Category: Nile River Cruise

June 19, 2007

Luxor to Cairo – Nile River Cruise – The End

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Our amazing cruise has come to an end and sadly this morning we disembark and transfer to the airport for our flight back to Cairo.  Luckily, we’re comforted by the fact that for the next couple of nights, we’ll be …

Back at Luxor – Son et Lumiere – Nile River Cruise

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This evening we arrived back at Luxor and we had the opportunity to attend a son et lumiere show at Karnak Temple. There were heaps of tourists there of course and everyone gathered outside the Temple gates, not quite …

June 17, 2007

Nile River Cruise – Dining

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Before we left home for this cruise, we had some concerns about the type of meals that may be served, seeing that we do not eat meat at all, and salads and vegetables may be dicey.  Being on …

June 16, 2007

Kom Ombo – Nile River Cruise

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This afternoon we set sail up river for Kom Ombo, about 45 km north of Aswan, to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo.  The boat moored right at the river entrance to the village which makes it so convenient for …

June 15, 2007

A visit to a Nubian village – Nile River Cruise

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Today, we paid a visit to a Nubian village to learn something about Nubian culture.  Nubians are the people of northern Sudan and southern Egypt.  The Nubians are believed to be the first human race on earth, and most …

June 14, 2007

Sailing around Aswan – Nile River Cruise

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This afternoon we sailed around Aswan Botanical Gardens in a felucca.  Our local guide was a botanist and was very keen to tell us all about the fauna and flora that existed around the waters.  He certainly knew …

June 13, 2007

Egyptian Perfumes – Nile River Cruise

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Next, a visit of a different kind, with a stop at the Sultan Palace Perfumes where we had a small demonstration of perfume bottle …

June 12, 2007

A visit to Abu Simbel – Nile River Cruise

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This morning, those who chose to visit Abu Simbel had a very early morning start. By now we knew the routine and our mourns and complaints were just noises we had to make in order to make ourselves feel …

June 11, 2007

Aswan – Nile River Cruise

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This morning we arrived at Aswan, Egypt’s southern-most city.  Our first excursion for the morning was a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk.  This semi-finished obelisk dates back to the New Kingdom and had it been finished, it would …

June 10, 2007

Edfu – Nile River Cruise

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As our boat sailed towards Edfu, many small row boats started to approach our cruiser.  No doubt they’re hoping to cash in on the arrival of the tourist boats, however these guys had an unusual way of plying …

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