LUXOR ASWAN
Hathor Dahabiya
A private sailing dahabiya on the Egyptian Nile. Eight cabins, two suites and two Royal Suites, between Luxor and Aswan.
Hathor Cruise ® 2026
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Hathor Dahabiya
A private dahabiya journey between Luxor and Aswan, shaped by stillness, history and the rhythm of the river.
Aboard Luxor — Aswan
02 — Sailings
A five-star dahabiya where Nile history, contemporary comfort and intimate sailing come together. Three itineraries, four cabin grades, twelve guests aboard.
The route
Drawn from the river’s own coordinates. Sail it here, and see what stands at each mooring before you tie up there.
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A 4-night passage · Luxor to Aswan
Hathor takes on her twelve guests at dusk, with Karnak still lit on the east bank.
Karnak Templec. 2000 BC
Two hundred acres of sanctuaries, raised over two thousand years.
Read moreValley of the Kingsc. 1539 BC
Sixty-three royal tombs cut into the rock of the west bank.
Read moreTemple of Hatshepsutc. 1479 BC
Three colonnaded terraces set straight against the cliff at Deir el-Bahari.
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Through the lock at first light. Past it the river empties of engines almost entirely.
Temple of Khnumc. 180 BC
A hypostyle hall nine metres below the town, its painted ceiling still on it.
Read moreThe Esna Lock1906
The one lock on this reach — the gate every dahabiya waits for.
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The best-preserved temple in Egypt, a short ride from where Hathor ties up.
Temple of Horus237 BC
The most completely preserved temple in Egypt, its roof still standing.
Read moreGebel el-Silsilac. 1500 BC
The sandstone quarry that built Karnak, Luxor and Edfu.
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A twin temple standing on the bank itself. Moor, walk up, and be back before dinner.
Temple of Sobek & Haroeris180 BC
One temple in two mirrored halves — the crocodile god on one side, the falcon on the other.
Read moreCrocodile Museum2012
Three hundred mummified crocodiles, drawn from the temple’s own precinct.
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Granite islands, the softest light on the river, and the quarry that never gave up its obelisk.
Philae Temple280 BC
Moved stone by stone to Agilkia island to save it from the rising water.
Read moreThe Unfinished Obeliskc. 1500 BC
Still lying in its bedrock — finished, it would have stood forty-two metres.
Read moreElephantine Islandc. 3000 BC
Egypt’s southern frontier town, settled before the pyramids were raised.
Read moreA dahabiya draws little more than a metre. She moors at Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo while the floating hotels pass by, and ties up at banks that have no dock at all.
02 — The voyages
Three sailings between the two cities. The river decides how long each one takes; the direction decides how it feels.
All voyages
03 — The suites
Eight cabins, two suites and two Royal Suites, each with its own window on the bank. Hand-worked wood, linen, and a bed made for the quiet after a shore day.
See the suites
Eight cabins, two suites and two Royal Suites. The whole boat holds fewer people than one deck of a cruise ship, which is the entire point of her.
A dahabiya sails. Two lateen sails and the current do the work, and the river is the only thing you hear between the moorings.
Egypt arrives without hurry: warm company, refined cabins and the river unfolding one measured bend at a time.
Luxor · Aswan · Egypt
Twelve guests, five moorings and one river. The rest of the arrangements are ours.
06 — Contact
Twelve guests, five moorings and one river. The rest of the arrangements are ours.
