Cruise the Nile

Tombs of the pharaohs near Luxor.

Colonnaded temple in the middle of Luxor, best at night when the pharaonic statues and obelisk are floodlit.

The most beautiful painted tomb in Egypt, open to a handful of visitors a day at ten times the price.

Nubian Aswan’s feluccas and islands, plus the Temple of Isis moved stone by stone to escape the rising Nile.

The best-preserved temple in Egypt, buried in sand for centuries and dedicated to the falcon god Horus.

Tutankhamun’s gold mask, royal mummies and 120,000 pharaonic treasures in the 1902 museum on Tahrir Square.

Drift the palm-lined waterways by houseboat.

Floating markets and river life.