MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise

Experience a relaxing, refined and luxurious stay on-board the MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise, a majestic Dahabiya Cruiser, to visit a gentler era when elite and sophisticated travellers cruised the Nile in style. This really is a cruise experience like no other on the majestic River Nile.

On the MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise in Egypt you will enjoy luxury and personal service that is impossible on a larger ship. Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise river yacht includes 8 elegant cabins with large windows and private bathrooms, a spacious sundeck with a Jacuzzi and comfortable a lounge and dining room. You will enjoy a leisurely sail down the Nile river and private tours and cultural experiences along the way between Luxor and Aswan.

What is a Dahabiya Nile Cruise? The Dahabiya Luxury Nile Cruise gives you a Dahabiya sailing experience on the river Nile that allows you to explore the ancient sites of Egypt in a traditional way. No diesel engine noise, just the sound of the wind caressing the boat sails as you glide effortlessly along the famous river. The great explorers of the past would have sailed the Nile on these types of boat. Dahabiya takes you on a small cruise boat which combines historical and mystical sightseeing with the peace and tranquillity of a Nile cruise as you dreamt it should be.

The elegant, well-appointed MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise is an all-inclusive Nile Cruise that features just six spacious cabins offering guests a true taste of refined luxury and relaxed privacy.

Enjoy the warmth of the Egyptian sun on the ship’s splendid Sun Deck or relax in the Jacuzzi while soaking up the sights as they smoothly slide by.

The MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise revives the heyday of luxury Nile Cruises while offering modern comforts and conveniences. The Dahabiya is a two-masted sailing boat that relies on wind power alone with no engine. This gives it something that is in very short supply nowadays: silence! Enjoy the peace and stillness of a river cruising atmosphere absent of engine noise but filled instead with the caress of wind upon the 2 large sails that will transport you across this famous river.

Packages are available from just £1999pp including flights and a 7-night cruise that sails from Luxor to Aswan. This holiday can be extended with a stay in Hurghada, Luxor or even Cairo, where you can see the Pyramids.

Welcome to the Nile Cruise experience that has been enjoyed for centuries, even millennia. A Dahabiya is a traditional cruise ship that operates in comfort and predates the diesel and steamers that we see today.

MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise Sample Itinerary Includes Excursions

Day 1: Embark MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise, overnight in Luxor.

Day 2: Visit the West Bank, sail to Esna (overnight in Esna).

Day 3: Sail to Edfu (visit Edfu Temple), sail to Kom Ombo (overnight in Kom Ombo).

Day 4: Visit Kom Ombo Temple, sail to Aswan (visit The High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk & Philae Temple) overnight in Aswan.

Day 5: Optional visit to Abu Simbel, visit the botanical garden by Felucca (overnight in Aswan).

Day 6: Sail from Aswan to Esna and overnight.

Day 7: Sail from Esna to Luxor (visit Karnak & Luxor Temples) overnight in Luxor.

Day 8: Disembark Jaz Yakouta and receive onward transfer to hotel/airport.

MS Merit Dahabiya Nile Cruise is on offer as a Nile Cruise only or as part of a tour to include stays in Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada, Aswan or even Jordan!

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When not available a great alternative for a Dahabiya Nile Cruise is the Gorgonia Dahabiya Nile Cruise.