The easy accessibility of Aswan ... Nile dam—ensure the result of a constantly increasing stream of tourists to the district; and although the English, German and French guide-books to Egypt ...

While Nile cruises are available year-round, the prime travel window spans October through April—when cooler temperatures ...

An underwater archaeological mission in the Nile River near Aswan, Egypt, recovered a handful of long-lost artifacts. When the building of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s flooded the area ...

A tourist ship carrying 28 tourists of various nationalities on a Nile River cruise ran aground on Saturday in Aswan Governorate, southern Upper Egypt. The Aswan Operations Room received a ...

These are wooden sailing vessels like the one fictional detective Hercule Poirot sailed on Death On The Nile. This is a ...

Sail along the historic Nile river from Aswan to Luxor, surrounded by the timeless beauty of Egypt's ancient landmarks, including the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor ...

Here Egypt keeps the journey from Luxor to Aswan under three days — making it one of the speediest options. Guests spend just two nights on the Nile River, where they stop at just three major ...

Home to Africa’s largest waterway, the Nile River — which stretches approximately 3,126 kilometres within Egyptian territory — Egypt holds vast untapped potential for river transport.

It almost never rains in Egypt, where approximately 95% of the land is desert. For that reason, almost all the drinking water and water required for farming comes from the Nile River. If you know that ...

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The invention of the shaduf was very important in the story of Ancient Egypt. It helped people to easily access the water from the River Nile. They built a system of canals to bring the water to ...

The late Aly el Gasab, one of Egypt's foremost specialists ... them from the quarries at Aswan to Thebes and other New Kingdom capitals farther down the Nile? The polished sides and beautifully ...