OF THE NILE ULTIMATE RIVER CRUISE EXPERIENCES ith its unparallelled cultural and archaeological heritage, Egypt has been attracting visitors for centuries and from the days of Napoleon a series of spectacular discoveries have whetted the appetite of modern visitors. Whether it’s Giza’s monumental pyramids, Luxor’s colossal Valley of the Kings, or the incomparable river Nile, this country is generous with its riches The Nile is the jugula of North Eastern Africa. From its sources in Ethiopia (White Nile) and Uganda (Blue Nile), the river flows for 6.650km through eleven countries, its main tributaries joining together at Khartoum in the Sudan. A spectacular dam project at Aswan completed in 1970 saw the creation of the vast reservoir of Lake Nasser and the ending of the annual flooding of the Nile Plain. However, it was this phenomenon that shaped the ancient Egyptian and Nubian civilisations. The silt-rich banks of the river supported all the agriculture and the river itself was the highway for commerce. Great cities and fabulous temples lined the shores whilst the encroaching desert was held at bay. Today, it is the ultimate archaeological water ride supporting flotillas of floating hotels on journeys between Cairo all the way up river to the Aswan Dam. The stretch of the Nile between the ancient city of Luxor and Aswan has a particularly high concentration of ancient sights so you will find that most river cruises tend to focus on this area, Guests generally start their adventure with a few nights in Cairo so that they can tune in to ancient Egypt with a visit to the Pyramids of Giza and the soon to be opened (Autumn 2022) Grand Egyptian Museum which will house over 50,000 antiquities including all the belongings of King Tutankhamun, all in one place for the first time in history. From Cairo an onward 1 hour flight brings you to Luxur, your embarkation point for the river cruise of a lifetime. W 17
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