It helped people to easily access the water from the River Nile. They built a system of canals to bring the water to the crops a process that's called irrigation. So it's no accident that one of ...

My final tip on the Nile Cruise is this: Just say no. You can actually do the identical route on shore, in a taxi, stopping at the temples on your own sweet time, when the cruisers have all departed.

What is the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? It’s a question that has fuelled debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.

While the same tombs and temples are there to admire after thousands of years, and remote river scenery is much the same as it has been for millennia, Egypt’s Nile cruise experience has changed.

Along the west bank of the Nile River, archaeologists discovered rock-cut tombs and burial shafts up to 3,600 years old. Many of the tombs featured a range of artifacts that could redefine what ...