Overview
Day 01: Boarding in Aswan – Kom Ombo – Gebel El Silsila
We will pick you up from your selected location in Aswan, at 9 am, you’ll be met by your AZ Travel host. Transfer from any address in Aswan to embark the Nile Dahabiya. After a welcome by the crew, the boat sets sail towards a small island for a walk through the tranquil countryside. After lunch on the sundeck, you visit the only double temple of Egypt in Kom Ombo, which was dedicated to two gods (Sobek and Haroeris). The temple has double entrances, procession routes and sanctuaries. Continue sailing to the ancient sandstone quarries at Gebel El Silsila.
Day 02: Gebel El Silsila – Edfu – El Fawaz
After breakfast on board, we will start exploring the rock temple and the remains of monuments in the old quarries. While daily life on the riverbanks gets underway and the first fishermen are at work, you can relax on the sundeck while the crew sails to Edfu. Here you see the fantastically well-preserved temple of Horus, the falcon god. The walls of the innermost part of the temple are completely covered in texts, which actually makes it a library carved in stone. The day ends at a small Nile Island where you have dinner around a campfire.
Day 03: El-Kab – Esna
Sail to El Kab, the ancient city of Nekheb with temples and rock tombs from the Old Kingdom. Visit some of the tombs cut into the cliffs and the remains of its temples. Sailing to Esna.
Day 04: Disembarkation in Esna
Your Dahabiya journey ends this morning in Esna. Enjoy a final breakfast before transferring to any address in Luxor (45 km south – approximately one hour’s drive), arriving around 11 am.
