Nile dahabiyaSailing dahabiyaEsna → Aswan

Anoush

Seven nights under sail to Aswan

Anoush is a Nile dahabiya (a traditional wind-powered sailing boat) operated by Anoush Dahabiya. It has 12 cabins and 4 suites for up to 24 guests.

Good to know

Seven nights under sail to Aswan. A sailing dahabiya running the seven-night Luxor-to-Aswan route past Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, suited to spring travellers who want an unhurried river journey.

Best for couples · unhurried travellersCabins 12 · up to 24 guestsRoute Esna → Aswan

Fleet: Anoush Dahabiya
Accommodation: 12 cabins · 4 suites
Guests: Up to 24
Route: Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan; optional Abu Simbel.
Departures: Thursdays (March to May).
Season: Departures advertised March to May.

About Anoush

Anoush sails the full seven-night reach from Luxor to Aswan, calling at Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, with an optional excursion onward to Abu Simbel. Cabins open onto panoramic windows over the river and have their own baths, while suites add a walk-out balcony above the water.

Life aboard centres on the sun deck, shaded by a retractable awning, with an open-air Jacuzzi and an upper-deck bar. Meals are prepared by the onboard chef and taken indoors or out, with a wide range of breakfasts to suit most diets.

Departures run on Thursdays through the spring, from March to May.

Highlights

Seven nights, Luxor to Aswan
Optional excursion to Abu Simbel
Cabins with panoramic windows and baths
Sun deck with awning and open-air Jacuzzi
Thursday departures, March to May

At sail

Day by day

The canonical 5-day / 4-night rhythm on the Esna to Aswan reach. Days flex with wind and mooring rights, which is half the point of a sailing boat.

Day 1
Embark at Esna
Transfer in, settle into your cabin, and a first sail south as the crew raises the lateen sails.
Lunch · Dinner
Day 2
Edfu · Temple of Horus
The best preserved temple in Egypt in the morning quiet, then onward to an island mooring.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 3
The quiet Nile
A sailing day: village walks where the boat moors, swimming off the deck where conditions allow, tea as the sails come down.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 4
Kom Ombo
The double temple to Sobek and Horus late in the day, then a last night on the water short of Aswan.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Day 5
Disembark at Aswan
Ashore after breakfast. Philae Temple sits twenty minutes away, and Abu Simbel works as an extension.
Breakfast

Take the whole boat

12 cabins · up to 24 guests · whole-boat charter on request

A boat this size carries a reunion or a celebration: grandparents, parents and children aboard together, the run of the deck, and one bill at the end. Tell us your dates and party size and we will price the whole of Anoush.

Price the whole boat

What Anoush costs in 2026/2027

The published rate is US$826 per person, from, suite upgrade supplement , checked on 2026-08-30.

We are not publishing a trip total for Anoush, for the reasons below. Ask us and we will quote the sailing you want.

What this figure is, and is not

Converted from the currency the operator quotes in, so it moves with the exchange rate.
This is the operator's own advertised rate, not a quote from us.
The published figure is quoted per person, from, suite upgrade supplement, which does not multiply into a trip total.
Rates move with season, cabin and departure. We quote every sailing live, and there is no booking fee to ask.

Source: the operator's published rates

The boat in detail

Cabin categories: Cabin
Suite
Dining: Indoor and outdoor seating
Chef-prepared varied cuisine
Breakfast options: continental, American, buffet, a la carte, Italian, full English/Irish, vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free and kosher
Facilities: Sun deck with retractable awning
Lounge
Open-air Jacuzzi
Bar on the upper deck
WiFi
Air conditioning in cabins
Itineraries: 7-night Luxor to Aswan, with optional Abu Simbel excursion.