Ships
Sun Boat IV
Overview
About This Ship
Aboard Sun Boat IV, you will cleave the waters of the world’s longest and most enigmatic river from your own fit-for-a-pharaoh floating palace. This handsome 38-cabin vessel, fittingly topped with cabanas and parasols, has become a byword for elegance and luxury, effortlessly blending contemporary style and functionality with classic good looks and elegant Art Deco accents. It plies the endlessly fascinating, incomparably rich route between Aswan and Luxor, stopping to showcase some of the world’s most stirring archaeological wonders with an expert Egyptologist guide.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE Sun Boat IV, an A&K Sanctuary:
- Offers a day-by-day, expert-guided introduction to 5,000 years’ worth of history
- Possibly the chicest sun deck on the Nile, with a pool, daybeds and bar service
- The opportunity to circumnavigate the Philae temples under sail aboard a felucca
- Further unwind with a massage in the dedicated suite
- Outdoor dining deck for memorable barbecue lunches
- Royal Suites with their own balconies to view the passing Nile in style
Accommodations
Setting
WHAT TO EXPECT
The River Nile wends its way more than 4,000 miles from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea. Yet it’s the 130-mile section between Aswan and Luxor in southern Egypt that exerts the most powerful hold on the collective imagination. Here are many of the largest, most elaborate and intriguing structures built in ancient times, including the massive Temple of Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Kom Ombo and the Greco-Egyptian shrine to Isis at Philae. The river and landscape themselves possess an elemental beauty; expect ruby-red sunsets over groves of palms and endless amber desert.
DAY-TO-DAY
Whether travelling downstream from Aswan to Luxor or upstream from Luxor to Aswan (both over four nights), you’ll be immersed in more than 5,000 years’ worth of uniquely rich history. Twice-daily excursions to must-see sites in the company of an expert guide will help you get your dynasties in order. In between, there’s plenty of time to relax and enjoy the amenities of Sun Boat IV, including its chic Sun Deck. Naturally the bar and restaurant provide highly convivial points of focus, further enlivened, on occasion, by the presence of oud musicians, belly dancers and whirling dervishes.
Accommodation
WHAT TO EXPECT
Elegant on the outside – even more elegant on the inside. Sun Boat IV is something of a Nile icon, renowned for the discreet sumptuousness of its 38 cabins and suites, all with a subtle, harmonious layering of contemporary, traditional and Art Deco elements. And, yes, those sublime views endlessly unspooling through the floor-to-ceiling windows don’t hurt either.
CABINS & SUITES
• 34 Standard Cabins, two Presidential Suites and two Royal Suites (with private balconies)
• Refined, regionally inspired contemporary design with traditional and Art Deco elements
• Floor-to-ceiling windows
• King-size beds with Egyptian linen
• Complimentary minibar stocked with soft drinks and water
• Coffee and tea selection
• Nightly turn-down service
• Complimentary Wi-Fi
• Amenities including bathrobes and slippers, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, mosquito repellent and vanity kit. Toothbrushes, toothpaste and shaving kits are also available on request
Dining
A cruise aboard Sun Boat IV is effectively two adventures in one – one that takes place on and around the Nile, and one that takes place three times a day in the riverboat’s elegant dining room (or indeed in its outdoor extension, season and weather permitting).
Sun Boat IV’s award-winning onboard chef delivers impeccable cuisine reflecting not only the unique flavours of the region (don’t miss his excellent kushari, a spicy mix of black lentils, rice and chickpeas with tomato and fried onion) but also the full diversity of the Middle East. A well-rounded complement of familiar international options is available, too, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Naturally there is a carefully curated selection of wines and spirits to provide just the right accompaniment to every dish, occasion or whim. Individual dietary requirements, including fully vegetarian menus and menus for children, are scrupulously catered for.
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