Offer: Special Fares + Up to Free Airfare + $25 Deposit + Choice of Up to $1,000 Shipboard Credit or Free Beverage Package & Included Gratuities
Booking Window: Now - 10/31/25
Applicable Sailings: All sailings
Terms & Conditions: Your choice of shipboard credit or a FREE beverage package & included gratuities. Shipboard credit based on cruise length. Up to 8 days: $500 per couple ($250 per person); 9 to 12 days: $750 per couple ($375 per person); 13+ days: $1,000 per couple ($500 per person). No beverage package on Egypt ships. Excludes World Cruise itineraries. A limited-time $25 per person deposit is due at time of booking for all featured itineraries; remaining deposit is due with final payment (excludes World Cruise itineraries). Rivers: FREE roundtrip international airfare based on select departures of Grand European Tour; Pharaohs & Pyramids; London, Paris & D-Day; Capitals of Eastern Europe, Christmastime in Paris & Normandy and Magnificent Mekong. FREE roundtrip airfare based on select departures of Mississippi Delta Explorer and New Orleans & Southern Charms. 2-FOR-1 airfare available on select 2026 River voyages in economy class. Additional restrictions may apply. Oceans: FREE roundtrip airfare based on select departures of Panama Canal & Central America. Expeditions: FREE roundtrip international airfare based on select departures of Antarctic Explorer. FREE roundtrip airfare based on select departures of Niagara & the Great Lakes. FREE Airfare offer available from most gateways and is subject to change: Based on inventory availability at time of purchase and may be withdrawn at any time. Additional restrictions may apply. A limited-time $25 per person deposit is due at time of booking for all featured itineraries; remaining deposit is due with final payment (excludes World Cruise itineraries).
Offer: Special Fares + Up to Free Airfare + $25 Deposit + Choice of Up to $1,000 Shipboard Credit or Free Beverage Package & Included Gratuities
Booking Window: Now - 10/31/25
Applicable Sailings: All sailings
Terms & Conditions: Your choice of shipboard credit or a FREE beverage package & included gratuities. Shipboard credit based on cruise length. Up to 8 days: $500 per couple ($250 per person); 9 to 12 days: $750 per couple ($375 per person); 13+ days: $1,000 per couple ($500 per person). No beverage package on Egypt ships. Excludes World Cruise itineraries. A limited-time $25 per person deposit is due at time of booking for all featured itineraries; remaining deposit is due with final payment (excludes World Cruise itineraries). Rivers: FREE roundtrip international airfare based on select departures of Grand European Tour; Pharaohs & Pyramids; London, Paris & D-Day; Capitals of Eastern Europe, Christmastime in Paris & Normandy and Magnificent Mekong. FREE roundtrip airfare based on select departures of Mississippi Delta Explorer and New Orleans & Southern Charms. 2-FOR-1 airfare available on select 2026 River voyages in economy class. Additional restrictions may apply. Oceans: FREE roundtrip airfare based on select departures of Panama Canal & Central America. Expeditions: FREE roundtrip international airfare based on select departures of Antarctic Explorer. FREE roundtrip airfare based on select departures of Niagara & the Great Lakes. FREE Airfare offer available from most gateways and is subject to change: Based on inventory availability at time of purchase and may be withdrawn at any time. Additional restrictions may apply. A limited-time $25 per person deposit is due at time of booking for all featured itineraries; remaining deposit is due with final payment (excludes World Cruise itineraries).
Owned and operated by Viking, Viking Sobek is a brand new sister ship to Viking Osiris, Viking Aton and Viking Hathor, the most upscale ships in Egypt. Specifically built to navigate the Nile, she is a state-of-the-art vessel—designed in the clean, elegant Scandinavian aesthetic for which Viking is known. Accommodating just 82 guests, she offers the ultimate in comfort.
Only 82 guests
Crew: 48
Length: 236 feet
Year built: 2025
Day #
Date
Port
Arrive
Depart
1
Tuesday, 6/2/26
About Aswan + Cairo
Aswan + Cairo
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2
Wednesday, 6/3/26
About Aswan + Cairo
Aswan + Cairo
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3
Thursday, 6/4/26
About Aswan + Cairo
Aswan + Cairo
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4
Friday, 6/5/26
About Luxor
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. As the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterised as the "world's greatest open air museum", the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor standing within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the Nile River, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of international tourists arrive each year to visit these monuments, their presence forming a large part of the economic basis for the modern city. As a result, Luxor represents an excellent base for touring Upper Egypt, and is a popular holiday destination, both in its own right and as a starting or finishing point for Nile cruises.
