A dahabiya is a two-masted sailing boat carrying eight to twelve guests, towed only when the wind fails. It moors on sandbanks and at villages the cruisers cannot use, and the pace is genuinely slow. It costs roughly twice a standard cruise and it is a completely different experience of the river.
Transfer from Luxor and board after lunch. Through the lock and moor for the first night on a sandbank.
Sail to El Kab for the rock tombs and the Nekhbet temple enclosure, rarely visited from the water.
Morning sail to Edfu and the Temple of Horus early, before the cruise boats arrive.
The sandstone quarries that built most of Upper Egypt, and the rock-cut Speos of Horemheb.
Kom Ombo in the morning, then the final sail towards Aswan with a mooring below the desert.
Arrive and disembark after breakfast.
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The tourist regions are heavily policed and we work in them daily. Your guide stays with you at every site. If you are travelling alone, tell us - we will match you with a guide accordingly.
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Best seller Four nights, five temples, and the only sensible way to see the river towns.
The northbound run, shorter, and with the current behind you.
Four nights on the lake to the rescued Nubian temples, most of them empty of people.
