7 NightsEsna → AswanFrom $5,400
Overview
The slowest, most intimate way to sail the Nile: a handful of suites, a private chef, and a wind-powered itinerary that pauses at sandbanks, quarries and villages between Esna and Aswan.
Highlights
- Whole-boat private charter option
- Wind-powered, generator-quiet sailing
- Island picnics and quarry visits
- Private chef and Egyptologist
Itinerary
- 1
Day 1
Embark at Esna
Board your dahabiya and sail to a quiet first anchorage.
- 2
Day 2
El Kab & Edfu
Ancient rock tombs in the morning, the temple of Horus in the afternoon.
- 3
Day 3
Gebel Silsila
The great sandstone quarries, reached only by small boats.
- 4
Day 4
Kom Ombo
The riverside double temple, then sailing south.
- 5
Day 5
Nubian islands
An island picnic and a village visit near Aswan.
- 6
Day 6
Philae & Aswan
The temple of Isis and the city's gardens and souk.
- 7
Day 7
Abu Simbel option
An optional dawn excursion before disembarkation.
What's included
- All suites and full board
- Private chef and Egyptologist
- All excursions and entrance fees
- Transfers in Esna and Aswan
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