Nile dahabiyaSailing dahabiyaEsna → Aswan

Queen Cleopatra

Four cabins, whole boat, Esna to Aswan

Queen Cleopatra is a Nile dahabiya (a traditional wind-powered sailing boat) operated by No owning operator identified, built 2016. It has 4 cabins and 1 suites for up to 8 guests.

Good to know

Four cabins, whole boat, Esna to Aswan. A four-cabin sailing dahabiya for up to eight guests on the Esna-Edfu-Kom Ombo-Aswan reach, suited to couples, families or small groups taking the whole boat.

Best for couples · unhurried travellersCabins 4 · up to 8 guestsRoute Esna → Aswan

Fleet: No owning operator identified
Accommodation: 4 cabins · 1 suites
Guests: Up to 8
Built: 2016
Dimensions: 38 m
Route: Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan
Departures: Monday from Esna; Friday from Aswan

About Queen Cleopatra

Queen Cleopatra is a small sailing dahabiya carrying no more than eight guests in four en-suite cabins, moving under lateen sail with a motor for backup. Booked as a private charter, the whole boat is yours, which makes it a natural fit for a couple, a family or a group of friends who want the quiet stretch of river to themselves.

The rhythm is unhurried: the boat drifts the Esna-to-Aswan reach past Edfu and Kom Ombo, mooring where the larger cruisers cannot. Life on board centres on a single shared dining table and a sun deck for the hours between temples.

Departures run Monday from Esna and Friday from Aswan, following the standard monument circuit in either direction.

Highlights

Just four cabins, up to eight guests
Private whole-boat charter
Sails Esna to Aswan via Edfu and Kom Ombo
En-suite bathrooms in every cabin
Shared dining table and sun deck

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

The fine print

What's included and what isn't

Unlike most Nile cruises, this fare does not cover temple and monument entry tickets - budget for those separately. The Egyptologist guide and the transfers at each end are included. Published by the operator for its whole fleet; confirm what your own booking covers before you travel.

Included

Full board aboard: all meals, with tea and coffee
An air-conditioned cabin with a private bathroom
An Egyptologist guide for all the listed visits
Transfers between the airport, your hotel and the boat
Wi-Fi aboard, on fair use
Filtered drinking water throughout
All sailing and mooring fees

Not included

Temple and monument entry tickets, which are paid separately
Soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits
Gratuities for the crew and the guide
International and domestic flights, and your Egyptian entry visa
Optional excursions: Abu Simbel and the hot-air balloon

Take the whole boat

4 cabins · up to 8 guests · whole boat from about US$1,988 a night

About US$1,988 a night for the whole boat, or roughly US$11,928 for a six-night sailing.

A boat this size is a single family. Everyone eats at one table, the deck is yours alone, and the boat moves when your party is ready rather than when a schedule says so. Tell us your dates, and how many adults and children, and we will price the whole of Queen Cleopatra.

That is the arithmetic of Queen Cleopatra's own published cabin fares, not a quoted charter rate. Operators price exclusive use separately, and usually below the sum of the cabins, so tell us your dates and we will come back with the real figure.

Price the whole boat

What Queen Cleopatra costs in 2026/2027

The published rate is US$994 per person, 4-night , checked on 2026-08-30.

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

What this figure is, and is not

The published figure is quoted per person, 4-night, 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: Double cabin (4, en-suite bathroom)
Dining: One shared dining area on board
Facilities: En-suite bathrooms in all cabins
Single shared dining area
Sun deck
Itineraries: Esna to Aswan and Aswan to Esna sailings on the standard monument circuit
Whole-boat private charter