Nile cruises

...up to go on a Nile Cruise with our tour operator, Thomsons. It was for four days and three nights and cost £330 all inclusive this included an outside cabin, (a window cabin), all meals some buffet some a la Carte, our own guide, (English speaking Egyptologist), all the trips and entrance charges to the temples and museums. We were so excited as we had not planned to do a cruise before we came to Egypt, but we were shown a short film and given all ...
...centuries up and down The Nile the mind wonders at the romance and history of it all, and we were a part of that history, nothing spectacular I know, but still a part. We were told to be up for five o'clock Tuesday morning ready to go on our journey, we had arranged with the hotel, The Movenpick Jolie Ville, to have three packed breakfasts to go and sure enough they were there at reception waiting for us. There was only six of us altogether from ...

yampy-uk 10.01.2006 · Read full review
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...the widow and seeing the Nile and the scenery pass by. The size of the room, while a bit awkward, wasn't much of a problem as we didn't spend much time in it apart from sleeping. The boat itself is looking a bit tired, it could certainly do with a refit. I have heard that they are scrapping it at the end of the season. Viking II is a four star boat. On deck at the front of the boat there is a small splash pool that was a great way to cool down in ...
...that you are on the Nile makes it interesting. Day Two ======= The second day we really had a full itinerary. First thing after breakfast we were picked up by coach and taken to the unfinished Obelisk. This is one of the tall pointed objects which are carved out of a single piece of rock, the same design as Cleopatra's needle in London. It is unfinished because it cracked while they were cutting it out of the rock. It would have been one of the ...

sandyback75 30.10.2005 (17.01.2006) · Read full review
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NILE CRUISE: PART TWO *********************** Having had a fair number of favourable comments on my first attempt at a Ciao review, and having re-read my offering, and those of the much more experienced reviewers here, I thought I'd put a little more flesh on its bones, as it were; beefed up by some of our more personal experiences, and a little more detail in terms of the sights encountered on our last little jaunt into the larger world. I'll ...
...of a small fleet of Nile cruisers operated by a German company, www.grand-cruises.com , which company had been subcontracted by Panorama Holidays to provide the Cruise element of our holiday. Board basis was All-Inclusive. (!). The website above may give you some idea of the style of the ships on the Nile. They are much like beefed-up Mississippi Steamships, minus the rear paddle-wheel but with added Germans. Consequently, the vast majority of our ...

billybunter85 28.10.2006 · Read full review
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...A warm welcome on our Nile boat, our cabins were small, neat and clean. The reception was comfortable and pleasant. We went just after 9/11 and just fell into the 6 weeks non cancellation period, so we took the chance. Everyone said we were mad! I was a little worried but on the other hand terrorist strike everywhere and I think we cannot live our lives worrying where it will be next, we would never do anything. The guides told us not to leave the ...
...repair. The Aton – Nile Cruiser The crew was fantastic. It worked out at least one crew member per holiday maker. Our man never failed to amaze me with his wonderful skills with towel folding, Day after day there was a little treat on the bed, rose petals, a towel tied up to look like my husband with a cigarette in it’s mouth. It was all good fun. The boat had a small swimming pool on the top deck; there was only one child on board, not a holiday ...

teacherofhooch 01.05.2004 · Read full review
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I went on a Nile Cruise with Thomson. It was a five star boat part of the Presidential line called the Nile Commodore. In the brochure the details included all excusions which were packed into the 7 days, I thought oh yea dragged around from tomb to tomb but it was booked so off we went. We arrived to a wonderful friendly greeting. Thomson had a rep on board who came everywhere with us and was always around to help. Not a pretty young thing with ...
...well respected by all the crew. The boat was fantastic wood panelling everywhere and whenever you say members of the crew they greeted you warmly. Our 2 cabin boys met us and introduced themselves and evry morning and night we went in to a spotless room with the beds made in the morning or turned down at night. 4 Egyptian guides travelled with us and we divided into groups of about 30 people and stayed with our guide. The week was magical far ...

