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Day 1
Luxor · a house on the west bank
We meet you in Luxor and take you across to the house that will be yours for the first part of the week. The evening is spent there.
7 nights · 8 days · Luxor to Luxor
Seven Nights, a Luxor House and the Dahabiya
Luxor · Esna · Edfu · Gebel el-Silsila · Kom Ombo · Aswan · Luxor
The programme, day by day
Luxor · Esna · Edfu · Gebel el-Silsila · Kom Ombo · Aswan · Luxor
- 4 nights aboard
- 3 nights in a house
- 6 temples
Egypt from two directions at once. Three of these nights are spent in a local house on the west bank at Luxor — not a hotel, a house, with the family who live in it — and four are spent aboard the dahabiya between Esna and Aswan. It is the version of this trip for people who want the temples and also want to know what a Thursday evening in a Luxor village sounds like.
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Day 2
The west bank · the house
The Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut and the Colossi, and back to the house for the night.
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Day 3
Karnak · Esna · embarkation
Karnak in the morning, then south to Esna and aboard for lunch. We sail in the afternoon.
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Day 4
Edfu · sailing · a village
Edfu early, sailing through the middle of the day, a village on the bank in the afternoon.
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Day 5
Gebel el-Silsila · sailing · Kom Ombo
The gorge in the morning, Kom Ombo at the end of the day.
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Day 6
Aswan · Philae
Into Aswan, and across to Philae in the afternoon.
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Day 7
Back to Luxor · the house
Disembark after breakfast and return to Luxor, to the house, for the last night.
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Day 8
Departure
Breakfast, and on to the airport or the station.
From
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$1,400 per person
Priced per person, double occupancy. The house sleeps a limited number, so this one books early.
Gallery
Ashore and aboard.
On this journey
What you will see.
Three nights with a family on the west bank at Luxor
The Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut's terraces
Karnak
Edfu, Gebel el-Silsila and Kom Ombo from the water
Philae at Aswan
Home cooking ashore and aboard, both
The fine print
What the price covers.
Included
Three nights in a local house on the west bank, with meals
Four nights aboard the dahabiya, all meals included
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
Tips for the crew, the household and the 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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Ask for your dates.
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.
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