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Steam Ship Sudan, Egypt.

"It's hard to pick a specific highlight of Nile cruising. I think for me it's the fact that you link visits to the most amazing Ancient Egyptian monuments by sailing along the grand old river. I love sitting for hours and just watching the fields, villages, birds and islands slip past."

Andrew Hunt, North Africa & Asia Programme Manager

As one of the most relaxing and romantic way to experience the monuments of ancient Egypt, a Nile cruise offers passengers the chance to travel between Luxor and Aswan in the comfort and elegance of a traditional Nile cruise ship.

The perception of what a Nile cruise is like has been shaped by popular movies and novels and chief amongst those perception-forming books and films would be Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile”.

We are, therefore, very fortunate indeed to have access to the lovingly-restored Steam Ship Sudan, the very vessel on which the book is based.

Cruise on the River Nile in Egypt

Nile cruises are the most popular way to visit Egypt’s greatest archaeological treasures around Luxor and Aswan, and include guided excursions throughout their routes.

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