BEST FOR . . . SIGHTSEEING
We love a spot of sightseeing when we’re on holiday, but we also like a beer or two, and we’d hate for one to get in the way of the other. On a Nile cruise, you can enjoy a cold Stella or Sakara beer while gently cruising down the Nile and seeing the sights as you go – the best of both worlds! The beauty of a Nile cruise is that it’s packed with interest yet is very relaxing – OK, there are some early starts and you’ll take in an incredible amount of history, but there’s plenty of time to chill out and relax on board, and with most boats having a sundeck and swimming pool, you’ll come away as relaxed – and tanned – as you would on a beach holiday.
Over the years we’ve visited Egypt more times than we can remember, and we’ve narrowed our beer of choice down to two – Stella (nothing to do with the Belgian brand) and Sakara. Stella has been around for well over 100 years while Sakara is far newer - unlike the pyramids it’s named after! In the Egyptian heat both are real thirst-quenchers, and every cruise boat we’ve visited serves at least one of them.
If the idea of a cruise isn’t your thing, then a Nile cruise is somewhat different to an ocean cruise, and may well be ideal for you. Nile cruise boats are small – typically around 70 cabins – and don’t really travel very far, covering the stretch of Nile between Luxor and Aswan return in a week – you could drive it in a day. There’s something quite mesmerising about sitting on the deck watching the banks of the Nile float by, with a cool beer in your hand. I wonder if Agatha Christie tried Stella when she visited!
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