Sailing The Nile River

[Das_Boot]

When I get to Suez will it be possible to sail up the Nile to see Luxor etc.?
Is this at all possible?

 

[Gordonmc]

No waterway link between Suez and the Nile. You will have to transit the canal to Port Said and hook left to Mina Dumyat or Rosetta (Rashid).
Its a long way from the Delta to Luxor. Take lots of Immodium.

 

[Das_Boot]

I dont have any charts for the area yet. I will be sailing the Med heading for the red sea. My wife wondered if it would be possible to go and see the Egyptian sites while we were there. I would rather sail up the Nile if it is possible.

 

[Sea Devil]

There are several places you can leave the boat to do Nile visits - Port Fouad Yacht Center at the head of the canal- so so security - or Suez Yacht Club at the bottom - good security - anchorage a bit dodgy in southerly winds - but probably the most convenient of them all - Abu Tic marina is excellent at the top of the Red Sea. very secure - very protected and although not quite as convenient has all the facilities to tour Egypt and the Nile from

Have a look at the red sea notes in my web site!!

 

[Roberto]

the story of a french boat can be found here, (in french)


with a series of incredible pictures

I do not remember the whole story, but the boat needed external help (i.e. camels and trucks) to go through the channels of the nile delta

 

[Das_Boot]

Cheers I will have a look.

 

[Sea Devil]

Brilliant Pictures!

 

[Gordonmc]

With the best will in the world I wouldn't leave a boat in Egypt while I did the tourist sights. It might be worth considering putting into Cyprus and taking a ferry over. There's a regular run from Larnaca to Alexandria which is cheap enough and avoids the worry of boat security.
There are also ferries which do a Cyprus-Israel-Alexandria run so your family could take in the Holy Land on the same trip.

 

[Sea Devil]

promise you can leave the boat in Abu Tic marina 100% as safe as anywhere in Europe. Lots of people do. Suez Yacht Club is also very sophisticated and secure - only slight problem is strong southerly winds push you against the quay and the holding for the bow anchor is not that brilliant but otherwise fine...

 

[Lakesailor]

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I dont have any charts for the area yet. I will be sailing the Med heading for the red sea. My wife wondered if it would be possible to go and see the Egyptian sites while we were there. I would rather sail up the Nile if it is possible.

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You're obviously never going to go. You won't admit it.

You're in denile

 

[boatmike]

Groan....... That sort of pun will get you banished to the lounge!

 

[Das_Boot]

My family and I are third generation Militant Atheist. Therefore the so called holy land is not on the agenda. However I take your point of doing it by ferry from Cyprus.
The Suez yacht club sound ok I have big anchors and lots of them.
As Far as Denial is concerned it is vastly underrated.

 

[Lakesailor]

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Groan....... That sort of pun will get you banished to the lounge!

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Everyone was asleep in there.

 

[Sea Devil]

better than being 'on defence'