Nile dahabiyaSailing dahabiyaEsna → Aswan
Duwana Nile
A 2023 two-sail dahabiya, Luxor to Aswan
Duwana Nile is a Nile dahabiya (a traditional wind-powered sailing boat), built 2023. It has 10 cabins and 2 suites and sails itineraries of 5 nights on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
Good to know
Duwana Nile is a 10-cabin sailing dahabiya on the Esna to Aswan reach, sailing itineraries of 5 nights with full board. 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.
- Accommodation
- 10 cabins · 2 suites
- Built
- 2023
- Route
- Luxor - Esna - El Kab - Edfu - Bisaw island - Gebel el-Silsila - Kom Ombo - Herdiab island - Aswan
- Trip length
- 5 nights
- Departures
- Saturday embarkation in Luxor on listed departures
About Duwana Nile
Duwana Nile is a flat-bottomed sailing dahabiya built in 2023, rigged with two lateen sails and towed by a tug when the wind drops. Its ten cabins are eight standard doubles and two Premium Deluxe cabins with a small private balcony, each made up as a double or twin on request.
The five-night run from Luxor to Aswan calls at Esna, El Kab, Edfu, Gebel el-Silsila and Kom Ombo, with stops at Bisaw and Herdiab islands, and the boat moors away from the big cruise ships. A seven-night programme in summer 2027 adds Dendera. All meals, in oriental and Nubian style, are served on the sun deck, and the lounge has a bar, satellite TV and WiFi.
Highlights
- Built 2023, two lateen sails
- Eight cabins plus two with private balconies
- Five nights Luxor to Aswan via El Kab
- Stops at Bisaw and Herdiab islands
- Meals served on the sun deck
At sail
Day by day
The canonical 5-day / 4-night rhythm on the Esna to Aswan reach; Duwana Nile sails itineraries of 5 nights 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
Take the whole boat
10 cabins · whole-boat charter on request
At this size two or three families travel together without anyone being split between boats, and the crew cooks for your party alone. Tell us your dates, and how many adults and children, and we will price the whole of Duwana Nile.
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Standard x8 - double or twin on request
- Premium Deluxe x2 - small private balcony, double or twin on request
- Dining
- All meals served on the sun deck, oriental and Nubian cuisine, full board
- Bar
- Local drinks included
- Facilities
- Bar
- Lounge with satellite TV
- WiFi
- Two lateen sails
- Flat-bottomed hull
- Towed by a tug when there is no wind
- Itineraries
- 5 nights Luxor to Aswan
- 7-night 2027 programme adding Qena/Dendera before sailing Luxor to Aswan
Keep planning
Plan your Nile cruise
Good to know
Duwana Nile questions, answered
Where does Duwana Nile sail?
Duwana Nile sails Luxor - Esna - El Kab - Edfu - Bisaw island - Gebel el-Silsila - Kom Ombo - Herdiab island - Aswan
What is included in the fare on Duwana Nile?
A dahabiya fare of this kind normally covers your cabin on full board, entrance to the temples named in the itinerary, an Egyptologist guide, the listed shore excursions and transfers at each end. Tips, drinks, optional excursions such as Abu Simbel, and personal expenses are normally extra. Whether soft drinks, Wi-Fi and service charges sit inside the fare genuinely differs between operators, so confirm those for Duwana Nile before booking.
