written by phil14gr on 19/04/2008
Good Points
A great boat. Staff, food and entertainment were all excellent, nothing seemed to much trouble for the staff who were always smiling and happy despite the heat !!! We enjoyed sitting in our cabin with a drink late in the day as we sailed along watching the Nile life !!!
Bad Points
On our first night we went into Luxor and got hassled a lot. But after talking to the guide he taught us some Arabic words and how to respond and after this the rest of our time off boat was fine.
The heat even April is very strong, though you expect it to be hot you are not prepared, especially coming from cold England !! We drank at least 2-3 litres of water each day.
General Comments
This really was a great was to see all of the temples etc on the nile. We spent time researching the boat and were not disappointed the Esadora at all, it lived up to the pictures and descriptions.
The excursions were great if tiring and even at 6 oclock the tombs in the valley of the kings were stifling, but having out own private guide and transport meant we could go at our own pace.
Abu Simble is worth it but you only get up to 2 hours due to the flight times.