Djed Egypt Travel
The Orient
Ten guests on a two-masted sailing boat
- Fleet
- Djed Egypt Travel / Nile Dahabiya Boats
- Accommodation
- 5 cabins · 1 suites
- Guests
- Up to 10
- Route
- Luxor, Esna, Edfu (Temple of Horus), Kom Ombo (Temple of Sobek), Gebel El Silsila, Aswan (Philae Temple, High Dam); Karnak and the Valley of the Kings visited on the land portion
- Length
- 3 · 4 nights
- Departures
- Mondays ex Esna (4 nights) and Fridays ex Aswan (3 nights) per Discovery Tours Egypt
About The Orient
The Orient is a traditional two-masted sailing boat built in colonial style, based on a dahabiya design from the late 18th and early 19th century. She is the smallest boat in the fleet, carrying just ten guests in four double cabins of seventeen square metres and one twenty-six-square-metre suite with a private terrace, all outside-facing and en-suite.
The heart of the boat is the half-shaded sundeck with wooden deck chairs, the place to watch the landscape glide by. Below there is a cosy salon with comfortable sofas, backgammon and a small library of books about the Nile and Egypt.
The four-night sailing runs from Esna, or Luxor, to Aswan, calling at Edfu, Kom Ombo and Gebel El Silsila before Philae and the High Dam, with a shorter three-night trip in reverse. Full board covers Egyptian and international dishes served in the dining room or on deck.
Highlights
- Smallest in the fleet, ten guests
- Four cabins and one terrace suite
- Two-masted traditional sailing boat
- Half-shaded sundeck with deck chairs
- Esna to Aswan via Gebel El Silsila
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Twin/Double Luxury Cabin x4 - 17 sq m, two large antique beds or one king-size, fine Egyptian cotton, two large windows with louvre shutters, en-suite bathroom with bath, shower, toilet and tiled floor, individually decorated with local antiques | Double Terrace Suite x1 - 26 sq m, at the back of the boat with a private terrace, large antique double bed, regional fabrics and furniture, private bathroom with bath, shower and toilet
- Dining
- Full board - lunch on embarkation day through breakfast on disembarkation day | Chef-prepared Egyptian and international dishes served in the dining room or on deck | Turkish coffee and Alexandrian wine mentioned in the salon; tea, coffee and non-alcoholic drinks included, alcohol not included
- Facilities
- Half-shaded sundeck with wooden deck chairs - the heart of the boat | Cosy salon with a small library of books about the Nile and Egypt, comfortable sofas, backgammon | Salon & dining room | All cabins and the suite outside-facing with panoramic windows | Every cabin and the suite has a private en-suite bathroom with bath, shower and toilet | Air-conditioned throughout with individual controls | Generator for electricity | Water filters for fresh water supply | Waste water recycling and sewage treatment system | Safety equipment: smoke detectors, emergency lighting, sprinkler system
- Itineraries
- 4 nights Esna/Luxor to Aswan | 3 nights Aswan to Esna
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