Seven days between Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, following the Nile south. An intimate, personally invited gathering for ceremony, practice, and connection. Meeting Egypt, and yourself, from presence.
Last year, the three of us met for the first time in Egypt.
Different paths, same timing, and enough coincidences that we stopped calling them coincidences. By the end we shared one clear wish: to come back, together, and create something for the communities we love.
This trip is that wish made real. Each of us is bringing what we do best to create a space where our people can meet, connect, and experience Ancient Egypt from presence, approached with reverence for its living traditions and the people who keep them. Through sound, practice and the medicines of the Nile, we experience Egypt in a way few do.
Seven days between Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, following the Nile south. A private dahabiya, traditional sailing boat, carries us between the temples, with flights at either end. The group is small and personally invited, so the connections can go deep and the space stays intimate. Each day builds on the one before it, one page of the codex at a time.
If the invitation is landing, keep reading.
The Nile is the spine of this journey. For most of the week our home is a private sailing boat with a small crew, and everything happens from there. It's where we set out to explore the temples, where we practice, where we gather for meals, and where we close each day, sitting in presence while the wind carries us on.
We don't see the world as it is; we see it as we are. And who we are has layers.
The codex is you. Each layer you move through is a page, and as you turn it, reality itself reads differently. The same life, met by a deeper self, becomes another world. These seven days are built for exactly that: Egypt, the practices, the river, the ceremonies, all of it arranged to help you turn a page.
And a page turns through practice. Sound, breath, movement and voice are among the oldest ways humans have shifted their own consciousness, and the Egyptians built for them: temples and chambers alive with resonance. These practices move you a layer deeper; the temples give that movement somewhere to land. The two build on each other. Each morning's practice prepares you for the temple that follows, and each temple opens the ground for the practice that comes next.
Mornings begin before the heat: sunrise on deck, a practice of breath, meditation or movement, a first simple rite to centre and set the direction of the day. Afternoons hold the temples, led with historical and symbolic care, time with local guides and craftsmen, room for silence. Evenings slow down: contemplation and integration, dinner, a closing circle, and some nights a dance to shake it loose and let the day settle in the body. Seven days sequenced as one arc, each resting on the one before it.
Each day carries its own theme and its own site. Open any day to read the arc.
Arrival, opening, first supper.
Every day includes a morning gathering, a temple visit, and an evening check-in. On the boat, we weave in sessions of breathwork, dancing, stargazing, meditation, and activations.
We work with what shows up. We focus on bringing the right people together instead of filling up the trip. Read both columns to see whether this is for you.
Three practitioners, three lineages. One container.
Javier holds the directional arc of the trip — the sequencing of practice, the ritual scaffolding, and the frame that makes the seven days sit together. His background sits at the intersection of contemplative practice and design.
On the Nile, he holds the opening and closing rites and the meditative thread through the week. His interest is precision: how a well-shaped container changes what is possible inside it.
Fascinated by the interplay between sound and consciousness, Joep uses breath and sound as ways to go inward. Across the seven days he'll share a mix of practices including breathwork, meditation, and musical journeys, exploring how we can shift our state of being and play with our experience of reality.
Mariam Khadiga is a German-Egyptian psychologist, facilitator, and founder of The Travelling Temples, creating conscious co-creative Experiences. Having grown up between Germany and Egypt, she loves bridging cultures and creating connections to the wisdom traditions of ancient Kemet. She discovered her passion for organizing and leading transformative journeys throughout Egypt 5 years ago, creating immersive experiences that combine sacred sites, history, laughter, and spiritual practice. Her work is inspired by the Kemetic Tree of Life, the Blue Lotus tradition, and a passion for reconnecting people with the living spirit of Egypt.
€ 4,200 is the starting figure. Shared costs, split across the group. Every seat that fills brings the price down for all of us.
A private dahabiya. A two sail wooden vessel that predates the age of steam. Six cabins, shaded upper deck, salon, and open bow. Single occupancy cabins available at a supplement. The pace of river life sets the tempo of the days.
Locally sourced, seasonal Egyptian cuisine prepared on board. Vegetarian, vegan and allergen adaptations. Mornings around fruit and tea, evenings around long tables on the deck.
Warm days, cold nights, low sun. Daytime temperatures are comfortable for being outside and walking the sites; nights get sharp, so bring layers.
Layered clothing (hot days, cold nights), practical footwear for temples, a journal, quiet things.
Walking on uneven ground, some early mornings, sun exposure. Not strenuous, but not sedentary.
Fly into Cairo. We recommend arriving one day early to settle. Travel insurance covering cancellation and medical evacuation is required.
This gathering is personally invited. If the invitation is landing, write to us. We read every note and respond within 48 hours.
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