Nile dahabiyaSailing dahabiyaEsna → Aswan
Bens
A modern dahabiya with a plunge pool on deck
Bens is a Nile dahabiya (a traditional wind-powered sailing boat). It sails 3 · 4 nights itineraries on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
Good to know
Bens is a sailing dahabiya on the Esna to Aswan reach, sailing 3 · 4 night itineraries. Dahabiyas trade big-ship bustle for quiet water: island moorings, sails over engines, and temple mornings before the coaches arrive. Rates move with dates and cabins, so every sailing is quoted live.
- Route
- Esna, Edfu, Gebel el-Silsila, Kom Ombo, Aswan
- Length
- 3 · 4 nights
About Bens
A comfortable sailing dahabiya on the Esna to Aswan route, with a shaded lounge deck and a plunge pool, mooring at the small riverbank sites only a shallow boat can reach.
Highlights
- Sails from Esna
- Plunge pool and shaded deck
- Moors at El Kab and Gebel el-Silsila
- Small and quiet
At sail
Day by day
The canonical 5-day / 4-night rhythm on the Esna to Aswan reach; Bens sails 3 · 4 nights itineraries on the same water. 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
The fine print
What's included and what isn't
Typical for published dahabiya packages; your quote states exactly what applies to your sailing.
Included
- Accommodation aboard Bens in the cabin booked
- Meals aboard per the boat's published programme
- Sun deck and lounge throughout
Not included
- Drinks beyond water, tea and coffee served with meals
- Gratuities for the crew
- Temple entrance fees and Egyptologist guiding, unless your package states them
- Transfers and extensions such as Abu Simbel, unless quoted
Take the whole boat
A small hull · whole-boat charter on request
A boat this size charters well for families and small groups: your own pace, your own table, one bill. Tell us your dates and party size and we will price the whole of Bens.
The boat in detail
- Itineraries
- 3 nights / 4 nights, Esna to Aswan
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