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The legendary River Nile has shaped Egypt’s history and culture. Revered by ancient Egyptians, its banks are home to magnificent temples and tombs, where stories of gods, kings and dynasties come alive.
Sail in style aboard The Oberoi Philae and fall in love with the secrets of ancient Egypt, from timeless monuments to hand carved temples and tombs. Enjoy spacious accommodation, gourmet cuisine, a luxurious spa, in-house movie theatre and dance floor, all delivered with our warm hospitality and attention to detail.
The Oberoi Philae, Luxury Nile Cruiser, River Nile, Egypt
Travel Notes
Egypt is home to the ancient pyramids and is intersected by the River Nile, which stretches 6,853 kilometres, making it the longest river in the world. Egypt also sits upon the Sahara: the world’s largest desert.
The Oberoi Philae, Luxury Nile Cruiser is an easy drive from Luxor and Aswan international airports, both of which are a short flight from Cairo.
The Oberoi, Bengaluru derives most of its electricity needs from wind power.
Our Bengaluru hotel also has IoT-based air purification in all guest rooms. This advanced filtration system cleanses the air of airborne pollutants and allergens. For the healthiest air in the city.
The hotel is equipped with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Egypt's southernmost city, Aswan is located 240 kilometres along the River Nile from Luxor. At Aswan, the desert touches the banks of the Nile River and the waters are dotted with islands. Aswan was historically an important trading town and remains a bustling marketplace.
The twin temples- one half is dedicated to the falcon god, Haroeris and the other half to the crocodile god, Sobek.
This temple is dedicated to the Goddess Isis, with the oldest sections dating back to between 380 BC and 362 BC. With the building of the High Dam in 1971, Philae Temple was relocated to the nearby island of Agilika; a UNESCO led project that took over nine years to complete and saw the island pumped dry, every stone block of the temple complex individually labelled, dismantled and reassembled like a giant jigsaw puzzle.
This spectacular feat of engineering was built between 1960 and 1971, and measures 3,830 metres long, 111 metres high and 980 metres wide. At the eastern end of the dam there is a visitors' pavilion detailing how the dam was constructed. At the western end there is a lotus shaped tower, built to commemorate the Soviet Union's support in the dam’s construction.
When Egypt built the High Dam at Aswan, Egyptologists and archaeologists from around the world heeded UNESCO’s appeal to salvage the monuments of Egyptian Nubia before the rising waters of Lake Nasser submerged them forever. More than sixty expeditions ultimately joined the “Nubian Rescue Campaign”, which resulted in the excavation and recording of hundreds of sites, the recovery of thousands of objects, and the salvage and translocation of a number of important temples to higher ground.
Best River Cruise Line
2025
Telegraph Travel Awards, UK
Best River Cruisers (Ranked 1st)
2025
Travel + Leisure World’s Best Award
Best River Cruise Lines in the World (Ranked 3rd)
2024
Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards, UK
Best Small Ships in the World
(Ranked 3rd)
2009
Condé Nast Traveler, USA, Top Cruise Ships Readers' Survey
Deck lounge with views on Oberoi Philae Nile Cruise
Evening river view from The Oberoi Philae Luxury Nile Cruise
Deck view from The Oberoi Philae Luxury Nile Cruise at sunset
Sunset across the Nile from Oberoi Philae cruise deck
