Giza is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and the fourth-largest in Africa after Kinshasa. Giza is most famous … More

The Dahabeya is an historic sailing boat based out of Luxor, Esna or Aswan for 3, 7, 9 or 12 nights cruises on the Nile river. Our cruise was from … More

The nightly anchoring of the boat was always a circus to watch. Our crew were experienced river sailors, but this … More

These are shots from life aboard our boat.

Tombs of the Nobles are a collective term applied to tombs of workers, foremen, priests, soldiers, officials, viziers, princes etc. … More

The Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the … More

We woke up to the sounds of hot air balloons swarming over our room near Medniet Habu. We poked out … More

The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu was an important New Kingdom period temple structure in the West … More

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings … More

Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of (Upper) Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious … More

Egyptian hieroglyphs were the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphs combined logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with a … More

We were slowly floating up the Nile river on an historic sailing boat being towed by a tug when fifty … More

Philae is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Philae was originally located near the expansive First … More

Our boat docked in the mud and we hopped off to tour a local village. The hike was several miles … More

These handmade baskets were made to hold vegetables and fruit. This workshop in a small town along the road could … More

The stone quarries of ancient Egypt once produced quality stone for the construction of decorative monuments such as sculptures, obelisks, and pyramids. These … More

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper … More