by Catherine Lear

Created on: March 04, 2011   Last Updated: March 20, 2011

Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and with over four thousand years of history at your fingertips how better to see this ancient civilisation's four thousand years of history than by taking a Nile cruise.

Whenever you mention the Nile River, you think of Egypt’s past with its mummies, of its pyramids, and of its lost treasure. However, the Nile River is far more than pyramids and lost treasure it is the lifeblood of an ancient people that have relied on its water to feed them each year.

Now you can take a cruise down this magnificent river and you will visit some of the world’s fascinating and spectacular sites that you can imagine. Visit the burial place of the pharaohs at Valley of the Kings, the Temples of Karnack and Luxor await your exploration, and all the while, you will lazily wind your way down the river Nile on one of the Nile cruise ships.

Choose from an array of elegant Nile Cruise ships for your voyage in to an ancient land, with ships like the Sonesta St. George with its elegant staterooms, with nine Presidential Suites 47 deluxe cabins all with state of the art plasma televisions and fine five star dining, you can meander down the Nile relaxing and taking in the views of this ancient and beautiful land in luxury.

If the Sonesta St. George does not float your boat, why not try the elegant Alexandria the great cruise ship. This is not just a cruise on ship this is a cruise on a five star luxurious Yacht.

With only thirty cabins, you are sure of a not to crowded cruise; again, you will find that fine dining is the order of the day, international cuisine, buffet breakfasts, and la carte dinner it has everything for even the most fussy of  passengers.

All the Nile cruises come with dining included, and can be combined with a stay at one of Egypt's beach resorts, all Nile cruises come with bars where you can relax and entertain new found friends.

Like all cruises, all accompanied excursions a shore will have to be paid for either when booking your Nile cruise or on board.

An example of one day in your Nile cruise will look something like this.

Day 2. Morning visit to the Old Granite Quarries, where the ancient Egyptians quarried the stone for the Pyramids, followed by a visit to the Temple of Phila, then once more board your ship and sail to felucca around Kitchener's Island and visit the botanical gardens, then return to your room to change for dinner followed by an Egyptian treasure hunt with fellow guests.

Not every day is a rush to see the ancient sites of Egypt, you will have days where you can relax and just watch the Egyptian world go by, see smiling Egyptian Nile fishermen fishing like their ancient for father did long ago, see native boats laden with goods make their way to the ancient towns and cities, wave to small children swimming in the shallows just as children did four thousand years ago.

A Nile cruise is like no other cruise you have been on, a mixture of old and new, the new being on the ship and the old being on those ancient shores. Nevertheless, anyone that has been on one of these cruises will tell you that the old and the new go together like peas in a pod

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