Deva 30.10.2001 · Read full review
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...El Al Airlines. The Nile looks like a snake, as it is not as wide as I had imagined it would be. When the River reaches Khartoum it becomes one River that has two sources, (the Blue Nile from Ethiopia and the White Nile from Lake Victoria in Kenya). I am very interest in Egyptology as well as Ancient Cultures from around the World. ~.THE SHERATON .~ Our trip was a three-day in Cairo. We stayed at the Sheraton El Gezirah Hotel. This is in the center ...
...prices. The Nile is on one side and a large Avenue is on the other. We had to cross a bridge to see the Egyptian Museum, (it is about 2 blocks away from the Hotel. *All Sheraton Hotels belong to the Starwood Club that we belong to. We received points for both staying at the Hotel and for the Cruise. If you would like to know more about Starwood their site is at: http://www.starwood.com ~O CAIRO O~ Cairo is a huge City and the traffic is terrible. ...

MRS.CANADA 09.09.2002 (18.09.2002) · Read full review
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...week long cruise down the Nile going out in December and including 10 free excursions for £399! This was advertised with a company called Discover Egypt that I had never heard of. I thought that this was far too good to be true and that there must be a catch. Talking it over with my partner we decided that maybe we should give them a call and get some more details. We were told that for the £399 we could have a 4* full board cruise on board the ...
...again, flying from Gatwick on Dec 18th and returning on Christmas Day, flying on scheduled flights with Monarch and did in fact include 10 excursions that were free of charge. Again I thought this far to good to be true so asked for the website to find out more - www.discoveregypt.co.uk We then did alot of internet research, read loads of reviews and thought what the hell, lets book it. The flight was great. Monarch actually provide an inflight ...

tattie123 16.02.2007 · Read full review
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What a wonderful week we have had in the beautiful land of the Pharohs. After a long flight (this is another review) we arrived in to Luxor airport which if you had never been to this part of the world could have been a shock. The arrivals hall was chaotic with holiday makers looking lost and reps shouting for your attention.We didn't get our Visas in advance and this was not a problem for us as all we had to do was hand over an english ten pound ...
...us. The advantage their was that he was egyptian so got speedy treatment pushing in front of holiday makers who as they were traveling with the larger tour operators had to do all of this themselves. Be aware that when queing for passport control men will take you to the front of the every one and leave you to push in and demand money for the sevice! Keep a hold of your bags as the bag boys will have them in no time what so ever. Arrived on our boat ...

Danny-Collins 01.04.2005 · Read full review
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...everything was done for us. The extra trips to Abu Simbel and the ballon flight were expensive but realy worth it. Even getting up at 2.30 in the morning. I could recomend this tour to anyone. Its called wonders of the Nile and it really is. ...

barbaragibbs 27.11.2004 · Read full review
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We have just returned from an amazing holiday on the upper Nile. We booked through Cosmos and they used a Flash International boat called Magic 1. The boat was clean, tidy and realatively plush. The crew were friendly and always ready for a joke. The food was very good - not resturant standard but good honest food. The Egyptologists that came with us were nothing short of fantastic. It was an all inclusive trip and the local wine and beer was ...
...up front - what would have been useful to know were: You can use any currency - Sterling, Dollars, Euros or Egyptian Pounds If you want Egyptian Pounds get them from the hole in the wall at the airpot in Egypt when you land. Don't take towels for the swimming pool they are provided. It's very hot in Aswan even in February and you will get burned if you lie in the sun - Luxor is not so bad. The balloon trip over the valley of the kings may not ...

Want_to_travel 28.02.2007 · Read full review
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I would like to share with you the nightmare of my honeymoon, this should have been the holiday of a lifetime, but it was aweful. The holiday was with cosmos booked through Lunn Poly, Flash cruises ruined the first week of our honeymoon, the boat was terrible the paint was comming off the walls in the shower and the food was so repetative, it made you not want too eat it even though you were relly hungry as sometimes the wait inbetween meal could ...
...a five star all-inclusive holiday that cost us nearly £3000 but I would not recommend this to my worst enemy! I have complain about the things I have told you and many many more such as the tour guilds ripping us off for tip money, but all I have back from cosmos is the offer of 10% off our next holiday with them!! in their dreams I WILL GET SOME COMPENSATION, and I will tell as many people as I possible came how aweful their holiday are. ...

janelake 16.07.2001 · Read full review
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