Abercrombie & Kent's Nile Adventurer |
Another A&K ship tied up at their berth at the north end of the Luxor Corniche |
Abercrombie & Kent boats |
Sunboat III |
Layout of the Nile Adventurer |
West bank just south of Luxor |
West bank just south of Luxor |
Camels along the Nile |
Nile cruise |
Village on the banks of the Nile |
Village on the banks of the Nile |
The Egyptians have regressed and lost the ancient invention of the oar blade |
Along the banks of the Nile south of Luxor |
Banks of the Nile |
Riverside town |
Nile Cruise |
Egytian village along the Nile |
Palm lined Nile |
Women washing dishes along the river |
Women washing dishes along the river |
Minaret and palm |
Minaret and palm |
Sun deck of the Nile Adventurer |
Blue sky over the Nile |
Nile bridge just south of Luxor |
Mosaics on Luxor's Nile bridge |
Mosaics on Luxor's Nile bridge |
Mosaics on Luxor's Nile bridge |
Mosaics on Luxor's Nile bridge |
Nile cruise |
Green fields along the Nile |
Palms on the banks of the Nile |
Mudbrick house along the Nile |
Nile cruise |
Nile cruise |
Nile |
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Nile village, west bank |
Agriculture along the Nile |
Small Nile fishing boat |
Small Nile fishing boat |
Mosque and palms |
Minaret and palms |
Mudbrick village along the Nile, west bank |
Mudbrick village along the Nile, west bank |
Mudbrick house painted yellow |
Family relaxing |
Sugarmill between Luxor and Isna |
Small village |
Row of painted houses along the Nile |
Village with a modern watertower |
Doorway and window |
Man riding donkey through green field |
Agriculture along the Nile |
Still working the fields by hand like the past 5000 years |
Nile shipyard north of Isna |
Nile shipyard between Luxor and Isna |
The ships roll on rails |
The "Horus" in for overhaul |
Nile shipyard |
Off the stern of the ship |
An island in the Nile |
Shalkamy Golden Fleet "Egyptian Princess" |
East bank of the Nile |
Roy cruising |
Barge loaded with sugarcane railcars, Nile |
Tug pulling the sugarcane barge away from shore |
Kids along the river |
Nile |
Nile |
Nile |
Modern pump |
Boy with a hoe |
East bank between Luxor and Isna |
East bank between Luxor and Isna |
The Nile Valley is narrow here |
Mountains in the Eastern Desert |
A clifftop mosque on the West Bank |
West bank of the Nile between Luxor and Isna |
A small mosque |
All the cruise ships carry policemen armed with AK-47s |
Mosque and moutain along the East Bank between Luxor and Isna |
East Bank between Luxor and Isna |
East Bank between Luxor and Isna |
East Bank between Luxor and Isna |
Egyptian flag |
East Bank between Luxor and Isna |
East Bank between Luxor and Isna |
A pair of minarets |
Nile fishingboats rowed with counterbalanced 2x4s |
Traffic jam waiting at the locks just north of Isna - there are way too many boats operating between Luxor and Aswan |
Roy on the sundeck |
The pool on the Nile Adventurer |
Nile Adventurer |
Merchants taking advantage of the traffic jam to sell tourists souvenirs |
Hey Mister! |
M/S L'Aube du Nile |
The Merchants of Isna throw bags of goods to the ships' upper decks |
They're pretty talented |
Nile cruiser waiting for a slot time at the Isna locks |
M/S Tulip |
M/S Semiramis II |
M/S Kon-Tiki |
M/S Nile Crown II |
M/S Orchestra |
M/S Coral II |
M/S Nile Crown |
M/S Nile Crown |
M/S Royal Princess |
M/S Regency |
M/S Serenade |
Flotilla of rowboats serenading the Serenade |
I guess it's entertainment for the huge delay |
They can negotiate in any language |
How Much!!! |
M/S Royale |
M/S Alyssa |
There are over 300 cruise ships on the Nile |
M/S Taj Al-Nil 2 |
This operation is way out of control. Only 2 ships can pass the locks every 30 minutes. |
M/S Oberoi Sherhrazad |
Nile scenery |
Roy on board |
Our Cruise ship, the Abercrombie and Kent Nile Adventurer |
Our Cruise ship, the Abercrombie and Kent Nile Adventurer |
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