Nile dahabiyaSailing dahabiyaEsna → Aswan
Mabrouka
Ten cabins, each a private balcony
Mabrouka is a Nile dahabiya (a traditional wind-powered sailing boat) operated by Dahabeya Egypte, built 2025. It has 10 cabins and sails itineraries of 7 nights on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
Good to know
Ten cabins, each a private balcony. A sailing dahabiya of ten cabins running the eight-day Luxor to Aswan round trip, suited to travellers wanting an unhurried Nile with generous private space.
- Fleet
- Dahabeya Egypte
- Accommodation
- 10 cabins
- Built
- 2025
- Dimensions
- 38 × 7 m
- Route
- Louxor, Esna, Edfou, Kom Ombo, Hor Diab, Assouan, Louxor
- Trip length
- 7 nights
- Departures
- Saturdays
- Season
- 2027 programme; prices split into five seasonal bands (Promo, Basse, Moyenne, Haute, Très haute).
About Mabrouka
Mabrouka is one of the newest dahabiyas of its kind, a ten-cabin boat whose 23 sqm standard cabins are billed as the largest to date on a dahabiya, each with its own private balcony, air-conditioning, en-suite shower, safe and mini-fridge.
She sails an eight-day round trip from Luxor through Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Hor Diab and Aswan, departing Saturdays and mooring along the quiet reach between the temples. Full board is served in an air-conditioned panoramic dining room with 360-degree river views.
The upper sun deck holds lounge areas and oriental lanterns with a Jacuzzi at the stern, and a Nubian cultural evening features on the programme. Solar panels support the boat's operation.
Highlights
- Ten cabins, each with private balcony
- 23 sqm cabins, among the largest
- Eight-day Luxor to Aswan round trip
- Jacuzzi at the stern deck
- Panoramic 360-degree dining room
At sail
Day by day
The canonical 5-day / 4-night rhythm on the Esna to Aswan reach; Mabrouka sails itineraries of 7 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 Mabrouka.
What Mabrouka costs in 2026/2027
The published rate is US$987 per person, 7-night , checked on 2026-09-05.
We are not publishing a trip total for Mabrouka, for the reasons below. Ask us and we will quote the sailing you want.
What this figure is, and is not
- The published figure may be a low-season or triple-occupancy rate rather than the year-round double.
- Converted from the currency the operator quotes in, so it moves with the exchange rate.
- Our sources disagree on this boat's rate, so we are not publishing 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
- Standard cabin - 23 sqm, private balcony, air conditioning, en-suite shower, safe, mini-fridge (billed as the largest to date on a dahabiya).
- Dining
- Full board in the air-conditioned panoramic dining room
- Facilities
- Jacuzzi at the stern / upper deck
- Air-conditioned panoramic dining room with 360-degree Nile views
- Upper sun deck with lounge areas and oriental lanterns
- Solar panels
- Private balcony on every cabin
- Nubian cultural evening
- Itineraries
- 8 days / 7 nights Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Hor Diab - Aswan - Luxor (round trip), new for 2027
Keep planning
Plan your Nile cruise
Good to know
Mabrouka questions, answered
How much does Mabrouka cost?
Advertised rates start from US$987 per person for 7 nights; prices vary by season and cabin.
How many cabins does Mabrouka have?
10 cabins.
What route does Mabrouka sail?
Louxor, Esna, Edfou, Kom Ombo, Hor Diab, Assouan, Louxor, departing Saturdays.
What's included on Mabrouka?
Cruise on full board; flights excluded. Single-cabin supplement +EUR 600.
What guests say
Independent traveller reviews of Mabrouka, quoted with attribution — we don’t collect these ourselves.
4.8 out of 5via Tripadvisor (19)
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