Dahabiya Nile cruise
A small classy cruise along the Nile. Dahabeya Nile cruise boat is the most fascinating and luxurious way
to experience the Nile.
Dahabiya is a smaller classic Nile cruise sailing boat than a big Nile cruise for numerous tourist, you can sometimes enjoy it exclusively, and as the biggest has only 10 cabins on bored.
This tour will last for 8 days only , starting from Luxur visiting the sites over there, then catch the Dahabbiya on the way and passing by Edfu, Kom ombo temples, passing by Aswan sights.
King Farouk had a wooden luxurious boat to travel along the Nile too. On this tour you won/t be passing by all the sites of Luxur and Aswan unlike the Nile cruise, you ll be only passing by some of them, catch the dahabiya Nile cruise will be from Esna near Luxor to Aswan, and on the way you will stop by different sights and you might have a Bedouin dinner if the weather and time permit.
Dahabiya boat started all the way by the king Farouk the last king of Egypt. He used to travel up and down the Nile using his luxury Dahabiya Nile cruise called “Sudan”, and we he left Egypt kicked away to Italy he used a different other dahabiya which named after the common name of Egypt “El Mahroussa”; the protected one.
As Dahabiya is considered a very unique classy Nile cruise boat so it does not have the same program as the other cruises, does not pass by the same stops on the way, It stops several times at very unique different sites, nor starting from the same starting main points as others.
Dahabyia starts from a place called Esna where the lock is not sailing all the way from Luxor, but in Luxor you will have to stay for one overnight at a hotel, then start your sailing tour. In Luxur you have a few sites to visit which is Luxor Temple and KArnak Temples; the biggest and hugest site you can ever pass by on the East bank of the Nile, and the West bank sites of Hatchepsut temple, the Valley of the Kings which house several tombs of ancient kings.
On the was the Dahabya will stop at one very special spot called Gabal El Selsela where you can experience the very local Egyptian life, with local fishermen and farmers too, then you proceed to Kom-ombo, and visit Aswan sites like the High Dam, Philae temple as well.
Overview
This is a luxurious tour to enjoy the high service and atmosphere of a sailing boat a small unique Nile river cruise along the Nile and enjoying the breeze of the nature.
7 sailing days along the different ancient sights of ancient Egypt from Luxor to Aswan Dam.