Day 1
Arrive
Arrive on Heisa Island and let the outside world begin to fall away.
Settle in.
Sunset on the Nile.
Dinner and fire beneath the stars.
The Invitation
You don't need another programme.
You need to stop.
For four days, life becomes simple.
Sleep without an alarm.
Eat beautiful vegetarian food.
Swim in the Nile.
Watch the sun disappear over the water.
Sit beside the fire beneath the Nubian sky.
Wake for sunrise Qigong by the Nile if you wish.
Receive an evening healing, meditation or sound experience.
Travel by boat to the Temple of Auset/Isis, just across the water from where you are staying.
Or do absolutely nothing.
There is nowhere you need to be.
Rest is the programme.
What The Nile Rest Feels Like
Sleep deeply.
Eat well.
Swim in the Nile.
Sunrise Qigong, if you feel called.
Receive an evening healing experience.
Visit the Temple of Auset/Isis.
Watch the Nubian sunset.
Sit around the fire.
Look at the stars.
Do nothing without feeling guilty about it.
Everything is an invitation.
Nothing is compulsory.
Your Four Days
A gentle rhythm.
Never a strict schedule.
Day 2
Rest
Sleep in.
Swim.
Read.
Be still.
Optional sunrise Qigong by the water.
Time to yourself throughout the day.
As evening falls, rest beside the fire while the Nubian women gather to sing and play their drums.
You don't need to do anything.
Listen. Sit beneath the stars. Let the music carry the evening.
Dinner by the fire.
Day 3
Temple
A gentle morning boat journey to the Temple of Auset/Isis.
Return to the island for an unhurried afternoon.
Swim.
Sleep.
Rest.
Final sunset on the Nile.
As night falls, gather around the fire for an evening of traditional Nubian music — the men playing, the women singing, and the rhythms of Nubia filling the night.
Listen. Dance if you wish. Or simply rest beneath the stars.
Dinner and fire.
Day 4
Return
Late breakfast.
One last swim.
One last look at the Nile.
Then return to the world carrying a little more space inside you.
The Place
An Island in the Nile
The Nile Rest takes place at Nubian Royals Sanctuary on Heisa Island in Aswan.
Here, the Nile isn't something you visit.
You wake beside it.
You cross it by boat.
You swim in it.
You watch the sun set over it.
The island offers something increasingly difficult to find:
quiet.
No packed schedule.
No pressure to perform wellness.
No need to become a better version of yourself before you leave.
For four days, you are allowed simply to be.
Dates
Choose Your Rest
3–6 December 2026
19–22 December 2026
Rest through the longest night. Fire beneath the stars on the Solstice, 21 December, followed by sunrise over the Nile as the light returns.
7–10 January 2027
21–24 January 2027
Investment
Reserve Your Place
£1,000
Four days on the Nile.
Included
- Accommodation at Nubian Royals Sanctuary
- All vegetarian meals
- Boat journey and entry to the Temple of Auset/Isis
- Sunrise Qigong
- Evening healing, meditation or sound experience
- Nile swimming and island time
- Sunset and fire evenings
Not included
Flights to Egypt
Maximum
10 guests per retreat
Small by design.
There is space to disappear here, not become part of a crowd.
A £250 deposit secures your place.
The remaining £750 is due four weeks before your retreat begins.
Booking within four weeks of your chosen dates?
Please pay in full.
After payment, please email us with your chosen retreat dates.
Who This Is For
Maybe you're not looking for another retreat.
Maybe you're tired.
Maybe life has been loud for too long.
Maybe you've spent years looking after everybody else.
Maybe you don't want another schedule, another challenge or another list of things to work on.
Maybe you simply need somewhere beautiful and quiet enough to hear yourself again.
That's what The Nile Rest is for.
Nothing to achieve.
Nothing to prove.
Nothing to become.
Just four days beside the Nile.
Reserve Your PlaceWe don't retreat.
We return.
We return.