Egypt
Abu Simbel Dec 2018
Today we disembark our cruise and take a short 45-minute flight to Abu Simbel. The flights are quite busy so make sure you book way
February 7, 2019
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Today we disembark our cruise and take a short 45-minute flight to Abu Simbel. The flights are quite busy so make sure you book way
This morning we set sail for Aswan which was the southern frontier of ancient Egypt and provided a gateway to Africa. It is here that
We return to our boat and continue our cruise south to Kom Ombo, an agricultural town famous for the unusual double Temple of Kom Ombo.
After two days in Luxor, our boat set sail south for Esna passing the Nile lock before continuing to Edfu which was a flourishing Greek
Since it is low water season of the Nile, we could not sail from Luxor to Qena and instead had to drive about 60km north
The West Bank of Luxor is where the royal tombs and mortuary temples lie. It can get quite hot and crowded in the morning so
Looked out the window this morning from my cabin on board Sun Boat IV and saw many hot air balloons taking off across the Nile
Any trip to Egypt must include a Nile Cruise. It is the most comfortable and enjoyable way to visit some of the historical sites along
From Sakkara we continued to the Pyramids of Giza. Built by the Egyptian pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty (2600-2500 BC), the Pyramids of Giza, have
Sakkara or Saqqara served as the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis, and is located 30 km south of Cairo. It is not as
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is one of those buzzing and chaotic cities that you love and hate at the same time. The noise, pollution,
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