pioneered the first Nile river cruise. To this day a cruise down the Nile is still the best way to explore Egypt, with the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, Luxor's Valley of the Kings and the Deir El ...

The Egyptian Empire was one of the most powerful in the world in its day, thanks in no small part to a host of inventions.

Our Nile cruise explores the ... We’ll also visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, just south of Cairo and built over 4,600 years ago, this is Egypt’s first proper pyramid, and is now considered ...

This was my final excursion before flying home after a week-long trip down the River Nile, a trip that felt decades in the making thanks to my lifelong obsession with ancient Egypt. The caveat to ...

The citizens in Unity State’s counties of Leer, Guit, Mayiendit, Koch, and Panyijiar have welcomed the removal of at least 20 checkpoints along the River Nile, saying the move will reduce ...

In the absence of artefacts (although a few were recovered), historians have analysed the different materials used for the pyramid. Granite cladding was used in the upper descending passageway and ...

In Ancient Egypt, pyramids tended to be built as tombs for kings and their consorts. The first Egyptian pyramid ever built is thought to be the Pyramid of Djoser (or, as it has otherwise been dubbed, ...

A prime 30-story perch along the Nile with sweeping views of the Great Pyramid would be more than enough to recommend a hotel—but these things are not what make the Four Seasons Nile Plaza special.