Since the January revolution in Egypt, the Nile Cruise schedules have changed a little, and as a consequence, the first day of the cruise was spent travelling up river, rather than down, but more for the sake of sailing, otherwise the boat was likely to be moored in Luxor for the first two days of your cruise. Someone should dare to suggest perhaps that sailing south on the first day is probably more preferable, as that would give you longer than 36 hours in Aswan, and I at least would have found that more favourable than simply sailing upriver for the sake of it.
Nevertheless, sail to Dendera we did, and if nothing else, it allowed me to see a little more of the sights along the Nile that I otherwise would not have seen, and in that sense, it was a great day's sailing.
Waking up at the crack of dawn, the boat was already making its way down this vast expanse of river, as I stood on the balcony watching the world go by, I was again struck at how every view was a picture. In the early morning the mist was rising and once it had risen, I was smitten with the reflections of the trees, and the mosques and everything else that filled this vast expanse of 'shoreline' - the one thought that was in my head was how clean this water must be compared to the River Thames, as I am fairly sure the reflections are not quite so clear in those murky waters.
It takes about 5 hours or so to sail to Dendera so there was plenty of time to admire these views, and once the sun had risen completely, where best to do so than from the sun deck of the boat, soaking up the rays at the same time - ah, this is the life.
Various buildings along the Nile!
These are residential buildings, and I love them, I always think that no one in Britain would choose to live in a house like this, but they seem full of character, even though many of the buildings you see are slums.
The crew on one of the cruise ships moored at the Basma Hotel were fishing in the Nile, breakfast for their guests perhaps ?
Even the manager was fishing!
Nevertheless, sail to Dendera we did, and if nothing else, it allowed me to see a little more of the sights along the Nile that I otherwise would not have seen, and in that sense, it was a great day's sailing.
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| Early Morning Mist on the Nile |
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| Reflections |
Waking up at the crack of dawn, the boat was already making its way down this vast expanse of river, as I stood on the balcony watching the world go by, I was again struck at how every view was a picture. In the early morning the mist was rising and once it had risen, I was smitten with the reflections of the trees, and the mosques and everything else that filled this vast expanse of 'shoreline' - the one thought that was in my head was how clean this water must be compared to the River Thames, as I am fairly sure the reflections are not quite so clear in those murky waters.
It takes about 5 hours or so to sail to Dendera so there was plenty of time to admire these views, and once the sun had risen completely, where best to do so than from the sun deck of the boat, soaking up the rays at the same time - ah, this is the life.
These are residential buildings, and I love them, I always think that no one in Britain would choose to live in a house like this, but they seem full of character, even though many of the buildings you see are slums.
Sun shining
on the
River Nile
The boat comes to its journey's end at Dendera, which is around 60km north of Luxor,close to the town of Qena. Here you can disembark for a visit to Dendera Temple. the weather was very hot, the tour was scheduled for less than one hour, consequently, I didn't get to go to the Temple, however, it's quite splending and you can read about Dendera here as well as view some of the amazing images of the Temple of Hathor.
While those that chose to make the visit were on their excursion, I wandered around the local area, taking some pictures along the way.
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| Basma Hotel |
The crew on one of the cruise ships moored at the Basma Hotel were fishing in the Nile, breakfast for their guests perhaps ?
Even the manager was fishing!
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