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From a peaceful cruise on the Nile to iconic treasures: 12 days from Upper Egypt to the Pyramids of Giza

Main features
Boat type: dahabieh
Number of cabins: 10
Maximum capacity: 20 travelers
Crew members: 12

Cabins

Standard cabin
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
Standard cabin with 2 separate beds convertible into a double bed.
Royal Suite
Capacity: 2 Berths maximum
The suite has a large double bed and a private terrace.
NB : The pictures, information, and visuals presented are not contractually binding. The itinerary and program indicated may be modified without notice for technical reasons (captain's decision).

Itinerary

Luxor
Flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, welcome by our local partner and assistance with entry formalities.... more+ Transfer to your dahabieh and introduction to your English-speaking Egyptologist guide. Settle in, then dinner and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor Esna El Hegz
Breakfast and start of the cruise to Esna. Upon arrival, visit the Temple of Esna, built during the... more+ Greco-Roman period and dedicated to Khnum and Neith. Return to the boat for lunch and continue the cruise to El Hegz Island, where the boat will stop for the night. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
Included activities: Visit to Esna temple, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
El Hegz Edfu Bassaw
Breakfast, followed by a cruise to Edfu. Upon arrival, take a horse-drawn carriage ride to the... more+ Temple of Horus, located further inland (alternate transportation available upon request). This sanctuary dedicated to the falcon god Horus is both the largest temple of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and the second-largest in Egypt after Karnak. Inside, the intact paintings, inscriptions, and reliefs make it the best-preserved temple in Egypt. After the visit, return to the boat for lunch and continue the cruise to Bassaw Island, where the boat will stop for the night. Free time to explore the island and dinner on the riverbank. Overnight on board. 
Included activities: Visit to Edfu temple, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Bassaw Gebel el-Silsila Kom Ombo Aswan
Breakfast, then departure for a tour of Gebel Silsileh, both an archaeological site and Egypt’s... more+ largest sandstone quarry. Placed under the protection of the god Hapy, this quarry supplied the sandstone for nearly all the temples of Upper Egypt. On the west bank of the river stands a sanctuary carved into the rock, dedicated to the god Horemheb and seven other deities, including the local god Sobek. Lunch on board and a walking tour of the ancient quarry before continuing the cruise to Kom Ombo. Dedicated to two deities—Sobek the crocodile to the south and Horus the falcon to the north—the temple features perfectly symmetrical architecture. Built on a hill by three Ptolemies, the Kom Ombo complex is surrounded by a perimeter wall covered in reliefs. Return to the boat to continue upriver to Aswan for dinner. Overnight on board. 
Included activities: Visit to the temple of Kom Ombo, Visit Gebel Silsileh, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Aswan
Breakfast on board, then departure for a visit to the Temple of Philae on Agilka Island, one of the... more+ most beautiful sanctuaries in Egypt. Begun by Pharaoh Nectanebo I during the 30th dynasty and completed by the Romans, it is the main sanctuary dedicated to Isis. After Philae, the tour continues with the high dam and the unfinished obelisk. The Aswan region, rich in schist, alabaster, and pink granite found only in this part of Egypt, provided the stone blocks used to build the pyramids, statues, and colossi erected by the pharaohs. In the granite quarry, you will find the largest obelisk known to date (41.75 m), which was abandoned due to a crack in the rock. Return to the boat for lunch. Optional sound and light show at the Temple of Philae in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
Included activities: Visit to the temple of Philae, Visit the high dam, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Philae more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Aswan Esna Luxor
Breakfast and free morning in town. Optional excursions by coach or plane to visit the temples of... more+ Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II. Return to Aswan for lunch, before resuming your journey to Luxor via Esna, where you will arrive during the night. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Optional services: Abu Simbel by plane or coach, more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor
Breakfast, followed by a tour of the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, including the... more+ Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, where the tombs of many New Kingdom pharaohs, as well as those of their families and favored nobles, are located, The tour continues with the Colossi of Memnon, the last remaining vestiges of the temple of Amenhotep III, and Deir el-Bahari, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Carved directly into the rock of the Theban Mountain, this three-terrace temple, built in 1455 BC, is both harmonious and modern; although dedicated to the god Amun, it also features chapels to Anubis and Hathor, the goddess protector of women. Return to the Dahabieh for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the southern part of ancient Thebes, home to the temples of Karnak and Luxor. The two temples are connected by a dromos, a long avenue lined with sphinxes, and are dedicated to Amun. In the evening, an optional sound-and-light show at the Temple of Karnak. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
Included activities: Visit the necropolis of Thebes, Visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Karnak more+
Accommodation: Night on board
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Luxor Cairo
Breakfast and free time until transfer to Luxor airport. Assistance with boarding formalities and... more+ flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
After breakfast, departure for the sites of Saqqara and Memphis, including the Step Pyramid of... more+ Djoser, built in 2700 BC. After lunch in a typical restaurant, you will enter the world of "Absolute Grandeur": the Giza Plateau, symbol of Ancient Egypt with its pyramids: Cheops, the largest of the pyramids and the last of the Seven Wonders of the World, Chephren and its pink granite temple, and Menkaure, bordered by the pyramids of the queens, all guarded by the famous Sphinx of Giza, the largest monolithic sculpture in the world. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. 
Included activities: Sakkarah and Memphis site, The Giza Plateau, more+
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
Free day with half board excluding drinks, including breakfast at the hotel, lunch on your own,... more+ dinner, and overnight stay at the hotel. Optionally, you can add a day trip to Cairo to your itinerary if you wish. Depart after breakfast at the hotel to visit the Ibn Toulon Mosque, the oldest in the city, and the Gayer-Anderson Museum. Lunch in a typical restaurant, then visit the Hanging Church, followed by the Museum of Civilization, which houses the royal mummies. After the visits, return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay. Or, as another option, you can choose an excursion to Alexandria, a wonderful city located about 230 km from Cairo (2.5 hours by road). After breakfast at the hotel, departure by coach to this city on the Mediterranean coast for the following visits:

