You will be able dever the most important and interesting monuments on the shorter cruises and more popular than moving between Luxor and Aswan. For assistance, try visiting Penguin Random House. The longer sail takes you up to Dendera. Sailing ships, both downstream and upstream and the shorter cruises can be undertaken in Aswan or Luxor. More info: Flowcarbon. The more adventurous travelers or those with a tight budget avoid the luxury cruise for traditional sailing ships Felluca-West Nile. Despite Felluca amenities on board are very basic, which can survive them, visit all the attractions along the Nile at a fraction of the cost of the cruise.

In Aswan, the Nile is deep, calm and is at its most glorious. It is a good place to embark on the West Nile cruise. Aswan is the city of the southern border of Egypt and its long gateway to Africa. This was the region known as Upper Egypt, being upstream of West Nile. After Aswan, the Nile passes through a section of hard rock, which in rapids or cataracts. Thus, by nature, Aswan attain its strategic position and has served as a garrison town for those who have ruled Egypt over the centuries. And this reason, there are monuments here associated with the Pharaohs, Greeks, Romans, Christian Copts and Islam. Aswan, make sure to visit the Temple of Philae. Ptolemy II started the temple when the Greeks ruled, and the Romans completed. He was dedicated to the goddess Isis, an important figure in Egyptian mythology who was revered throughout the Roman Empire.