Category: Nile Cruise and Cairo

We have been getting a lot of requests for a Nile Cruise with a Cairo extension so that people can see the Pyramids and the Sphinx too.

I have posted about this earlier in the year but I thought it worth detailing again what we can offer.

Currently we are putting together a lot of “tailor-made” holidays that include flights from London Heathrow with EgyptAir, (there is a Manchester add-on) arriving in Cairo and then transferring to the excellent 5 Star Sofitel Le Sphinx Hotel which stands almost “in the grounds” of the Pyramids and from which you get great “Pyramid views”.

Clients stay at the hotel for 3 nights on either a bed and breakfast or half board basis and we can even obtain “Pyramid view” rooms. During that time they can arrange for various full and half day excursions to see the Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, etc, etc.

On the Monday clients fly down from Cairo to Luxor and board the King Tut 1 Nile Cruise ship for a 7 night full board cruise including 12 excursions and the services of an Egyptologist.

At the end of the cruise clients fly home to Heathrow, (or Manchester via Heathrow).

This really is a great way to really see Egypt and experience a Nile Cruise and we are currently able to put together this 10 night trip from £890 per person subject to availability.

If you would like more information about this holiday or if you would like us to organise a quote for you please call either Barbara or myself, Colin, on Freephone 0808 1089 100.

At last the Nile Cruise Guide is finished.

You can download it to your computer by clicking here. Any feedback for additions and improvements would be gratefully received.

I’m just putting the finishing touches to the new, improved and expanded Nile Cruise Guide.

Hopefully it will be completed and uploaded onto the main Nile Cruises 4u website and also here on the blog tomorrow.

I’ll put a post here as soon as it’s ready for download.

A Felucca is a traditional Nile cruise vessel that has been the most popular vessel on the Nile for centuries and is still widely used today. It’s usually about 11m long and rigged with a tall lateen or triangular sail. It has no motor and relies only on the steady north wind.

If you are the adventurous type we can book you a fabulous Felucca Nile Cruise where you would enjoy the relaxed pace and outdoor feel of a journey with no fixed stops as these depend largely on the elements.

A canvas canopy acts as a sunshade during the day and keeps the dew off at night when you would sleep on the deck under the stars. Food is bought in villages along the way and cooked on board by the crew, Egyptian-style. Your luggage is stowed beneath the deck.

You would stop occasionally to walk through fields and villages or to visit one of the ancient sites. At lunchtime you may furl the sails and enjoy a buffet style meal while drifting down the river. Often a brisk north wind picks up and you would make exhilarating progress.

You would moor up before dusk, usually at one of the mid-river islands before settling down for a three-course dinner. A relaxed evening around the camp-fire follows when your Nubian crew may bring out their drums to sing and dance under a star-filled sky.

A Felucca Nile Cruise is a true adventure and its’ not for everybody but if you would like more details of this fantastic travel experience please call me on Freephone 0808 1089 100.

Episode 5. I talk with Gwyneth Willmore about her recent Nile cruise onboard the Domina Prestige. Gwyneth has some tips on dealing with the “Pharoah’s Revenge”, (dicky tummy to you and me) as well as describing her “hair-raising” hot-air balloon adventure!!