A two-masted dahabiya, the sailing houseboat of the Victorian explorers, restored with six cabins and a sun deck under white canvas. Eight days from Luxor to Aswan with an Egyptologist of your own, stopping where the big ships cannot: island temples, village markets, and sandbanks where dinner is laid by lantern.
Two masts, six cabins
Luxor to Aswan
An Egyptologist of your own
Handled for you
A car at your door, and at every door after it
Bags collected at home and unpacked before you arrive
A concierge on call, day and night, until you are home
The crew briefed on your tastes; berths and permits arranged
Best time to go
October to April
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October to April. Summer on the Nile passes 40°; winter days are warm and the evenings cool on deck.
In pictures
Sunset on the river at Luxor
The temple at Edfu
The colossi of Abu Simbel
A pyramid at Giza
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