One of the extra excurisons you can take whilst cruising the Nile is to Abu Simbel.
Here’s a report I read on the SASI Wingees blog which you might find interesting:
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Egypt Moblog #2 – Abu Simbel – Rameses II’s crown jewel
Filed in General Interest-Travel, November 21, 2007, 3:02 am by Sukumar
Yesterday we reached Aswan. It is a beautiful city. No hustle and
bustle like Cairo. The hotel we stayed in, the Basma Aswan, was
beautiful as well. We left Cairo at 2AM and reached Aswan by the early
morning.
In Aswan, due to the security procedures all the cars to Abu Simbel go
in a convoy accompanies by the military. It was a long 3 hour drive
and we reached Abu Simbel at 2pm accompanies by our guide Sammy. Continue reading “Abu Simbel Visit”