An intimate luxury dahabiya, the elegant twin-sailed river boat of old, gliding the Nile between Luxor and Aswan under sail, taken exclusively with its own chef and crew.
A dahabiya is the elegant twin-sailed boat that carried travellers up the Nile before the steamers, and KAZAZIAN revives it in luxury: a handful of cabins, taken exclusively, gliding between Luxor and Aswan under sail.
It is the antithesis of the big cruise ship, small, quiet, wind-powered, mooring at temples and villages the large boats pass, with its own chef, crew and the timeless river for company.
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Cabins are elegant and airy, dressed in a colonial-Egyptian style, with the river through the window; a shaded sun deck and lounge complete the boat. Taken exclusively, it is your party’s alone.
Small and wind-powered, it is the intimate opposite of the cruise ship.
Your chef cooks to the party alone, Egyptian and Mediterranean menus, fresh produce from riverside markets, on the sun deck as the Nile slides past palms and temples.
There is no menu but yours; dinner under sail is the ritual.
The dahabiya moors where the big ships cannot: small temples, riverside villages, sandbanks for a swim, alongside the great sites of Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan with your own Egyptologist.
The pace lets you feel the river’s timeless life; your designer shapes the sailing and the sites.
Wellness is the pace and the river, the shaded sun deck, the sail, a swim off a sandbank, and the deep calm of wind-powered travel.
The Nile at sailing pace is its own restoration.
KAZAZIAN carries its own chef, captain, crew and guide for your party alone, warm, expert and proud of the river.
Behind them sits your Satopia travel designer, who holds the boat, times the embarkation and stays one call away throughout.
Between Luxor and Aswan the Nile runs past temples, palm groves, villages and desert, the artery of a civilisation, little changed in feel for millennia.
A dahabiya is the timeless, intimate way to travel it.
Everything here is to help you picture it. Your travel designer handles the arranging: the flights, the cars, the guides, the tents held for you alone.
A dahabiya to yourselves, temples and palms sliding past.
The whole dahabiya taken for a family journey down the Nile.
The great sites with your own Egyptologist, and the ones the big ships miss.
The timeless, quiet opposite of a cruise ship.
KAZAZIAN embarks at Luxor or Esna, sailing to Aswan. We arrange your flights, a night in Cairo or Luxor and your embarkation.
The Satopia Advantage™
We hold the relationship with KAZAZIAN, so we can take the boat in exclusive use for your party on your dates. From there a single travel designer composes every day around you. You simply embark.
The whole boat, and its crew, held for your party and the season. The access a direct booking rarely reaches.
Every day composed by one travel designer: the temples and the sailing, the villages and the embarkation, present when wanted, unseen when not.
Drawn from recent guests.
Plan for a five night itinerary between Luxor and Aswan to truly match the relaxed rhythm of the river. Boarding without haste lets you settle into your cabin before the first evening reception on the East Bank. Give yourself space to adapt to the quieter daily flow away from conventional city hotels.
Make time to unwind on the upper deck with a cool drink while the palm trees and sand dunes drift past. Between guided morning temple visits, spending your afternoon by the small pool offers a wonderful balance of activity and quiet reflection. You will find these peaceful river hours become the most memorable part of the trip.
Egypt is river, temples and sea. A few we would pair the cruise with, each arranged as one seamless experience.
Bookend the river with the capital: the Grand Egyptian Museum and the pyramids.
Add to your enquiryThe great rock temples south of Aswan, an easy add.
Add to your enquiryEnd on the water: reefs and quiet sand after the temples.
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KAZAZIAN is taken in exclusive use, priced by the boat, by cruise, with winter at a premium. The figures shown are indicative. Once we check live availability we confirm an exact, all-in quote for your dates, and nothing is booked and no payment taken until you approve it in writing. A deposit then secures your dates, with the balance due before departure. The full booking terms, cancellation policy and any conditions of carriage are set out in your confirmation.
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