Viking has formally taken supply of its latest Nile River ship, Viking Hathor. The supply ceremony passed off when the brand new ship was introduced at Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt. The 82-guest vessel will function Viking’s fashionable 12-day Pharaoh’s & Pyramids itinerary.
“We are proud to welcome the Viking Hathor to our award-winning river fleet,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. “With its abundance of cultural treasures and ancient antiquities, Egypt has always been a destination of great interest to curious travelers, including our guests. We believe our ships are by far the most elegant vessels sailing the Nile River, and we look forward to introducing even more explorers to this fantastic destination in the years to come.”
Viking Hathor
Internet hosting 82 company in 41 staterooms, the brand new Viking Hathor is impressed by Viking’s award-winning river and ocean ships with the elegant Scandinavian design that Viking is understood for. An equivalent sister ship to Viking Osiris and Viking Aton, Viking Hathor options a number of points acquainted to Viking company, equivalent to a sq. bow and an indoor/outside Aquavit Terrace. Further ships within the Egypt fleet embody Viking Ra and MS Antares.
Pharaohs & Pyramids Itinerary
Throughout the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, company start with a three-night keep at a first-class lodge in Cairo, the place they will go to iconic websites such because the Nice Pyramids of Giza, the necropolis of Sakkara, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, or the Grand Egyptian Museum.
They then fly to Luxor, the place they go to the Temples of Luxor and Karnak earlier than boarding a Viking river ship for an eight-day roundtrip cruise on the Nile River. The itinerary options visits to the tomb of Nefertari within the Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamun within the Valley of the Kings. Excursions to the Temple of Khnum in Esna, the Dendera Temple advanced in Qena, the temples at Abu Simbel and the Excessive Dam in Aswan, and a go to to a colourful Nubian village, the place company can expertise a conventional elementary college, are additionally on the schedule. Lastly, the journey concludes with a flight again to Cairo for a ultimate evening within the historic metropolis.
These seeking to lengthen their journey in Egypt can e-book a pre or post-cruise extension that gives privileged entry to archives and reveals. Further choices embody a three-night pre-cruise extension in Istanbul. After concluding the river cruise, company may lengthen the journey with a four-night extension to Jordan — Petra, Useless Sea & Amman to view Roman antiquities at Jerash, Crusader-era castles at Kerak or Shobak, and expertise the misplaced metropolis of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Web site.
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