Cairo Holidays – The Perfect Chance for tremendous Nile Cruises

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Taking a cruise across the River Nile is one of the main reasons that compel thousands of people to plan their holidays to Cairo. While the mornings are spent exploring the shore where the ship docks, the afternoons and evening are full of on board merry making. Visitors not only get to check out the attractions of Cairo, but also visit most of the famous places in Egypt. Read on for more tidbits.

The Nile river cruise is one of the best parts of planning a holiday in Cairo. Every year, millions of visitors book hotels in Cairo especially with the Nile cruise in mind. After all, a Nile river cruise seamlessly blends exhilarating elements like history, entertainment, luxury, and nature. Travellers can take their pick from numerous tours such as small 3-day tours to tours that last fifteen days or more. While the longer cruises usually start from and finally end at Cairo before covering most of the important shores of Egypt. The shorter cruises ideally dock at the most popular hotspots enabling passengers to explore renowned landmarks around Cairo like Aswan, Edfu, Esna, Luxor and the Kom Ombo.

Nile Cruise – Sightseeing with a Difference

There is a world of 5-star cruise liners to choose from for and quite a of the vessels offer onboard luxuries that even surpass standards maintained by some of the well known hotels in Cairo. However, it is advisable not to draw comparisons with Western luxury cruise liners as the 5 star facilities of an Egyptian cruise liner may be like those of a 3 star Western liner. However, the cruise experience definitely makes for a unique memory of one’s holidays to Cairo and is a welcome break from staying cooped up in some Cairo hotel. Those looking for a cheap holiday would do well to hunt down some package deal holiday to Cairo that covers the cost of Cairo hotel tariffs as well as cruise tickets. This way, travellers also get to check out most of the attractions in and around Cairo. The cruise experience can also begin right at the start of your Cairo holidays as many cruise companies offer to pick up visitors from the airport and transfer them straightaway to the ship.

A Typical Cruise Experience

Normally, in the early morning, the ship docks at the shore on its itinerary. Here, passengers get down and spend the morning exploring the destination. By afternoon, passengers return to the vessel for a hearty lunch and to laze around a bit, while the ship sets sail. By the time it is evening, the weather cools down and drinks are handed out while musicians play haunting melodies to the accompaniment of exotic culinary delicacies. A Nile cruise definitely makes up for the money one spends on arranging Cairo holidays.

The Best Routes and Attractions

Taking almost any of cruises from Luxor to Aswan or the other way round treat one to numerous delightful sights. However, many travellers are unanimous in agreeing that the best sights of a cruise trip are to be found in the stretch from the town of Kom Ombo and the city of Edfu. In fact, one’s memorable experience starts right at the start of the cruise. Just to site an example, taking a Nile valley cruise from Luxor allows one to explore the ‘Valley of the Kings’ and the Karak Temple complexes amongst numerous other attractions. The Karak Temple complexes are amongst the largest and most stunning temple complexes throughout Egypt. The immense Aswan Dam and the captivating double temple of Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo are a couple of other attractions amongst numerous other sightseeing options during one’s Nile river cruise in Egypt.