Our picks
Best Nile cruises for first-timers
The classic choice for a first Nile cruise: a hand-picked five-star ship on the standard Luxor to Aswan route, taking in Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo. Compare them and enquire on WhatsApp.
IndependentAlexander the Great
An all-suite sailing on the Luxor–Aswan reach
Jaz / TravcoJaz Senator
An all-suite ship for 32 guests
IndependentLe Fayan Suites
All-suite sailing along the Luxor–Aswan Nile
Mövenpick (Accor)Mövenpick MS Royal Lily
Deluxe cabins and Jacuzzi suites
IndependentMS Mayflower
Khedive-era design between Luxor and Aswan
IndependentMS Medea
A classically furnished Luxor–Aswan sailing
IndependentSoleil Nile Cruise
A 2024 all-modern ship on the temple route
SonestaSonesta Moon Goddess
Private-balcony cabins on the Luxor–Aswan Nile
SonestaSonesta Nile Goddess
A five-deck Sonesta cruiser, Luxor to Aswan
SonestaSonesta St. George I
Five-star sailing on the Luxor–Aswan reach
SonestaSonesta Sun Goddess
A thirty-suite ship on the Upper Nile
IndependentH/S Solaris I
A 66-cabin cruiser built to Germanischer Lloyd survey
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