectacular forest of gigantic columns. Its beauty is simply breathtaking. Before returning to the boat in Safaga, a photo stop at the Temple of Luxor will enable you to immortalise its majesty. Dinner on board in Safaga. Overnight stopover.
DAY 8: SAFAGA (Egypt) or HURGHADA
Disembarkation,. End of our journey.
2009 Departure Dates
Departure Date
Disembarkation Date
Nights
Ship
Season
10-Jan-09
17-Jan-09
7
BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
Low
17-Jan-09
24-Jan-09
7
BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
Low
24-Jan-09
31-Jan-09
7
BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
Middle
31-Jan-09
7-Feb-09
7
BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
Middle
7-Feb-09
14-Feb-09
7
BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
Middle
14-Feb-09
21-Feb-09
7
BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
Middle
21-Feb-09
28-Feb-09
7
BELLE DE L’ADRIATIQUE
Middle
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2009 Season Cruise Rates
Low Season
Middle Season
High Season
Lower Deck Double Cabin
(Per Person)
$1,818
$2,198
$2,513
Main Deck Double Cabin
(Per Person)
$1,983
$2,310
$2,625
Embarkation Deck Double Cabin
(Per Person)
$2,023
$2,350
$2,666
Upper Deck Double Cabin
(Per Person)
$2,075
$2,401
$2,717
Child Discount (2-10 years)
Double Cabin
- $324
- $388
- $444
Single Cabin Supplement
$1,580
$1,580
$1,580
Flight Paris/Hurghada Return
$819
$892
$1,076
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Prices Do Not Include: Drinks or insurance.
For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, the cruise line and the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.
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