Source to Sea — Upper Nile Collection

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Boats built
to linger.

Distinctive dahabiyas, each with a character of its own.

Meet the boats

A traditional Egyptian dahabiya under sail

Temple ruins on the riverbank between Aswan and Esna

Journeys / 02

Aswan to Esna,
set by the river's pace.

Private journeys with room to stop, stay, and let the day take its own shape.

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ED. 001 Artists on the Nile Winter 2027

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Made and
displayed.

Artists and makers come aboard.
What takes shape begins with the river.

Discover editions

From source
to sea.

The river carries more than boats.
People. Craft. Stories. Ideas.

About

Upper Nile
Collection

Upper Nile Collection is a small group of privately chartered dahabiyas sailing the stretch of river between Aswan and Esna. Each boat is built and maintained in Esna by the boatwrights who have worked this water for generations.

Philosophy, provenance, restoration and the people behind the collection will live in this section — away from the river, where a reader can slow down.

Sailing Aswan ↔ Esna

Charters 3–7 nights

Built Esna, Upper Egypt

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Live availability, trip length, direction and trade rates for the Upper Nile Collection.