subject: How To Choose The Best Nile Cruise Holiday [print this page] Often ranked as one of the world's best Egypt holiday choices, modern Nile cruises can only take place between Luxor and Aswan, which are considerably south of the major city of Cairo. Travelers can enjoy dinner cruises and felucca tours( small sailboats) which frequently depart from Cairo's harbors, but full cruises are no longer possible. This is due principally to the existence of "cataracts" which are bends in the river, frequently accompanied by small dams or other obstacles that large cruisers cannot pass.
Many of the best Egypt tour itineraries will begin with a few days in Cairo, where many famous locations and attractions can be enjoyed, which are then followed by a short flight to Abu Simbel - a historic location rescued from the overflowing of Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan Dam - which is the southernmost city in Egypt. From this point many Nile cruise vacations depart each day, and take from three to seven days to accomplished.
Interestingly, in the course of most Nile cruise holidays a traveler will witness approximately five thousand years of history mildly floating past!
Time Limits and Budget Constraints
How do you determine which cruise would provide the best Nile holiday in Egypt? It is simply a matter of time limits and budget constraints as well as personal interests.
For example, a traveller to Egypt may only have one week to explore and travel the country. This would mean they would have to limit their choices to the shorter, three day Nile cruises available. If, however they had two weeks, then the best Egypt vacation would include a seven day Nile cruise with land tours and a significantly slower pace.
The latter would be particularly true for anyone particularly interested in the ancient history of the land, and would allow them to enjoy a lengthy visit in the Luxor area, which is a historic capital city of ancient Egypt as well as the necropolis (burial grounds) of many pharaohs, many of whom have tombs in the Valley of the Kings, only a short walk from the river.
by: Amar Mahallati
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