November to April
5 days approx time
One of the most popular cruises is from Luxor to Awan. You can take a cabin cruise which is basically a floating hotel or if you want a real experience sail in a felucca (traditional wooden sailboats) which would enable you to sightsee at a whim rather than being constrictied to travel intenerary.
I just think it would be cool to sightsee around one of the oldest civilizations of the world and the longest river in the world. Ancient Egypt always fascinated me from learning about it in sixth grade.
Some sights to see along the way include: "Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes, [is] the world's greatest open air musuem; a stunning ancient Egyptian art collection. There is the stupdeneous Karnak Temple, the tombs of the Valley of the Kings and the Colossi of Memnon; with statues more than 50 feet high. At the great lock at the Esna, the Nile is trasnformed to chaotic water bazaar as the garrulous traders in rickety boats besiege the river traffic, proffering scarves, trinkets and souvenirs. The Temple of Horus at Edfu is the best preserved temple in Egypt, and on the riverbank at Kom Ombu a temple with beautiful relief carving stands as wonderrous reminder of the antiquity of this land. The charming southern city of Aswan is a riot of new impressions -- the vivid colours and smells of the souks, the tall graceful Nubian townspeople, the Nile at its most picturesque -- all swaying palm trees, golden dunes and white-sailed fellucas. Here the river is studded with numerous beauitiful islands. Elephantine, the largest, is one of the most ancient sites in Egypt. Just upstream is the first of the NIle's six huge rapids, the High Dam and Lake Nasser..."
*501 Must-Take Journeys. London: Octopus Publishing Group Lmtd, 2008.