The catacombs of Kom El Choqafa: carved into the rock in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, they contain more than 300 tombs spread over three levels. Pompey's Pillar: a monolithic column of red Aswan granite, located in the archaeological park of Alexandria.

The Fort of Qaitbay: a fortified castle built on the site of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, which collapsed in the 14th century. The Great Library of Alexandria: founded in the early 3rd century BC, it became the largest universal library, housing more than 700,000 works.

The Library's Archaeological Museum. Lunch during the visit. In the evening, return to Cairo. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. 
Optional services: Optional excursion to Cairo, The city of Alexandria, more+
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a visit to the famous Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), featuring... more+ twelve galleries to explore. A true architectural and cultural gem, it is located near the pyramids, offering breathtaking views of them, and houses the world’s largest collection of Egyptian antiquities. Lunch at a traditional restaurant, followed by a tour of Islamic Cairo with its thousand minarets, the Citadel, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, and the Khan el Khalili souks. Return to your hotel, dinner, and overnight stay. 
Included activities: Visit Islamic Cairo, Mohamed Ali's mosque, more+
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner
Cairo
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Cairo Airport.
Breakfast
Lunch
Diner

included

The price includes
Water, tea, coffee
Domestic flight Luxor / Cairo, including one piece of baggage per person, in the hold and in the cabin (baggage weight according to international flights)
Direct Transavia flight or regular EgyptAir flight there and back (via Cairo)
Reception and assistance at the arrival airport
Transfers to/from the airport/boat and airport/hotel
Airport taxes
French-speaking Egyptologist guide
Activities included in the program
Meals included in the program
Hotels included in the program
The price does not include
Prepaid SIM card
Alcoholic beverages (on board, Cairo, and Alexandria)
Personal expenses
Visa fee of €33 to be paid in cash upon arrival
Service charges and tips (crew, drivers, etc.) : 55 € / people to be paid on the spot with cash
Guides in other languages are available upon request and for an additional fee
Activities not included in the program
Meals not included in the program
Additional information
Please note that sailing conditions and flight schedules may also alter the times and order of visits
Dahabiehs are traditional sailing boats that navigate primarily under sail. When wind conditions do not permit it, or on certain stretches of the Nile, the boat may be towed at a distance (approximately 30 m) by a small tugboat, as dahabiehs do not have engines
Optional services
Flights not included in the programme are available on request
Activities and excursions upon request more+

Activities

Visit to Esna temple
included
Visit to Edfu temple
included
Visit to the temple of Kom Ombo
included
Visit Gebel Silsileh
included
Visit to the temple of Philae
included
Visit the high dam
included
Unfinished obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan is an impressive remnant located in an ancient granite quarry in Upper Egypt. Commissioned during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut, it was intended to be the largest obelisk ever constructed, reaching about 42 meters in height and... more+ weighing an estimated 1,200 tons. However, a crack that appeared during the carving process halted the work, leaving the monument incomplete and still attached to the bedrock.
Today, the site provides a unique insight into the working methods of ancient Egyptian stonecutters. Visitors can observe extraction techniques, tool marks, and the monumental logistics involved in creating such structures. 
included
Visit the necropolis of Thebes
included
Visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens
included
Visit to the Colossi of Memnon
included
Visit the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut
included
Visit to Karnak temple
included
Visit Luxor Temple
included
Sakkarah and Memphis site
included
The Giza Plateau
included
Sphinx of Giza
included
Visit Islamic Cairo
included
Mohamed Ali's mosque
included
The souks of Khan el Khalili
included
The Grand Egyptian Museum "GEM"
included
Sound and light show at Philae
Not included
Abu Simbel by plane or coach
Not included
Sound and light show at Karnak
Not included
Optional excursion to Cairo
Not included
The city of Alexandria
Not included

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  • Last booking with this partner in May 2026
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