Viking has taken delivery of its newest Nile cruise ship, Viking Sobek.
The ship will operate as part of Viking’s popular 12-day ‘Pharaohs and Pyramids’ itinerary.
Viking Sobek has capacity for 82 guests, in 41 cabins and is sister ship to Viking Osiris, the Viking Aton and Viking Hathor.
Viking Sobek features several aspects familiar to Viking guests, such as a distinctive square bow and an indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace.
The 12-day ‘Pharaohs and Pyramids’ itinerary starts with a three-night stay at a first-class hotel in Cairo, including visits to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the necropolis of Sakkara, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, or the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Guests then fly to Luxor, where they visit the Temples of Luxor and Karnak before boarding the ship for an eight-day roundtrip cruise on the Nile River.
The cruise features visits to the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, and excursions to the Temple of Khnum in Esna, the Dendera Temple complex in Qena, the temples at Abu Simbel and the High Dam in Aswan, and a Nubian village, including a visit to a traditional primary school.
The journey concludes with a flight back to Cairo for a final night.
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The ship will operate as part of Viking’s popular 12-day ‘Pharaohs and Pyramids’ itinerary.
Viking Sobek has capacity for 82 guests, in 41 cabins and is sister ship to Viking Osiris, the Viking Aton and Viking Hathor.
Viking Sobek features several aspects familiar to Viking guests, such as a distinctive square bow and an indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace.
The 12-day ‘Pharaohs and Pyramids’ itinerary starts with a three-night stay at a first-class hotel in Cairo, including visits to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the necropolis of Sakkara, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, or the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Guests then fly to Luxor, where they visit the Temples of Luxor and Karnak before boarding the ship for an eight-day roundtrip cruise on the Nile River.
The cruise features visits to the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, and excursions to the Temple of Khnum in Esna, the Dendera Temple complex in Qena, the temples at Abu Simbel and the High Dam in Aswan, and a Nubian village, including a visit to a traditional primary school.
The journey concludes with a flight back to Cairo for a final night.
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