The taxi passes between the last buildings of Aswan and the huge cruise ships that clutter the shore of the Nile and then continues on a calm deserted road, drives along the green riverbanks and finally stops. Two lively smiling young men take hold of my luggage and swiftly climb down the herb covered slope…
The Nile flows along, lazy and powerful, as it has done for thousands of years. Past date palms and fertile fields, past ox teams and colourful villages. Time is relative, is a meaningless concept, minutes or hours don’t matter.
Christmas is just around the corner, and in the West it’s impossible to miss, with colourful decorations virtually everywhere – in every town, city and village and on every house. But what happens in Egypt? Is Christmas celebrated by the people there? What about New Year? And what happens on these holidays on board our…
We are delighted to announce that yesterday we collected our new dahabeya MINYA from the shipyard in Esna and brought it to its mooring in Laqalta. The name MINYA means “Happy Bride”. Maiden voyage on 27 September 2021!
One more article by Michelle Leske, hosting the Goddess Tour on our dahabiya ABUNDANCE: Hello Beautiful Souls I hope you are well and feeling positive and happy. It is nearly Spring in South Africa, where I live and there is a promise of new beginnings. The new leaves are starting to sprout, it is a…
If you have ever strolled through an Upper Egyptian village, you will have seen them, the Hajj paitings on the walls of family houses. What`s the story? The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam. The Hajj is a duty set forth in the Koran. Every healthy adult Muslim (men and…
Hello again. I have been pondering what to share with you this month and then decided to share from my heart. My first journey to Egypt in 2011 brought so much personal growth and healing of fears and phobias for me that I just knew I needed to bring people to Egypt to experience some…
Goddess Tours are healing tours, with the intention of opening your Heart to give and receive more Love. We move into a space of Divine Love, or Heaven on Earth. Goddess Tours are unique in that we have special permission for Private Visits, to the Sphinx, the Pyramid and Isis Temple.
The further south we travel, the more beautiful the lush countryside becomes. Lofty date palms and mango, fig and lemon trees line the banks, interspersed by thickets of reeds from which an occasional ibis rears up, spreading its snow-white wings.
Virtually all the temples in Upper Egypt are built from sandstone from Gebel el-Silsila. The big Nile cruisers do not bother to stop at Egypt’s most important quarry, but the Abundance draws up there directly at the spot.
Esna, the starting point of our journey. Several dahabiyas are lined up along the city’s pier in the morning sun; the Abundance stands out as particularly inviting with its gleaming wooden deck, sparkling white hull and colour-coordinated textiles. An eight-strong crew is on hand to take care of the ship and the guests.
Sailing Cruise in Egypt. The joys of the Nile. Heading down the river. Board a traditional dahabiya and you’ll find an escape from the mass tourism that is so dominant here; instead, you can explore the culture, the country and the people from a personal and individual perspective.
Life in Upper Egypt is calm these days. As everywhere in this world there are recommendations and measures like masks and distancing rules; yet the Egyptians stay relaxed and trust life. Inshallah – God willing, as people say here. A relaxed attitude, perhaps more beneficial to health than fear and worries. Our family and our…
by guest writer Mina Megalla Alexander the Great’s legacy in Egypt is often remembered with the founding of the city of Alexandria, his trip to the Oracle Temple of Amun in Siwa and his crowning as a Pharaoh of Egypt in Memphis. But how about ancient Thebes? (todays Luxor) What connection did Alexander have with…
by Iris C. Meijer At Sail The Nile, we love offering our discerning guests unforgettable Nile cruises through Upper Egypt on our luxurious Dahabeya ABUNDANCE – or on our felucca A NEW LIFE for our more intrepid travellers: slow travel, off the beaten path, comfort, your own pace, delicious fresh food, amazing sights and fabulous…
A wonderful thing you see on the streets here at breakfast time during Ramadan are rows of tables set out every day, for people to come and eat their break-fast or ‘iftar’. Everyone can just go and join a table, and people eat together for free – all is donated by the businesses hosting this.…