Nile Cruise Tours in Egypt
Egypt Nile Cruises • Discover Ancient Egypt
The river Nile is probably the most historically significant river in the world. It is the core of ancient Egypt’s history and a Nile cruise along any length of it will usually expose a visitor to around 5000 years of history. It is this that makes Nile cruise vacations so amazingly popular and diverse.
Tourists to Egypt will have the opportunity to sail around the waters of Cairo and then enjoy a short flight far south to Aswan or Abu Simbel, or to Luxor, where most Nile cruise holidays take place.
Nile Cruise Vacations From Cairo to Abu Simbel?
Why can’t a traveler travel from Cairo all the way to Abu Simbel in a Nile cruise ship ? Generally this is due to the many locks and “cataracts” that prevent larger cruise ships from passing. The modern cruises will begin or end with Luxor and travel as far south as Abu Simbel and Aswan.
Planning luxury Nile cruises requires the traveler to realize what they would like to see and make the best arrangements for taking it all in. For example, many Nile River cruise tours will start in Cairo where vacationers spend some time viewing the historic sites such as the Cairo Citadel and the Khan El Khalili Bazaar . Many will include a scenic Cairo Nile dinner cruise or casual sail in a felucca before flying vacationers to the southern embarkment areas of Luxor or Aswan.
Explore the Historic Attractions
Once the visitor have set sail, many Nile cruise tours make a point of stopping in historically or culturally significant towns . A typical 7 day Nile cruise from Luxor would include land tours at the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. Such locations would provide visits to the tomb of Tutankhamen and the noted temple of Queen Hatshepsut. A stop in this location would also allow a vacationer to see the temple complexes of Luxor and Karnak as well.
Heading south some Nile cruise holidays will stop at Edfu in order to view the temple of Horus or the Kom Ombo temple a bit farther down river.
At Aswan vacationer will be able to see such sights as the temple of Philae which was rescued from the flooding of Lake Nasser during the construction of the Aswan Dam. Most Nile cruise holidays will also take guests to the Abu Simbel Temples , a famous structure that was also relocated during the flooding of the lake.
Nile Cruise Holidays & Tour Packages
Nile cruise vacations in Egypt are by far the best way to explore the many ancient monuments and temples of the Nile Valley in Lower Egypt. Find and Book your Nile cruise vacations here, today!
