My wife and I are going to be in Egypt in late December. We would
like to take a cruise on the Nile, from Aswan to Luxor (or vice
versa). We are trying to research cruise companies and not having
much luck. All of the Lonely Planet recommended ones are brutally
expensive (upwards of $200 per person per day) and the Let's Go is
telling us just to wing it by showing up at the Corniche and hope for
the best.
Can anyone make any recommendations? We feel a little nervous just
showing up, especially over Christmas/New Year's. We're usually
budget travellers, but we don't want to feel unsafe - we don't want to
risk water drawn straight from the Nile to shower in, but we also
really don't need "Egyptian theme night" evening horror shows that
we've seen advertised on some cruisers.
In addition, one of the guide books mentions that there is a 2 week
December shutdown at a lock at Esna - does anyone know when this
happens in 2004?
Thanks,
Ian |
