Max Passengers: 16 Ship Type:River Cruise Ship Operated by: Dahabya Nile River Cruises
A Dahabiya is an Arabic word meaning "the golden one." It is a large, comfortable sailing boat of simple but elegant form. These vessels are replicas of the original Dahabiya boats from the 19th century, using the same design as a typical Dahabiya used in the past. While sailing on board, all guests can enjoy an exquisite and unforgettable experience combined with the comfort of today, with fully furnished cabins and a suite with a private terrace, as you feel the beauty of the Nile River.
These Dahabiya ships offer a trip to remember while enjoying privacy, relaxing on the sundeck in the morning and the evening under a sky filled with stars. While on board, enjoy the beautiful landscape and stop at towns and villages to visit famous historical landmarks along the Nile and others hardly visited by tourists.
The Dahabya ships are built on the traditional sailing model of ancient Egypt. This boat runs on pure wind power and can also be towed by a tugboat if the wind is calm. Due to the small size of the vessels, they can dock at the most inaccessible sites.
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Cabins
Double Cabin
A fully furnished twin size bed with air-conditioned and a private bathroom.
Suite
A fully furnished queen size bed with air-conditioned including a private bathroom and a private terrace.
Twin Room
A fully furnished twin size bed with air-conditioned and a private bathroom.
Dahabiya Nile Cruise Ships Cabins
The features of a Dahabiya include three varieties of different cabins. These categories include a fully furnished suite bed with an air-conditioned cabin and with a private terrace, fully furnished twin cabins, and a queen cabin with 3 cabins (3.8 m X 3 m) and 2 cabins (3 m X 3 m).
Onboard Amenities and Dinning
While onboard, you can also make full use of all the facilities, while enjoying authentic Egyptian cuisine on board.
Kate was great to work with in the planning stage. She was prompt, helpful, and efficient. Our tour guide, Edwin, was knowledgeable and passionate. We were very happy to have traveled with Adventure Life, it made the trip easy and a true pleasure. We could concentrate on enjoying the experience rather than the details of travel.
Lisa Bridge
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8 hours ago
I received a quick and friendly response from my contact, Christina Mayo, both in email and phone calls. My request for information was provided in less than a day. She took a few minutes to chat about family and events. Dealing with her has always been a pleasure!
Mary Ann
1 day ago
First class all the way. Enjoyed our Guide, Karla, Driver Mark so much. Personalized tour of Antigua during Easter was like a National Geographic in person. Trip of the Lifetime. Such a spiritual and magical tour. Many Thanks.
Ben Shaver
Ben Shaver, Jr.
3 days ago
Adventure Life is always an excellent choice when planning complicated, extreme, or exotic vacations or expeditions. They provide friendly professional services and advice and are enthusiastic and encouraging in helping us to prepare and thoroughly enjoy our trip. They handle all the details which greatly reduces the stress of planning a difficult trip. I'm very impressed with Adventure Life and definitely recommend them to friends and family.
Scott Trochim
5 days ago
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
1 week ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.