While on your Egypt vacation, there are several interesting activities you can undertake. Among these are luxury Nile cruises, or cruises in the the Red sea and Lake Nasser. River Nile has, since the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, won the admiration of many people, more so visitors seeking the ideal Egypt holidays.
The Nile valley has a very captivating landscape that provides you an opportunity to enjoy the best of the nile cruises as you sample the rich Egyptian cuisine. Typically, nile cruises take off from Luxor or Aswan, taking three nights, four nights, or seven nights. However, there are a number of shorter trips between Luxor and Aswan taking only a few hours.
The usual cruise is aboard a Nile cruiser, often referred to as a floating hotel. A cruiser has most features of a land based hotel, including small swimming pools, hot tubs, exercise rooms, nightclubs, good restaurants, stores and even small libraries. The best time for a Nile cruise is between October and mid April, when the weather is fairly cool. However, most cruise boats operate all year.
The Egyptian Red Sea is also a fascinating destination. Located between Asia and Africa, Red Sea has over the centuries attracted numerous people as it serves as a link between the East and West. The Red Sea receives thousands of scuba divers from around the world as well as visitors wishing to take vacations at the Red Sea coast.
The Red Sea's coast stretches from the Gulf of Suez to the Sudanese boarder. The sea's mineral-rich red mountain ranges inspired travelers of ancient times to name the sea Mare Rostrum, meaning the Red Sea. Thousands of migrating birds find themselves at the shores of the Red Sea throughout the year making it a paradise for birding enthusiasts. Red Sea has over 800 fish species, among them the deadly stone-fish and butterfly-fish.
A luxury cruise in the Lake Nasser is yet another natural extension to any Egypt vacation or Nile cruise adventure. Created in the 1960s after the construction of Aswan High Dam, the lake was named after the president of Egypt at the time, Gamal Abdel Nasser. Lake Nasser is about 498.9 km long and up to 600 feet deep.
Among the attractions around Lake Nasser, the two temples at Abu Simbel rank alongside the great pyramids at Giza as Egypt's top attractions. Apart from just being historic sites, the Abu Simbel temples represent one of the greatest engineering feats of modern days. The two temples were relocated from their original site during the construction of Aswan high dam, to protect them from submerging in the lake that formed.
In addition to the Abu Simbel temples, lake Nasser is one of the best spot in the world for freshwater fishing. Both the Nile perch and the tiger fish abound in the lake.
Traveling to and within Egypt is quite easy as numerous airlines, including EgyptAir offer flights to Egypt from various corners of the world. Most international arrivals are received at the Cairo International Airport although the Sharm el Sheik airport receives a huge number of international tourists. The map of Egypt is self explanatory but you may need to get a tour guide to take you around. - 16492
The Nile valley has a very captivating landscape that provides you an opportunity to enjoy the best of the nile cruises as you sample the rich Egyptian cuisine. Typically, nile cruises take off from Luxor or Aswan, taking three nights, four nights, or seven nights. However, there are a number of shorter trips between Luxor and Aswan taking only a few hours.
The usual cruise is aboard a Nile cruiser, often referred to as a floating hotel. A cruiser has most features of a land based hotel, including small swimming pools, hot tubs, exercise rooms, nightclubs, good restaurants, stores and even small libraries. The best time for a Nile cruise is between October and mid April, when the weather is fairly cool. However, most cruise boats operate all year.
The Egyptian Red Sea is also a fascinating destination. Located between Asia and Africa, Red Sea has over the centuries attracted numerous people as it serves as a link between the East and West. The Red Sea receives thousands of scuba divers from around the world as well as visitors wishing to take vacations at the Red Sea coast.
The Red Sea's coast stretches from the Gulf of Suez to the Sudanese boarder. The sea's mineral-rich red mountain ranges inspired travelers of ancient times to name the sea Mare Rostrum, meaning the Red Sea. Thousands of migrating birds find themselves at the shores of the Red Sea throughout the year making it a paradise for birding enthusiasts. Red Sea has over 800 fish species, among them the deadly stone-fish and butterfly-fish.
A luxury cruise in the Lake Nasser is yet another natural extension to any Egypt vacation or Nile cruise adventure. Created in the 1960s after the construction of Aswan High Dam, the lake was named after the president of Egypt at the time, Gamal Abdel Nasser. Lake Nasser is about 498.9 km long and up to 600 feet deep.
Among the attractions around Lake Nasser, the two temples at Abu Simbel rank alongside the great pyramids at Giza as Egypt's top attractions. Apart from just being historic sites, the Abu Simbel temples represent one of the greatest engineering feats of modern days. The two temples were relocated from their original site during the construction of Aswan high dam, to protect them from submerging in the lake that formed.
In addition to the Abu Simbel temples, lake Nasser is one of the best spot in the world for freshwater fishing. Both the Nile perch and the tiger fish abound in the lake.
Traveling to and within Egypt is quite easy as numerous airlines, including EgyptAir offer flights to Egypt from various corners of the world. Most international arrivals are received at the Cairo International Airport although the Sharm el Sheik airport receives a huge number of international tourists. The map of Egypt is self explanatory but you may need to get a tour guide to take you around. - 16492
About the Author:
Andrew Muigai is the MD of Africapoint.com, a travel agency that offers Egypt Vacation Packages, Egypt flights, and reservations for hotels in Egypt among other Egypt travel services.
