A white sail on the Nile at Aswan

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The Nile · Egypt

Dahabiya Meret

Eight-day charter · $260,000

Spend like a billionaire

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

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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

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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Your journey

Days
7 days
Guests
2 guests
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Enhancements · 0 added

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A chef from CairoMezze, pigeon and river fish, all week$14,000
A balloon over LuxorThe temples of the West Bank at dawn$3,500
Dinner on a sandbankLanterns, carpets and a whole lamb$9,000
Philae by nightThe island temple, lit for your party$22,000
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