Egypt : luxury cruise on the Nile

luxury cruise on the Nile

Š Ludovic MAISANT / hemis.fr

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Egypt :

Like Gustave Flaubert or Pierre Loti, from Luxor to Assouan, venture up the Nile aboard a dahabieh for a few days. The "Lazuli", elegant 35 meter-long boat with lateen sails possesses five cabins, a quality kitchen and a tasteful decor. Its shallow hull enables a skirting of authentic villages and little-known archaeological sites off the beaten path and away from the throng of tourists. A genuine asset...

HEMIS_171859 : Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, Feluccas on Nile River, Tombs of the Elephantine Princes in the Background

HEMIS_171914 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli Cruise Ship

HEMIS_171855 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171909 Egypt, Nile Valley, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Ramses II

HEMIS_171888 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171840 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171880 Egypt, Aswan

HEMIS_171923 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, View of Nile River from Old Cataract Hotel

HEMIS_171853 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171858 : Egypt, Nile Valley, Fawasa Island, Wood Gathering

HEMIS_171907 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan

HEMIS_171911 Egypt, Nile Valley, towards Edfu

HEMIS_171901 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan

HEMIS_171896 Egypt, Nile Valley, Wadi Hamman village

HEMIS_171878 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Fares Nubian village, typical cafe

HEMIS_171873 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, souk, spices

HEMIS_171867 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, Nubian house on Elephantine Island

HEMIS_171862 Egypt, Upper Egyt, El Kab, making bread

HEMIS_171892 : Egypt, Upper Egypt, Fares Nubian Village

HEMIS_171850 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, Nubian village, house

HEMIS_171922 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Kom Ombo Temple located between Aswan and Luxor

HEMIS_171868 Egypt, Nubia, Abu Simbel, site listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, temple of Ramses II on the edge of Lake Nasser

HEMIS_171833 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, Agilka Island, Philae Temple

HEMIS_171861 Egypt, Nile Valley, Edfu, Horus Temple, low relief with Horus God

HEMIS_171872 Egypt, Nile Valley, Luxor, Amun Temple in Karnak, obelisk of Tuthmosis I

HEMIS_171847 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Kom Ombo Temple located between Aswan and Luxor, graven scene on walls

HEMIS_171902 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Gebel Silsila

HEMIS_171852 : Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, Agilka Island, Philae Temple, Eastern Colonnade

HEMIS_171916 Egypt, Nile Valley, Luxor, Karnak Temple, large courtyard

HEMIS_171842 Egypt, Nile Valley, guavas

HEMIS_171926 Egypt, Upper Egyt, El Kab, necropolis

HEMIS_171864 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171832 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171882 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171851 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship, suite

HEMIS_171897 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River

HEMIS_171928 : Egypt, Upper Egypt, Nile Valley, Fawasa Island, cruise on Nile River, dinner on Nile River banks

HEMIS_171825 Egypt, Nile Valley, cruise on Nile River, Dahabieh Lazuli cruise ship

HEMIS_171830 Egypt, Upper Egypt, Aswan, Aga Khan Mausoleum

HEMIS_171841 Egypt, Nile Valley, karkadĂŠ, local beverage with dry hibiscus flowers