Sabena Nile Cruises
Al Kahila
72-cabin Sabena Nile cruiser
Al Kahila is a Nile cruise ship operated by Sabena Nile Cruises. It has 72 cabins and 4 suites and sails 3 · 4 · 7 nights itineraries on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan.
- Operator
- Sabena Nile Cruises
- Accommodation
- 72 cabins · 4 suites
- Decks
- 5
- Route
- Aswan, Philae Temple, High Dam, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna, Luxor (Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut)
- Length
- 3 · 4 · 7 nights
- Departures
- etltravel.com: Wednesdays and Saturdays. nile-cruise-egypt.com: 3-night Wednesdays ex-Aswan, 4-night Saturdays ex-Luxor. Not confirmed on the operator site.
- Season
- Year-round (implied by weekly fixed departures; not stated explicitly by operator)
- Wi-Fi
- Internet corner on board (etltravel.com). No statement about in-cabin Wi-Fi found on the operator site.
About Al Kahila
Al Kahila is a five-deck Nile cruiser operated by Sabena Nile Cruises, with 72 cabins in total: 68 standard rooms of 22 square metres and four 35-square-metre suites. Fixed weekly departures make her a straightforward year-round option.
Sailings run between Aswan and Luxor, taking in Philae Temple, the High Dam, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna and, at Luxor, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple. Choose a 3-night, 4-night or 7-night round trip, with Wednesday and Saturday departures.
Dining is full board in a lower-deck restaurant offering buffet and a-la-carte meals, with a lounge bar and sun deck bar. Public areas include a reception lounge with panoramic views, a main lounge with library, a boutique and a sun deck with loungers. A swimming pool with bar sits on the sun deck, alongside a spa with massage room, Turkish bath, sauna, steam room and fitness machines.
Highlights
- 72 cabins including four 35 sqm suites
- Sun-deck swimming pool with bar
- Spa with Turkish bath, sauna and steam room
- Full-board buffet and a-la-carte dining
- Aswan-Luxor via Kom Ombo and Edfu
The boat in detail
- Cabin categories
- Standard/double cabin 22 m² (68 units)
- Suite 35 m² (4 units)
- Dining
- Restaurant on the lower deck (buffet and a la carte)
- Lounge bar
- Sun deck bar
- Full board basis
- Facilities
- Reception lounge with panoramic view
- Main lounge with library
- Boutique and jewellery shop
- Internet corner
- Laundry and dry cleaning
- 24-hour reception
- Sun deck with loungers
- Engines 3 x 490 HP
- Spa · pool · gym
- Swimming pool on sun deck with bar; spa centre with massage room, Turkish bath, sauna and steam room; fitness machines
- Itineraries
- 3 nights Aswan to Luxor
- 4 nights Luxor to Aswan
- 7 nights round trip from Aswan or Luxor
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