For the 10 best Nile river cruises to book ... After lunch, board a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailing boat, for a trip down the Nile and around picturesque Kitchener’s Island.

The newest and largest of a fleet operated by the Egypt specialists Nour el Nil, it’s what is known as a dahabeah, or golden boat. It’s a kind of two-masted sailing barge, and vessels like it ...

Egypt’s Nile River is populated with ancient ... masted sailboats that do not use engine power) the boats will offer a truly intimate sailing experience over six- or four-night itineraries ...

Egyptians saw death as a boat journey, a trip across their River Nile, which ran down the centre of their country, joining North and South, country and city. The Nile was, in fact, the source of ...