Nile Cruises

It's also one of the most relaxing and luxurious ways to take in a great many of the major cultural landmarks and sites.
Long ago, Egypt's green and fertile savannahs turned into barren, sandy deserts, obliging its inhabitants to leave. And so they clustered around coasts and waterways, from the Nile's fertile banks to the Red Sea and Mediterranean coast.

If you have time, it's well worth taking a longer cruise to really soak up the atmosphere and take things in at a more leisurely pace. A long cruise gives you the chance to make stop-overs along the way and so you can spend time fully exploring all of the great monuments and temples, and do them the justice that they deserve.

On one of the 300 Nile Cruisers, you can retrace the same routes as Egypt's great kings and queens. You can opt to set sail from Luxor to Aswan, passing the great Pharaonic temples of Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo. Or maybe you'd rather head for Luxor's west bank, where Ramses the Great recorded his military campaigns on the walls of its temples. Or even the Valley of the Kings, where the legendary Pharaohs of the New Kingdom built their hidden hillside tombs.

If you don't have days on end to glide slowly along the Nile's waters, there are short half-day or one-day cruises available, for sightseeing and spectacular views. As you sail along, your knowledgeable guide is on hand to point out the highlights and satisfy your cultural curiosity. You can take a short cruise down the Nile from practically any beach.