Egypt Nile Cruises • Explore the Wonders of Ancient Egypt

The river Nile is probably the most historically significant river in the world. It is the core of ancient Egyptian history and a journey along any length of it will usually expose a visitor to around five thousand years of history. This is what makes Nile cruise tours so amazingly popular and diverse.

Tourists to Egypt will most often start their Egypt tour in Cairo seeing the Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum and then enjoy a short flight far south to Aswan or Abu Simbel, or to Luxor, where most Nile cruise holidays take place.


Nile River Cruise Vacations From Cairo to Abu Simbel?

Why can’t a vacationer 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 Nile cruisers 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 realise what they would like to see and make the best arrangements for taking it all in. For example, many Nile cruise vacations will start in Cairo where tourists spend some time viewing the historic sites such as the Cairo Citadel and Old Coptic Cairo . Many will include a scenic Cairo Nile dinner cruise or casual sail in a felucca before flying visitors to the southern boarding areas of Luxor or Aswan.


Explore the Historic Attractions

Once the visitor have set sail, many Nile River cruise tours   make a point of stopping in historically or culturally significant towns . A typical 7 day 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 famous temple of Queen Hatshepsut. A stop in this location would also allow a traveler 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 traveler 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 temples of Abu Simbel , a famous attraction 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 holidays here, today!