On Monday 2 August 2027 a total solar eclipse crosses Egypt, and a Nile cruise moored in Luxor is one of the best places on Earth to watch it. Totality in Luxor lasts 6 minutes and 22 seconds, from 13:02 to 13:08, the longest any total eclipse will offer from land until 2114. This guide...Read More
Abu Simbel is the one great site on a Nile cruise that the ship itself never reaches. The two temples stand 280 kilometres south of Aswan, on the shore of Lake Nasser, and visiting them means a morning trip by road or a short flight while your ship waits in Aswan. It is the longest...Read More
Month by month temperatures for Luxor and Aswan, which months are busiest, what the heat means on board, and which month suits which traveller.Read More
Why Nile cruise ships queue at the Esna lock when one of its two locks is closed for maintenance, what the Esna barrage does for Egypt, and what the wait means for your cruise.Read More
Day by day, three nights from Aswan and four nights from Luxor, with what to look for at Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Philae.Read More
Five decisions, in the right order: route and nights, the sailing day, the class of ship, what the price includes, and what to ask before you pay a deposit.Read More
Sonesta runs five Nile cruise ships between Luxor and Aswan: the St. George, the Sun Goddess, the Star Goddess, the Nile Goddess and the Moon Goddess. The prices run from $599 to $1,159 per person for three nights, and the ship at the bottom of that range is not a lesser version of the one...Read More
Mövenpick runs six Nile cruise ships between Luxor and Aswan: Royal Lily, Royal Lotus, Hamees, Sun Ray, Darakum and the old steamer SS Misr. They share a name and a standard, but they are not the same boat, and it is easy to book one thinking you are getting another. Here is how the six...Read More
