Nile River Cruises and Holidays in Egypt
We offer different holidays combining a
River Nile cruise with visits to the main sights of
Egypt.
Visits to Cairo are usually
based on Giza to the south east of
the city, where you find the Pyramids
and the Sphinx and be amazed by
their size. The fascinating Egyptian Museum
includes the burial treasures of the Pharaoh
Tutankhamun. In the evening is a Sound and
Light Show in the shadow of the Sphinx.
From Cairo fly to Luxor or
Aswan to join your Nile
river cruise ship - alternatively start
your holiday by direct flight to Luxor. From Luxor
some cruises go north to Denderah,
for a visit to the temple of the God Hathor,
then sail back to Luxor.
From Luxor visit the Valley of the Kings,
with its hundreds of tombs, most famously that of
Tutankhamun. See also the
Valley of the Queens, Deir El Bahri, the
mortuary temple of Queen Hatsheput
and the Colossi of Memnon. Cruises
also offer visits to the temple complexes of
Luxor and Karnak, both
noted architectural sights.
Your cruise ship sails via the river lock at
Esna to Edfu. The
temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon-headed God
Horus, is one of the best preserved
in Egypt. Further down the River Nile is the famous
Kom Ombo temple dedicated to the
crocodile God Sobek, with its
mummified crocodiles.
Aswan is a colourful city, noted
for its markets. Visit the Aswan High Dam,
and the temple of Philae which was
dismantled and rebuilt to avoid being submerged
under the Dam's rising waters. Kitchener
Island is a beautiful botanic garden with
many exotic plants and trees.
From Aswan there are excursions by air to the
temples of Abu Simbel. This massive
ancient site was moved from its original position
and rebuilt to avoid being submerged by the rising
waters of the new Lake Nasser. The
people in the picture (bottom right) indicate its
huge size.
It is also possible to cruise from Aswan
to Abu Simbel and see marvellous desert
landscapes, particularly sunrises and sunsets. This
allows visits to temples and sights only accessible
by water, on the shores of Lake Nasser.
There are virtually no towns or villages, or mooring
sites, so small boats are used for transport ashore.
Excursions include Wadi El Seboua
and the temple of Ramses II,
Kasr Ibrim and the relocated temple
of Amada. |
