upstream or downstream assouan luxor? best way?

I don't think the direction makes much difference.

Tourism is down in Egypt. You'll have no problem going to the docks where the boats are and negotiating a cruise. Make sure you thoroughly inspect the boat.

Good luck.

I will go further and say don't prebook your boat until you see the room and boat itself. Competition will be fierce so you should bargain hard.
If you were on a Felucca, then for sure go, with the current but when there an engine out the back it doesn't matter.

Cheers.

Up- or downstream only is important if you consider a Dahabyia or Felucca.
As the Nile winds always blows south: Upstream is smooth sailing,
Downstream is motoring with the wind in your face.

I just finished the standard 2 day tour from Aswan to Luxor. Booked it in Aswan 2 days before departure through my hotel. It was great - nice boat, nice room (all to myself), good and plentiful food.

Many boats are out of service at the moment because of the dearth of tourists. Most of those looked pretty pitiful while on the river it seemed that all the boats in operation looked pretty good.

PM me if you want the contact details for the tour operator.

Jon

Glad you had a good time.

It was a refreshing break from the mentally exhausting walking around Aswan and Luxor. I'm actually going to take the train to Asyut tomorrow morning instead of tomorrow night so I can escape again.

Also did the Abu Simbel day trip from Aswan. The ride was long but I slept pretty much the whole way there and back. The temples were incredible.

Thanks for all your help, laketraveller.

Too cold is a relative term.

Where I come from it is below zero degrees right now. It never gets "too cold" for me anywhere in Egypt at any time.

What do you consider too cold?

Thanks all, I have postponed my trip to Egypt to mid mid January as flight ticket just double end of last week.
hope won't be to cold otherwise please tell me if i should delay it by few weeks?

JonMW, can you elaborate on mentally exhausting ?
Do you mean the heat, or the hawkers/touts, or ... ?

How was Asyut?