Twelve ways
to sail the Nile.
Three nights or eleven, Luxor to Aswan or Cairo and back. Every one of them anchors at temples the larger boats cannot reach, and carries no more than twenty-four guests.
The 5 cruises.
Three nights or seven, north or south. Every one of them sails the same river, calls at the same temples, and carries no more than twenty-four guests.
Two sailings a week.
Southbound, Luxor to Aswan, every Saturday — collected from your Luxor hotel and driven to the boat at Esna, where she moors. Northbound, Aswan to Luxor, every Wednesday — ending at Esna, with a car to your Luxor hotel or the airport. We sail October to April.
The sailing, and the rest of Egypt.
Longer itineraries that put the journey inside a wider trip — Cairo, the Red Sea, the Western Desert — with every flight, transfer and guide arranged.
Six Nights, Cairo, the Dahabiya and Hurghada
The river and the Red Sea in one week, with Cairo at either end.
From $1,500 per person
Seven Nights, a Luxor House and the Dahabiya
Four nights on the river and three in a family house on the west bank, rather than a hotel.
From $1,400 per person
Seven Nights, Cairo and the Dahabiya
The pyramids, the museum, and the river between Aswan and Luxor — starting and finishing at Cairo airport.
From $1,600 per person
Eight Nights, Cairo and the Dahabiya
Cairo, two full days at Luxor, and the southbound sailing to Aswan.
From $1,700 per person
Nine Nights, Cairo, the Dahabiya and the Red Sea
The same river and coast, given room to breathe — three nights on the Red Sea rather than one.
From $1,900 per person
Ten Nights, Cairo, the Dahabiya and the Western Desert
The river, Abu Simbel, and two nights camped in the White Desert.
From $2,000 per person
The Solar Eclipse, August 2027
Twelve days built around a total eclipse of more than six minutes over Luxor, watched from the deck.
From $8,000 per personWhat every journey includes.
Aboard
Ashore
October to April.
The Nile is sailable year-round, but only seven months are cool enough for comfort, and only six are without the dust of the Khamaseen. We sail October to April. Below: the months at a glance.
Not sure which journey?
Talk to a concierge. We respond within 24 hours and can advise on the best journey for the time you have, the season you are sailing, and the temples you most want to see.