NILE CRUISE

Several weeks ago, the group and I embarked on yet another much needed, and eagerly awaited, lavish getaway. We crammed our essentials into duffle bags and travels-ons and set off, in the early morning shadows, to the Cairo International Airport. We anxiously boarded EgyptAir Flight 702 , promptly at 5:50am, and abandoned the stale air of Cairo for the unpolluted scenic views of Luxor. At 7am we landed in Luxor and our 4 days and 3 nights upon our opulent Nile Cruise began.

I can not sufficiently document the pleasures of lying lazily against reclining beach chairs, stationed alongside the pool, upon a cruise ship that is being gently rocked by the subtle waves of the Nile; so I have left that responsibility to the pictures attached below. lol

But, I can provide you with our itinerary of the sites we managed to see during the boats periodic stops near various ancient landmarks.

4 Day Itinerary:
Day 1:
Visit Karnak Temple
Visit Luxor Temple
overnight onboard in Luxor
Day 2 :
Visit West Bak & Necropolis of Thebes (Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple & Colossi of Memnon)
Sail to Esna across the Lock
Arabic class ... ( yes, class was in session on the boat. I wasn't particularly happy about this lol)

Day 3:
Murder Mystery game, played on the boat
Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris
Sail to Aswan overnight
Day 4:
Visit the High Dam and the temple of Philae
Visit Elephantine Island
Depart Aswan with Egypt Air to Cairo

I credit this experience for fostering my newfound love of the waters. <3