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Nile
At 6650 km (4130 miles), the Nile is the longest river in the world and passes through 11 countries – Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. There are two major tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The former rises around Lake Victoria in central Africa but its actual source is still disputed as the lake has feeder rivers. The Blue Nile’s source is Lake Tana in Ethiopia and the two rivers meet near Khartoum in Sudan.
The Nile is an important water source for much of its length. In many places it floods – becoming a natural source of irrigation – though, since the building of the Aswan Dam in 1970, this is no longer the case in Egypt. It passes through many lakes – Kyoga and Albert in Uganda, Lake Nasser in Sudan and Egypt – and flows over a number of cataracts. In Egypt it splits into the branches that form the Nile Delta that feed the Mediterranean. The river is, of course, most famous for its role in the cities and sites of great antiquity within Egypt. Its flooding made a great contribution to the development of agriculture and civilisation in the region as the river overflowed its banks and brought rich silt making the land fertile. Most cruises travel the river between Luxor and Aswan in an area filled with such extraordinary sites as the temples of the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the desert city of Akhenaten, the tombs of Beni Hassan and Tutankhamun. There can be few places where 5000 years of history unrolls before your eyes within a landscape that still looks as it would in biblical times.
Ancient Wonders of the Nile 2018
A unique river journey sailing from Cairo to Aswan
Misr
Itinerary at a glance
- Cairo, Egypt
- Minya
- Tuna El Gebel / Ashmunein
- Tel El Amarna
- Abydos Temple
- Dendera Temple
- Luxor
- Edfu / Kom Ombo
- Aswan
The Timeless Nile
A seven night journey along the Nile aboard the SS Misr
Misr
Itinerary at a glance
- London to Luxor, Egypt
- Esna & Kom Ombo
- Kom Ombo & Aswan
- Aswan
- Esna
- Luxor
From Aswan to Cairo - The 600 Mile Nile 2019
A river journey from Aswan to Cairo aboard the SS Misr
Misr
Itinerary at a glance
- Aswan, Egypt
- Kom Ombo
- Edfu & Luxor
- Luxor
- Qena & Dendera Temples
- Naga Hammadi & Abydos Temple
- Tel El Amarna, Tuna El Gebel & Ashumunein.
- Beni Hassan
- Beni Suef
- Cairo
Ancient Wonders of the Nile 2019
A river voyage from Cairo to Aswan aboard the SS Misr
Misr
Itinerary at a glance
- Cairo, Egypt.
- Beni Suef & Minya
- Tuna El Gebel, Ashmunein & Beni Hassan
- Tel El Amarna
- Luxor
- Edfu & Kom Ombo
- Aswan