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Day 1
Karnak · embarkation · sailing
Karnak in the morning, then aboard at Esna for lunch and the first afternoon under sail.
7 nights · 8 days · Luxor to Luxor
Seven Nights, Luxor to Luxor
Luxor · Esna · Edfu · Kom Ombo · Aswan · Gebel el-Silsila · Luxor
The programme, day by day
Luxor · Esna · Edfu · Kom Ombo · Aswan · Gebel el-Silsila · Luxor
- 7 nights aboard
- 8 temples
- 2 directions
Seven nights aboard, one boat, one cabin, and the Nile in both directions. You sail south to Aswan over four days, spend a day there with Abu Simbel open to you, and then come north again on a different wind — which means seeing the same banks in a different light, and stopping at the places the southbound leg sails past. You end where you started, at Luxor, with the west bank saved for the last morning.
Collected from your Luxor hotel every Saturday and driven to the boat at Esna · October to April
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Day 2
Edfu · sailing
The temple of Horus early, and then a long day on the water.
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Day 3
Kom Ombo · sailing
Kom Ombo above the river, and the reach south towards Aswan.
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Day 4
Aswan · Philae
Into Aswan, and across to the island temple of Isis in the afternoon.
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Day 5
Aswan · Abu Simbel if you wish
A day at Aswan. Abu Simbel can be arranged for this morning — the great rock temples of Ramses, moved whole when the lake rose behind the dam.
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Day 6
Sailing north
A full day on the water, the banks going by the other way, the wind behind the sail.
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Day 7
Gebel el-Silsila · sailing · a village
The gorge and its rock-cut shrines, a village on the bank, and the last night aboard.
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Day 8
The west bank · disembarkation
Breakfast aboard, then the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut and the Colossi before we take you on in Luxor.
From
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$1,600 per person
Priced per person, double occupancy. Christmas, New Year and Easter are quoted separately.
Gallery
Ashore and aboard.
On this journey
What you will see.
Karnak and the Valley of the Kings at either end of the week
Edfu and Kom Ombo southbound
Philae and a full day at Aswan
Abu Simbel, if you want it
Gebel el-Silsila on the way north
A village on the bank, reached only from the water
The same cabin for seven nights — no packing between stops
The fine print
What the price covers.
Included
Seven nights aboard, from lunch on day one to breakfast on the last day
All meals, cooked fresh aboard
Water, tea and coffee throughout
An Egyptologist guide at every site
Air-conditioned transport and licensed drivers
Transfers from and to your hotel, airport or station in Luxor
All taxes and service charges
Entrance fees to every site on the programme
Not included
Abu Simbel, if you choose to add it
Tips for the crew and guide
Spa treatments and massages, by appointment
Alcoholic drinks — from the bar, or bring your own with no corkage
Anything not named in the itinerary above
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Tell us when you would like to sail. We reply within 24 hours with availability, the cabins still open and the price for your party — nothing is charged until you confirm.
Other journeys
3 nights · 4 days
Three Nights, Aswan to Luxor
Northbound and shorter. Three nights from Aswan, finishing on the west bank at Luxor.
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4 nights · 5 days
Four Nights, Aswan to Luxor
The northbound sailing with Luxor given its due — a night ashore and Karnak on the final morning.
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4 nights · 5 days
Four Nights, Luxor to Aswan
The classic southbound sailing. Four nights aboard, every temple between Esna and Philae, and the current behind you the whole way.
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Twelve cabins, twenty-four guests
Sail Seven Nights, Luxor to Luxor with us.
Collected from your Luxor hotel every Saturday and driven to the boat at Esna, October to April.