What makes a River Cruise such great value for money?
One of the main things is that all Shore Excursions are included, so you don’t need to budget extra for them as you do on any other type of cruise. Shore excusions can be very costly indeed – but not on a river cruise!
I thought I would give you an example of the type of itinerary and excursions that you would find included on a typical seven night Nile cruise, but do bear in mind when reading this that you can cruise the Nile for upto two weeks. Another option is to cruise and then stay in a hotel for a week afterwards – plenty of options for every one. So excursions, here goes:
Having been met at Luxor airport and escorted to your chosen boat, you will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in Luxor.
The following day you will explore the West Bank of the Nile seeing The Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Queens and the Colossi of Memnon. you will then sail towards Edfu.
On the morning of the third day you will visit the Temple of Edfu which is one of the largest and best preserved temples in Egypt and is dedicated to the god Horus. The afternoon will be spent sailing to Aswan so you relax or take a dip in the pool while you watch the scenery drift by.
Day Four will be spent Aswan which includes a visit to the High Dam, the Old Granite quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk. Later that day you can take a boat trip to the Philae Temple which is dedicated to the goddess Isis.
During day five you can either chose to spend the morning exploring Aswan at leisure or you can take the only payable excursion to Abu Simbel, Egypts greatest treasure after the pyramids. During the late afternoon you will sail to Kom Ombo where you can visit the Temple of Haroeris and Sobek.
After all that you will probably be glad that day six can be spent relaxing while the boat sails to Luxor!
Day seven is spent in Luxor abd begins with a visit to the Temple of Karnak, a comples of three temples dedicated to the Theban Gods. Later that day you will have the chance to explore the Magnificent Temple of Luxor which was once connected to the Karnak Temple by an avenue of Sphinxes. That evening there is an optional excursion to the Sound and Light show at Karnak Temple.
Finally on day eight you will enjoy beakfast on board before being escorted to Luxor airport or to your chosen hotel for the remainder of your holiday.
Now, that all sounds pretty good value for money to me. I would really love to hear from anyone who has done a Nile Cruise to offer any advise they have – do’s and don’ts.
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Wow, this really sounds terrific. I would love to go on a river cruise and experience the world from a ship. It must be so satisfying looking at things from another perspective.