Cruise and Stay Egypt.
A lot of people search Google for that phrase looking for more information about the various options that can be added to the end of a Nile Cruise.
For a lot of people a Nile Cruise is a “one-off’ travel experience that they probably will not repeat. Of course, like any destination, we do get clients who go back again and love the whole atmosphere and experience of cruising the Nile and love to repeat the journey many times. But for most people it’s something they will do only once.
However they are usually aware that Egypt offers so much for the holiday maker and traveller and they can take the opportunity to stay a further seven days and relax at one of the many fabulous hotels in a some of the most picturesque resorts on the Red Sea.
What most people dont’ realise at first is that as Nile Cruises begin and end in Luxor that there are certain limitations with regard to which Red Sea resort they can easily reach from Luxor.
These are the choices of resort that you can choose from for your second week:
1) Luxor
2) Hurghada
3) El Gouna
4) Makadi Bay
5) Soma Bay
6) Sharm-El-Sheikh
The first resort you could think of would be Luxor itself.
The beauty of Luxor is that there is no transfer to worry about from your Nile Cruise ship to your second week’s hotel. Essentially, depending on which hotel you choose, you can take a 10 to 15 minutes taxi ride to reach your chosen hotel as opposed to a road transfer of several hours or a flight to your second week’s accommodation.
Luxor, formerly the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of the god Amon Ra was regarded in the Ancient Egyptian texts as the “city of the sceptre” and is often referred to as “world’s greatest open air museum“.
Even though you will have visited some of the most famous temples and sites on your Nile Cruise you will still find many places of interest if you choose to stay in Luxor.
Luxor also boasts a selection of excellent 5 star hotels such as the historic Winter Palace built in 1886 on theNile in tropical gardens that has hosted royalties and celebrities throughout the years. There is the superb Sonesta St. George situated right on the banks of the Nile and which offers a selection of hotel rooms from the excellent standard rooms right up to the most luxurious suites featuring panoramic views of the Nile.
Added to those are a number of other well-known and respected hotels such as the Sofitel Karnak, situated right by Karnak Temple, the unique Maritim Jolie Ville which is located on an island in the middle of the Nile and the Pyramisa Isis, the largest five star resort exclusively built directly on the Nile in the center of Luxor.
As you can see each of these hotels would make a wonderful base for your second week of your holiday in Egypt.
We have booked clients into all of these hotels for many years and can advise you as to which of them might suit you best.
Over the coming week or so I will tell you more about the choices of resorts for your planned “Cruise and Stay Egypt” but in the meantime please do not hesitate to call either Barbara or myself, Colin, to find out more about the choices of hotels and resorts available to you after your Nile Cruise has ended. Please use our Freephone number 0808 1089 100.
