Jasmine Dahabiya Nile Cruise offers a unique and intimate way to explore the timeless beauty of Egypt along the Nile River. Unlike large cruise ships, this traditional Dahabiya provides a peaceful sailing experience, allowing guests to enjoy the river’s scenery, palm-lined banks, and rural villages in a relaxed atmosphere. With elegant wooden design and limited cabins, the cruise focuses on privacy, comfort, and personalized service.
Traveling on the Jasmine Dahabiya Nile Cruise typically includes guided visits to some of Egypt’s most famous ancient sites, such as the temples of Luxor, Karnak, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Philae in Aswan. Led by professional Egyptologist guides, these excursions bring ancient history to life while maintaining a leisurely pace that avoids the crowds often found on larger cruise vessels.
Onboard the Jasmine Dahabiya Nile Cruise, guests enjoy well-appointed cabins, full-board dining with freshly prepared meals, and a spacious sun deck ideal for relaxing and watching the Nile pass by. This cruise is perfect for travelers seeking an authentic, slow-sailing journey that combines cultural discovery, scenic beauty, and refined comfort on one of the world’s most historic rivers.
Dahabiya Jasmine Cruise Tours, Traditional sailing boat on the Nile in Egypt, Offers you best private and exclusive holidays and private tours by Luxury dahabyia cruise
Itinerary
8 Days / 7 Nights Luxor - Aswan every Saturday
Saturday - First Day Nile Dahabiya Cruise - Luxor West Bank
Meet our tour Representative at Luxor airport, train station or Luxor hotels, transfer to the port of Luxor where you will find your Dahabiya Jasmine I waiting for you to start your relaxing holiday and tours sailing from Luxor to Assuan, Check in, enjoy your lunch, meet your tour guide who will take you in a trip to Luxor West Bank to visit the burial places of the Pharaohs of New kingdom - the Valley of the Kings -where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the child king Tut Ankh Amun in 1922. proceed tour to visit valley of Queens, the Temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon. Accommodation in your Jasmine Dahabiya cruise on the banks of the Nile in Luxor.
Sunday - Day 2 - Nile Dahabiya Cruise - Luxor East bank
Enjoy breakfast, then go with yoour tour guide to discover the magnificent temple complex of Karnak Amon-Ra, visit the Great Hall of the columns famous as the columns forest, enjoy your lunch onboard, at night you can go to the optional tour to attend Sound and light show at Karnak temple, Accommodation in Luxor.
Monday Day 3 - Nile Dahabiya Cruise - Esna dam
It is a free day for leisure. Enjoy your breakfast, then sailing to Esna and cross Esna Dam, overnight at Esna.
Tuesday Day 4 - Nile Dahabiya Cruise Edfu
Early morning enjoy your breakfast, then sail to Hegz island. St. Hegz island is a small island located north Edfu,After it proceed sailing to Edfu, then a tour to visit the Temple of Edfu dedicated to the falcon god Horus, god of protection for Ancient Egyptian, Overnight at Edfu
Wednesday Day 5 Nile Dahabiya Cruise Gebel Al Selsela
Enjoy your breakfast while the Dahabiya sail to Gebel El Selssela Mountain ( Gebel in Arabic means mountains ), it is a famous mountain used by Ancient Egyptian as quarries to take its stones and use it to build their temples, proceed sailing to Kom Ombo, overnight there.
Thursday Day 6 Nile Dahabiya Cruise Kom Ombo Aswan
Enjoy your breakfast before going in your guided tours, this time to visit the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to two gods, the first god is the crocodile god Sobek and the second god is the falcon god Horus. then proceed sailing to Aswan through the paint and Kopania, sailing time is about five hours. Where you will enjoy a traditional party of the Nubian people of south Egypt. Accommodation in Aswan.
Friday Day 7 Nile Dahabiya Cruise Aswan
Aswan is a very pure city south of Egypt, the tour to visit Aswan sightseeing not taking long time, so it is good chance to have a walking tour after visiting Aswan temples and sightseeing with your tour guide, your tour guide will take you to visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); Old Dam (completed in 1902).
Unfinished Obelisk located in the place of the Ancient granite quarries used by pharaohs. proceed to visit the Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis, saved the building from the water of Lake Nasser immigrants during the construction of a high dam. Accommodation in Aswan.
Saturday Day 8 End f the cruise holiday
After breakfast disembarkation. In case if you want to go in optional tour to Abu Simbel we can arrange it or last day or Friday early morning, then after coming back from Abu Simbel, you start your Aswan tours.
