Aswan · Kom Ombo · Gebel el-Silsila · Edfu · Luxor
Sailing north means working with the current and against the wind, which is why this leg is a night shorter. It loses none of the river for it: Philae on the first afternoon, Kom Ombo and Gebel el-Silsila from the water, Edfu on the third day, and the Valley of the Kings waiting at the end. It suits anyone arriving through Aswan, or anyone with a week rather than a fortnight.
Departs Aswan every Wednesday, ending at Esna with a car to your Luxor hotel · October to April
We collect you in Aswan and cross by motorboat to Philae, where the temple of Isis stands on its island — the last place in Egypt where the old religion was still practised. Then aboard, lunch, and the first afternoon on deck as we move north.
A full morning on the water. Kom Ombo sits right above the river, so you step from the boat almost into the temple: two sanctuaries side by side, one for the crocodile god, one for the falcon-headed healer, with the crocodile museum next door.
The gorge at Gebel el-Silsila in the morning, a village on the bank in the middle of the day, and Edfu in the afternoon — the most complete temple in the country, best seen when the day trippers have gone.
Breakfast aboard, then across to the west bank: the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's terraces and the Colossi of Memnon, before we take you on to your hotel, the airport or the station in Luxor.
Priced per person, double occupancy. Christmas, New Year and Easter are quoted separately.
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.
The northbound sailing with Luxor given its due — a night ashore and Karnak on the final morning.
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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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The same southbound sailing, with Luxor given a full day of its own before you board.
See the programmeDeparts Aswan every Wednesday, ending at Esna with a car to your Luxor hotel, October to April.
