The Nile River flows north through Africa for over 4,000 miles, and on its banks is some of the most green and fertile land on the entire continent.

It has provided water for humans and for crops in Egypt for thousands of years, and is inexorably interwoven with Egyptian history. Many major Egyptian cities are located along the Nile, such as Luxor, Memphis, and Cairo, and while a visit to any of these will provide a look at the flowing waters of this famous river, it is perhaps best seen from a river cruise.

Whether on a modern cruise liner or a historic steamship, visitors to Egypt can see the Nile River, and many of the ancient cities that lie on its banks, from these cruises, which will take them to some beautiful stops along the way, such as the Pyramids of Giza or the Luxor Temple.

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