Viking introduced as we speak that it has taken supply of its newest Nile River ship, Viking Sobek. The supply ceremony befell when the brand new vessel was introduced at Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt.
The 82-guest Viking Sobek joins the corporate’s rising fleet of ships for the Nile River, and can function Viking’s well-liked 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.
“We are proud to welcome the Viking Sobek to our award-winning fleet. In our view, these identical sister ships are by far the most elegant vessels on the Nile,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. “Egypt has always been a destination of great interest among our guests, and demand for these voyages continues to be strong. With the arrival of the Viking Sobek, we look forward to introducing even more curious travelers to the country’s rich history and fascinating cultural treasures.”
With the capability for 82 company in 41 staterooms, Viking Sobek is impressed by Viking’s different river ships and ocean ships with the elegant Scandinavian design that the road is thought for. It’s an an identical sister ship to Viking Osiris, Viking Aton, and Viking Hathor. Other vessels within the Egypt fleet embrace Viking Ra and MS Antares.
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Viking plans to welcome 4 extra Nile River ships to the fleet within the subsequent two years: Viking Amun and Viking Thoth in 2025 and Viking Sekhmet and Viking Ptah in 2026. Those vessels will carry the Egypt fleet to 10.
During the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, company start with a three-night keep at a first-class lodge in Cairo, the place they’ll go to iconic websites such because the Great Pyramids of Giza, the necropolis of Sakkara, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, or the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Guests 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, that includes visits to the tomb of Nefertari within the Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamen within the Valley of the Kings, and excursions to the Temple of Khnum in Esna, the Dendera Temple advanced in Qena, the temples at Abu Simbel and the High Dam in Aswan, and a go to to a colourful Nubian village, the place company can expertise a standard elementary faculty. Finally, the journey concludes with a flight again to Cairo for a closing night time within the historical metropolis.
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