Independent
Assouan
Six days under sail, Esna to Aswan
Assouan is a Nile dahabiya (a traditional wind-powered sailing boat) operated by Unattributed (sold by third-party agents). It has 8 cabins and 2 suites and sails 5 nights itineraries on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
- Fleet
- Unattributed (sold by third-party agents)
- Accommodation
- 8 cabins · 2 suites
- Route
- Esna - El Kab - Edfu - Gebel Silsileh - Kom Ombo - Aswan
- Length
- 5 nights
- Departures
- 'Every Monday from Esna to Aswan' per luxorandaswan.com
- Season
- Operates year-round except June, July and August, which are not sold due to extreme heat (nourelnil.com/search: 'We do not operate June - August due to the extreme heat'). FAQ recommends mid/late September to late May.
About Assouan
Assouan sails the roughly 250-kilometre reach from Esna to Aswan over six days, with eight cabins including two panoramic suites whose king beds sit behind floor-to-ceiling windows. It carries a small group at the slow pace of the wind.
The itinerary moors where the motor-cruisers pass by: the temple of Khnum at Esna, the tombs and temple at El Kab, Edfu's Temple of Horus, the narrow gorge and quarries of Gebel el-Silsila, and Kom Ombo before disembarking at Aswan. A full sailing day leaves room for a morning walk, a swim and a desert stroll.
All meals, snacks and soft drinks are included and often served in the open air on deck, with a bar, a reading lounge, a sun deck and air conditioning aboard. The boat rests over the hottest months and sails the rest of the year.
Highlights
- Eight cabins, two panoramic suites
- Six-day Esna to Aswan, around 250 km
- Moors at El Kab and Gebel el-Silsila
- All meals and open-air deck dining
- Rests June to August, sails otherwise
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- {'category': 'Panoramic Suite', 'count': 2, 'sqm': None, 'beds': None, 'occupancy': None} | {'category': 'Standard Room', 'count': 6, 'sqm': None, 'beds': None, 'occupancy': None}
- Dining
- All meals, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages included | Open-air deck dining
- Facilities
- Dining area | Bar | Reading lounge | Sun deck | Air conditioning
- Itineraries
- 5 nights / 6 days, Esna to Aswan, approx. 250 km (nourelnil.com/itinerary): Day 1 Esna (Temple of Khnum, 9 m below street level; textile markets); Day 2 El Kab (temple of Nekhbet, decorated tombs) & Edfu (Temple of Horus); Day 3 sailing day, optional morning walk, swimming, desert walk; Day 4 Gebel Silsileh (sandstone quarries, temple of Horemheb, Nile at its narrowest); Day 5 Kom Ombo (Ptolemaic temple and Crocodile Museum); Day 6 disembark Aswan in the morning
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