Monday 18 to the 23 October
Sailing the Nile , from Luxor to Aswan just like in the 19th century on the Geand Tour, in a dahabieh.
I have to admit when we booked this trip I was not so sure about it.
A week on a sail boat on the Nile sounded a bit boring. Not at all ! It is very relaxing and peaceful.
We booked this special cruise on a replica of an old Egyptian sailing boat
http://www.nourelnil.com/ which is the best way to do it.
The boat is gorgeous, very well decorated, low speed as expected , to enjoy every thing going on on the Nile : birds, fishermen, donkeys, buffalos...all on the sounds of mosque 5 times a day.
The staff are very friendly , smiley and efficient.
The organisation is perfect.
The peaceful cruise is punctuated by visits of temples, tombes, swimming and walks. All executed with incredible timing , we saw great sites but almost no tourists in all of these usually over crowded spots
In between, we had very good meals, tea and fruit juice.
We treated ourself to a panoramic suite , which is a good choice as we spent , some time on the deck but also in your room reading, watching or just relaxing.
The maximum number of guests on a boat is around 20 , with a 15 staff members, there were only 8 of us which felt like we had a private boat
Sailing the Nile , from Luxor to Aswan just like in the 19th century on the Geand Tour, in a dahabieh.
I have to admit when we booked this trip I was not so sure about it.
A week on a sail boat on the Nile sounded a bit boring. Not at all ! It is very relaxing and peaceful.
We booked this special cruise on a replica of an old Egyptian sailing boat
http://www.nourelnil.com/ which is the best way to do it.
The boat is gorgeous, very well decorated, low speed as expected , to enjoy every thing going on on the Nile : birds, fishermen, donkeys, buffalos...all on the sounds of mosque 5 times a day.
The staff are very friendly , smiley and efficient.
The organisation is perfect.
The peaceful cruise is punctuated by visits of temples, tombes, swimming and walks. All executed with incredible timing , we saw great sites but almost no tourists in all of these usually over crowded spots
In between, we had very good meals, tea and fruit juice.
We treated ourself to a panoramic suite , which is a good choice as we spent , some time on the deck but also in your room reading, watching or just relaxing.
The maximum number of guests on a boat is around 20 , with a 15 staff members, there were only 8 of us which felt like we had a private boat
In Luxor, we recommend the Winter Palace hotel
In Aswan, until the renovation of the Old Cataract is finished, we recommend the Movenpick hotel.
For dinner the top of the Movenpick tower is the best choice. The view is just amazing from there.