Questions and answers
What guests most often ask us before they travel. If your question is not here, we are happy to help.
Booking
Send us an enquiry through the form on the Enquire page, by WhatsApp on +20 10000-02791, or by email at info@waltonegypt.com. Tell us your vessel, dates and number of guests, and our team will reply with availability and an offer.
We answer every enquiry personally, so the offer you receive reflects your dates, your cabin and the journey you choose.
On M/S Hapi V, the 4-night journey from Luxor to Aswan and the 7-night round trip start on Mondays, and the 3-night journey from Aswan to Luxor starts on Fridays. On Ben’s Dahabeya, the 4-night journey from Esna to Aswan starts on Mondays and the 3-night journey from Aswan to Esna starts on Fridays.
The vessels
M/S Hapi V is a Nile cruise ship with 69 rooms, a restaurant, a lounge bar and a sundeck with a pool. Ben’s Dahabeya is a sailing boat with fewer guests on board, which can moor at quiet islands in the evening.
There are 69 air-conditioned rooms of ca. 20 m², each with a king-size bed or two single beds and a private bathroom.
Ben’s Dahabeya has 7 cabins and one suite. You can choose a Cabin of ca. 15 m², for up to 2 guests with a queen bed or 2 single beds, or the Suite Cabin of ca. 20 m², for up to 2 guests with a queen bed. Cabins have air conditioning, high-speed WiFi and private bathrooms.
Yes. M/S Hapi V suits groups, weddings and company events. Tell us about your plans when you enquire.
On board
On M/S Hapi V, embarkation is at 12:00, with lunch at 13:00. Please ask us about boarding times for Ben’s Dahabeya.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included, with water, tea, coffee and soft drinks. A tour guide, transfers and entrance tickets are not included.
Meals combine Egyptian flavors with international dishes, served on board according to the itinerary. On M/S Hapi V this includes a restaurant and BBQ dinners on deck. On Ben’s Dahabeya, meals are served on the open deck or indoors, and some evenings include a BBQ on an island.
On M/S Hapi V, evenings can include a welcome cocktail, music in the bar, a Galabeya party and a Nubian show. The day-by-day programme on the Journeys page shows each evening.
Excursions
Visits are marked as optional excursions in the itineraries, and on Ben’s Dahabeya guides, transfers and tickets are not included. Please ask us when you enquire, and we will tell you what applies to your journey.
Yes. Abu Simbel is offered as an optional excursion from Aswan on M/S Hapi V.