Find out more about Egypt and Cruising The Nile…
Learn more about taking a Nile cruise and what you can expect from this wonderful and unique travel experience. Find out what you’ll see and experience.
I really think that the cruises we are offering on the excellent Movenpick Royal Lily are some of the best cruises we have listed over the last few years.
The most luxurious ships are the Alexander The Great and the Oberoi ships but for value for money and luxurious surroundings then the Royal Lily is a bargain.
We have an exclusive offer for a luxury Nile cruise on the superb Movenpick Royal Lily cruise ship starting at prices from £860 per person for departures in July, from £905 for departures in August and from £860 for departures in September.
The Royal Lily is an excellent cruise ship with luxurious cabins and 4 suites. It has a reputation for professional, friendly service and our offer comes with a full excusrion programme included led by qualified Eyptologists.
The price includes scheduled flights from Heathrow with private transfers from Luxor Airport to the ship.
Places are limited for this excellent offer so please call us on FREEPHONE 0808 1089 100 to check availability and learn more.
If you are thinking of taking a Nile cruise or have already done so then I’m sure you’ll love this new 2 part series starting on BBC2 at 9.00pm on Friday the 22nd of March fascinating.
Presented by the University of York’s Department of Archaeology Research Fellow Dr. Jo Fletcher, described in last weekend’s Observer as a “likeable, if controversial, Egyptologist“, the series promises a look at how ordinary people existed 3,500 years ago in Ancient Egypt.
In this first programme she focuses on the lives of Kha, an architect and his wife Meryt, who lived in the tomb-builder’s town of Deir el-Medina, but she also gains insights into the lives, and deaths, of Egyptian royalty by gaining access to the rarely seen final resting place of Amenhotep III in the Valley Of The Kings.
The Observer state that the programmes are genuinely atmospheric and magical.
I have visited the Valley Of The Kings on many occasions and I have often stood and wondered what the lives of the ordinary citizens and workers must have been like rather than just those of the Pharaohs and priests that we are told about. This series sounds like it will answer those questions and Dr. Fletcher looks like she’ll turn out to be a really interesting presenter.
You can read more about the Valley Of The Kings in an earlier post of ours.
Every Christmas Barbara and I take our grown-up family away for a week’s holiday. This started when the kids were in their late teens and “Christmas” for us usually took the form of Christmas dinner spent with the kids who then subsequently disappeared with their pals leaving Barbara and I to wash up and watch the dismal offerings on “Christmas TV”.
So a few years ago we thought that if we offered to take them on holiday over Christmas it would mean that they would spend a lot longer with us and we’d have some really great “family time”. A little selfish I know but it worked and we’ve been doing it for over 6 years now. It does cost us a “few bob” but it’s been worth it for the memories we’ve created for us all. Continue reading “Makadi Palace Hotel, Makadi Bay”
Visiting Cairo – Our last day
Well, we’d come to the end of our visit and, as always, we’d had a wonderful time. We’d visited Luxor, Aswan and we’d finished up in Cairo.
We’d met some great people, all of them so happy that we’d come to Egypt when many others were still staying away due to some mistaken impression that there were continuous demonstrations and problems. During our whole week’s visit, no matter where we were, we’d met only friendliness and warmth from everyone we met. We’d not seen any disruption or any demonstrations and it’s clear that almost all Egyptians are simply living their lives as normal and are looking forward to getting the country back on it’s feet. One way we can help with that is to continue visiting this wonderful country. Continue reading “Visiting Cairo – Our last day continued”