FLEUR NILE
DAHABIYA
Two guaranteed departures a week.Sailing between Luxor and Aswan.
A different kind of
Nile cruise
Fleur is a boutique dahabiya nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan. Seven cabins, fourteen guests at most, and a crew that knows every one of them by name before the first evening is over. Two of the cabins are suites with their own private terrace on the water.
What makes the experience different is the route. Most dahabiyas stop at Esna, which means their guests spend the last hour of the trip in a car. We go through the Esna Lock and sail all the way to Luxor. We also moor at El Kab Tombs, Gebel el Silsila, and Ramady Island, places no large cruise ship can reach which is part of why a dahabiya nile cruise on Fleur looks different from one with anyone else.
The Cabins
Seven cabins in total: two suites with a private terrace and five standard doubles. Each has its own en-suite bathroom, air conditioning, and a window facing the river.
See Fleur in motion
Luxor to Aswan
Saturday · 4 nights
Five days and four nights, departing on Saturday. Through the Esna Lock and on to Aswan, with nights moored beside quiet islands where there is nothing to hear but the Nile.
View full itineraryBoard at midday. Karnak and Luxor Temple in the afternoon.
Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut, then on towards Esna.
Through the lock, then the Temple of Horus and al ramady island. Night at Besaw Island.
Quarry cliffs, the double temple, sailing towards aswan
Disembark at 08:00. Philae Temple on its island.
Food & dining
Cooked on board, every day
There is one cook and one kitchen on Fleur and everything is made from scratch. Our menus are oriental with a variety of local Egyptian dishes. The cook shops in the villages we pass so what lands on the table changes with the season and with wherever we happen to be moored.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all included along with (tea, coffee, cola and sprite Etc.) through the day. Between October and May most meals are served on deck, which is the point of eating on a boat this size.
Tell us before you sail if you eat differently and it is simply handled. We can accommodate vegetarian and dairy free is no trouble. On a boat with one kitchen it is a word with the cook rather than a form to fill in.
More about the onboard experience
On board
From the river
Before you book
Every question guests ask us before a dahabiya nile cruise on Fleur.
View all questionsA dahabiya is a traditional wooden boat used to cruise the Nile. The word means "gold" in Arabic. Fleur carries up to fourteen guests in seven cabins. Two are suites with a private terrace and five are standard doubles.
The Luxor to Aswan route is four nights. The Aswan to Luxor route is three nights. Both itineraries stop at Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Gebel el Silsila, with additional visits to El Kab Tombs or Ramady Island depending on the direction.
Up to fourteen guests across seven cabins. The suites can take two adults and one child. You can book an individual cabin, a group of cabins or charter the whole boat privately. With seven cabins a full charter is easy to fill with one family or one group of friends.
Through the website or email us directly. We respond to enquiries very quickly.
The Gallery
An experience to live absolutely. Authentic, intimate, and unlike anything else on the Nile.
Guest review · Fleur DahabiyaBegin your dahabiya nile cruise
Two departures a week, October through May. Seven cabins only so dates go early. Enquire with us directly. We answer fast.