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. As the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterised as the "world's greatest open air museum", the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor standing within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the Nile River, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of international tourists arrive each year to visit these monuments, their presence forming a large part of the economic basis for the modern city. As a result, Luxor represents an excellent base for touring Upper Egypt, and is a popular holiday destination, both in its own right and as a starting or finishing point for Nile cruises.
At Esna, explore the Temple of Khonoum. Work on this Ptolemaic temple was started about 180 B.C., but it appears that an earlier temple was constructed by Thutmose III in 1500 B.C on the same site.
Egypt's southernmost city (population 150,000) and ancient frontier town has the loveliest setting on the Nile. At Aswan the deserts close in on the river, confining its sparkling blue between smooth amber sand and rugged extrusions of granite bedrock. Lateen-sailed feluccas glide past the ancient ruins and gargantuan rocks of Elephantine Island, palms and tropical shrubs softening the islands and embankments till intense blue skies fade into soft-focus dusks.
Aswan Attractions
Although its own monuments are insignificant compared to Luxor's, Aswan is the base for excursions to the temples of Philae and Kabasha, near the great dams beyond the First Cataract, and the Sun Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, far to the south. It can also serve for day trips to Darow Camel Market, Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna - the main temples between here and Luxor.
Egypt's southernmost city (population 150,000) and ancient frontier town has the loveliest setting on the Nile. At Aswan the deserts close in on the river, confining its sparkling blue between smooth amber sand and rugged extrusions of granite bedrock. Lateen-sailed feluccas glide past the ancient ruins and gargantuan rocks of Elephantine Island, palms and tropical shrubs softening the islands and embankments till intense blue skies fade into soft-focus dusks.
Aswan Attractions
Although its own monuments are insignificant compared to Luxor's, Aswan is the base for excursions to the temples of Philae and Kabasha, near the great dams beyond the First Cataract, and the Sun Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, far to the south. It can also serve for day trips to Darow Camel Market, Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna - the main temples between here and Luxor.
Cairo , the capital city of Egypt, has been the heart of Egypt for more than 1000 years and it demonstrates the dichotomy of all things Egyptian. Cairo is a timeless metropolis enriched with the unforgettable marks of a glorious past. It is in Cairo where the medieval world and the contemporary western world come together.
The home of one of the seven wonders of the world - the Great Pyramids - not to mention the Sphinx of Giza and the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo is a treasure chest of discovery, amazement, warmth & enjoyment.
Islamic Cairo is the old medieval quarter, and stepping into its neighbourhoods is like moving back six or seven centuries with its tiny alleyways & mud-brick houses. Some of Islamic Cairo's highlights include the Ibn Tulun Mosque, dating from the 9th century and one of the largest mosques in the world; the Mausoleum of Imam ash-Shafi'i, the largest Islamic tomb in Egypt where one of Islam's greatest imams was buried.
The Citadel, which is an awesome medieval fortress that was the seat of Egyptian power for 700 years. The Citadel has three major mosques and several museums.
Coptic Cairo was originally built as a Roman fortress town. It pre-dates the founding of Islamic Cairo by several hundred years and was home to one of the world's first Christian communities. It is, however, a holy place for Jews and Muslims as well as the Coptic Christians who lived there. The one remaining part of the Fortress of Babylon is a tower which was built in 98 AD and originally overlooked an important port on the Nile. The Coptic Museum is at the foot of the tower and its exhibits cover Egypt's Christian era between 300 and 1000 AD. This stunning collection includes religious and secular art, and includes stonework, manuscripts, woodwork, metalwork, paintings and pottery.
For shopping, the Khan El Khalily bazaar is a must.
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. As the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterised as the "world's greatest open air museum", the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor standing within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the Nile River, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of international tourists arrive each year to visit these monuments, their presence forming a large part of the economic basis for the modern city. As a result, Luxor represents an excellent base for touring Upper Egypt, and is a popular holiday destination, both in its own right and as a starting or finishing point for Nile cruises.
