The Le Fayan Suites Nile cruise is for travellers who want space on the river. Most Nile cruise ships carry 60 to 70 cabins. Le Fayan Suites carries 37 suites and no standard cabins at all: 36 Luxury Suites and one Royal Suite. Fewer guests means a quieter sun deck, a calmer dining room and a crew with more time for each guest.
We sell the ship in our Luxury class, the highest of our four ship categories. It is rated 5-star in Egypt, and we consider it 5-star by Western standards too. On board you have a sun deck with a pool, a restaurant, a lounge bar and a wellness centre.
What makes this an Egypt Best Vacations cruise, and not just a suite booking, is the touring. Every shore visit is private. Your own licensed Egyptologist guide and vehicle take your party to Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Karnak, Luxor Temple and the Valley of the Kings. There is no coach and no group to wait for, so you start when you are ready and stay as long as you like.
We are a licensed tour operator based in Luxor, founded by a professional Egyptologist, and a TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice winner in 2024, 2025 and 2026. You can compare this ship with the others in our collection of luxury Nile River cruises.
Your Egyptologist guide meets you at Aswan Airport, the railway station or your hotel, holding a sign with your name. Your private tour begins at the High Dam, completed in 1970, which created Lake Nasser. A motorboat then takes you to the Temple of Isis at Philae, moved stone by stone to Agilkia Island to save it from the water. You finish at the Unfinished Obelisk, still lying in the granite quarry where it cracked. You then board Le Fayan Suites for check-in and lunch. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan. A Nubian village visit is an optional tour this afternoon.
Meals: Lunch and dinner.
Le Fayan Suites then heads north to Kom Ombo, the double temple shared by the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris, with the Crocodile Museum beside it. The ship sails on to Edfu. A horse-drawn carriage takes you from the dock to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, the best-preserved temple in Egypt, built under the Ptolemies between 237 and 57 BC. The ship then sails north through the Esna Lock to Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast you leave the ship and cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings, where your ticket covers three tombs, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Then, head back to your Nile cruise for a free evening in Luxor. Overnight in Luxor.
Optional tour: sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the West Bank
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
After breakfast and check out, your guide takes you to Karnak, the largest temple complex in Egypt, and to Luxor Temple. Then, transfer to Luxor airport or Luxor railway or Luxor hotels.
Meals: Breakfast.
Your Egyptologist guide meets you at Luxor Airport, the railway station or your hotel. Your private tour begins at Karnak, with its Great Hypostyle Hall, sacred lake and the obelisks of Hatshepsut and Thutmose I, and continues to Luxor Temple. You then board Le Fayan Suites for check-in and lunch. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Meals: Lunch and dinner.
You spend the morning on the West Bank: the Valley of the Kings, where your ticket covers three tombs, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. You return on board for lunch as the ship sails south and passes through the Esna Lock in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight on board in Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A horse-drawn carriage takes you to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. The ship sails on to Kom Ombo for the double temple of Sobek and Haroeris and the Crocodile Museum, then continues to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Your private tour of Aswan covers the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Isis at Philae, reached by motorboat. The afternoon is free. A felucca sail around Elephantine Island and a Nubian village visit are optional tours. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
You can take the early optional tour to Abu Simbel by road, returning by early afternoon, or have breakfast at leisure. You then leave the ship, and your private vehicle takes you to Aswan Airport, the railway station or your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast.
Our representative meets you at Luxor Airport or the railway station and takes you to the ship. You settle into your suite and have lunch on board. The rest of the day is free, on the sun deck or in Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Meals: Lunch and dinner.
You spend the morning on the West Bank: the Valley of the Kings, where your ticket covers three tombs, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. You return on board for lunch as the ship sails south and passes through the Esna Lock in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight on board in Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A horse-drawn carriage takes you to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. The ship sails on to Kom Ombo for the double temple of Sobek and Haroeris and the Crocodile Museum, then continues to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Your private tour of Aswan covers the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Isis at Philae, reached by motorboat. The afternoon is free. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The extra day is what the 7-night cruise is for. You can take the optional tour to Abu Simbel by road, leaving around 4 am and returning by early afternoon, to see the Great Temple of Ramesses II and the smaller temple of Nefertari. Or you can spend a slower day in Aswan: the Nubian Museum, the souk, or a felucca sail. The ship stays in Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Le Fayan Suites leaves Aswan and sails north with the current. The second call at Kom Ombo is at leisure. Then, it sets sail to Edfu, then to Esna Lock, and then to Luxor. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast, your guide takes you to Karnak, with its Great Hypostyle Hall, sacred lake and obelisks, and to Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast on board, your private vehicle takes you to Luxor Airport, the railway station or your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast.
