Luxury Nile Cruises in Egypt

Taking Luxury Nile Cruises in Egypt is a great way to really enjoy your Egypt tour. Nile cruisers in Egypt are often luxurious (5 star).

How to Tour Egypt?

There are many ways to tour Egypt, but for those interested primarily in the ancient and Pharaonic history of the country, luxury cruises on the Nile are among the best choices. This is because a visitor will travel in the same fashion as the ancients, and also make many stops to view the most well-known or even lesser known sites, temples and locations as well.

Luxury cruises on the Nile are a popular approach to seeing the history of Egypt, and the best of them supply guests not only with opulent surroundings, comprehensive amenities and the world-famous Egyptian hospitality, but also with guided land tours and expert lectures delivered by historical or cultural authorities.

For example, it is generally expected that luxury Nile cruises include at least one speech or tour delivered by a famous or well-known archaeologist or historian.

Typical Routes and Itineraries

The routes for luxury Nile cruises run from Luxor to Aswan or Abu Simbel, though most include a comprehensive tour to the entire Cairo area before departing, by air, to the southern locations.

Decades ago it was possible to depart from Cairo, but the creation of locks and “cataracts” in the river’s course now makes it impossible for larger ships to pass through some areas. For this reason most luxury Nile cruises begin or end in Luxor, which was a historical capital during the ancient times.

If luxury cruises on the Nile don’t include Cairo, what can a visitor see?

Many people unfamiliar with the land or history of Egypt may not realize that the pharaohs ruled the entire length of the country, even extending south into Nubia. There were periods when upper and lower Egypt were ruled separately, and this is where such locations as Luxor, Thebes, Karnak and Aswan come into discussion.

Experience History

Guests of luxury Nile cruises will be able to sail past, and visit, areas that were incredibly important during the thousands of years of Egypt’s Pharaonic rule.

At Luxor, for example, guests can go ashore and view significant sites on either side of the Nile River. On the western shore they can visit the famous Valley of the Kings, the final resting place of such pharaohs as young Tutankhamen, they can hike to Hatshepsut’s gorgeous and elegant temple, or they can visit the eastern bank with the easily recognizable temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor Temple among them.

Heading south, luxury Nile cruises will provide visitors with opportunities to see large and small temples, and usually provide transportation to one of the most impressive of all, the enormous Abu Simbel monument south of Aswan, which finishes off most luxury Nile with an incredible finale.

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