Owned and operated by Viking, Viking Sobek is a brand new sister ship to Viking Osiris, Viking Aton and Viking Hathor, the most upscale ships in Egypt. Specifically built to navigate the Nile, she is a state-of-the-art vessel—designed in the clean, elegant Scandinavian aesthetic for which Viking is known. Accommodating just 82 guests, she offers the ultimate in comfort.
Only 82 guests
Crew: 48
Length: 236 feet
Year built: 2025
Year Built
N/A
Capacity
82
Meeting Rooms
N/A
Year Refurbished
N/A
Elevators
1
Casino
No
Registry
N/A
Restaurants
1
Disco
N/A
Tonnage
N/A
Bars
1
Fitness Center
N/A
Cabins
41
Pools
1
Children's Program
N/A
Handicap Cabins
N/A
Theaters
N
Internet Cafe
N/A
Shops
Yes
Library
N/A
Spa
Yes
Cabin Categories | Decks
Deluxe Stateroom
Explorer Suite
Standard Stateroom
Veranda Stateroom
Veranda Suite
Cabin Details
Stateroom size: 232 sq ft
River-view stateroom with half-height picture window
Queen-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
40" flat-screen TV featuring CNN, CBC, MBC2, beIN Sports
River-view suite with spacious, separate sitting room & floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to a full-size veranda in the sleeping quarters
Hotel-style bed 79 in x 63 in (with optional twin-bed configuration); luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
Two 40" flat-screen TVs with infotainment system featuring Movies On Demand, plus CNBC, CNN, FOX, National Geographic & more
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Telephone, safe, refrigerator, hair dryer & individual climate control
Private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers available upon request
Bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
Space under bed for storing suitcases
Roomy wardrobe with wooden hangers
Complimentary Silver Spirits beverage package, Viking Air Plus services, laundry service, room service (during breakfast) & shoe shine service
Private airport transfers
Sparkling wine; mini-bar with wine, beer & soft drinks (replenished daily); daily fruit basket
Binoculars, coffee brewer & cashmere blanket
Standard Stateroom (B)
Stateroom size: 232 sq ft
River-view stateroom with half-height picture window
Hotel-style bed 79 in x 63 in (with optional twin-bed configuration); luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
40" flat-screen TV with infotainment system featuring Movies On Demand, plus CNBC, CNN, FOX, National Geographic & more
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Telephone, safe, refrigerator, hair dryer & individual climate control
Private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers available upon request
Bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
Space under bed for storing suitcases
Roomy wardrobe with wooden hangers
Veranda Stateroom (A)
Stateroom size: 239 sq ft
River-view stateroom with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to a full-size veranda
Hotel-style bed 79 in x 63 in (with optional twin-bed configuration); luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
40" flat-screen TV with infotainment system featuring Movies On Demand, plus CNBC, CNN, FOX, National Geographic & more
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Telephone, safe, refrigerator, hair dryer & individual climate control
Private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers available upon request
Bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
Space under bed for storing suitcases
Roomy wardrobe with wooden hangers
Veranda Suite (AA)
Suite size: 409 sq ft
River-view suite with full-size veranda off the spacious, separate sitting room & floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door, known as a French balcony, in the sleeping quarters
Hotel-style bed 79 in x 63 in (with optional twin-bed configuration); luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
40" flat-screen TV with infotainment system featuring Movies On Demand, plus CNBC, CNN, FOX, National Geographic & more
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Telephone, safe, refrigerator, hair dryer & individual climate control
Private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers available upon request
Bottled water replenished daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
Space under bed for storing suitcases
Roomy wardrobe with wooden hangers
Sun Deck
Pool Deck
Upper Deck
Middle Deck
Main Deck
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Departure Port:
Aswan + Cairo
Sailing Date:
Tuesday, 06/02/26
Return Date:
Saturday, 06/13/26
Nights:
11
Ship:
Viking Sobek
Cruise Line:
Viking River Cruises
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Egypt's southernmost city (population 150,000) and ancient frontier town has the loveliest setting on the Nile. At Aswan the deserts close in on the river, confining its sparkling blue between smooth amber sand and rugged extrusions of granite bedrock. Lateen-sailed feluccas glide past the ancient ruins and gargantuan rocks of Elephantine Island, palms and tropical shrubs softening the islands and embankments till intense blue skies fade into soft-focus dusks. 
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