Fun times on-board a Nile Cruise

by Jane Akshar on 05 Oct, 11

in What To See and Do

When you charter a boat from us for a Nile Cruise because the crew is at your command they go the extra mile. Just had some guests who had a birthday on-board and the the crew made a cake and held an impromptu party. Looks like great fun Nile sailing.

Want to get away from Christmas?

by Jane Akshar on 29 Sep, 11

in What To See and Do

Bah Humbug, Scrooge had a point Christmas not for you, want to ignore the festive season, you can. Although we cater for Christmas in Luxor we understand that not everyone wants to join in. We have had people recovering from family problems who would rather not have Christmas shoved down their throats. No Christmas dinner [...]

Nile Sunset

September 25, 2011

Sailing on the the river Nile gives you the most beautiful photos.

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The latest addition to our charter fleet – African Queen

August 28, 2011
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                    See the video of this delightful 4 bedroom sandal,  ideal for a larger family group, sleeping 8 people in comfort.

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Getting to Luxor, Egypt.

August 18, 2011

Getting to Luxor, Egypt.   While Luxor has a variety of different transportation methods to choose from, each journey has its own distinctive rewards. • By Road Ground transportation in Luxor is quite varied and scenic. Horse-carriages provide a relaxed way to take short journeys around town, while microbuses offer a speedier but often far [...]

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Map of Ancient Egypt – Your Cruise stops at

June 4, 2011

This is a link to an excellent interactive map of Ancient Egypt if you take a cruise on the Nile by sailing boat you have the opportunity to stop at a lot more places that don’t have docking facilities for the big cruise boats. If you look at the Egyptian map you can look up [...]

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Consider Egypt’s relationships with Libya and the “Sea Peoples” during the New Kingdom and assess their possible contribution to the decline of Egypt’s empire and international standing.

February 24, 2011

Introduction The terms Libyan and “Sea Peoples” are one of those naming conventions that are commonly used but need to be properly defined. Then we can look at the evidence for these groups interacting with Egypt. Finally we can look at the decline of the empire, the reasons it declined and their contribution to it. [...]

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Describe the major differences and similarities between a cult temple and a royal mortuary temple of the New Kingdom, giving a detailed description of at least one of each.

February 24, 2011

For the purposes of this essay, temples of Amarna period are excluded. Introduction It is surprising that the terminology used by Egyptologists for many years, to describe the temples, is actually quite difficult to define; this seems to be a recognised problem. There are also slight variations on these terms such as divine instead of [...]

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Was Hatshepsut a successful king of Egypt?

February 24, 2011

Introduction To access Hatshepsut’s success as an ancient Egyptian king you first have to define what do you mean by successful. The following items need to be accessed Upholding Maat Building Works Trade Military Expansion Domestic Economics Maintaining control in the crown Being remembered Continuing the dynasty If we look at kings who could be [...]

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Describe the conventions of representation used in Egyptian two-dimensional art. Demonstrate this with reference to the wall scenes in ONE non-royal tomb of the later Old Kingdom.

February 24, 2011

Introduction This essay does not cover the entire period of Egyptian art but concentrates on the early development during the Old Kingdom; the Amarna period is specifically excluded. It is important when looking at Egyptian wall paintings to remember what we are looking at. This is not some pretty picture to cheer up a tomb [...]

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