The Old Cataract Hotel Aswan Our stay by Holly Macro  The Old Cataract Hotel Aswan just could be our new favourite hotel! The hotel takes its name from the meeting of the river with the granite barrier which creates the first cataract of the Nile. It is beautifully located on the east bank of the Nile overlooking [...]

Here is our pick of some great 2013 getaway sunshine holidays   From £599 pp- Turkey inc flights – 7 nights Gulet Cruise – choice of destinations, enjoy exploring bays and coves and swimming in the turquoise blue waters http://www.exploretravelandcruises.com/destinations/cruises/turkey-gulet-cruises From £1450 pp – Historic Cairo to Luxor Luxury Nile Cruise – Selected Dates 2013 Be one of [...]

Ancient Egypt Constitution Blog by Egyptologist Mohamed Fahmy In the midst of current affairs in Egypt where people are debating over the constitution that has been set before them to vote on, I would like to present to you one of the oldest, if not the oldest constitution in history. I think you will see [...]

The best coffee for making this coffee is Arabic coffee – Bon Meehawaag (coffee with spices). The coffee can be from Africa or Columbia, the difference is the temperature the coffee is roasted at, usually very lightly so as not to burn the spices the coffee beans are roasted and ground with. The main spices [...]

 This client inspired blog tells us of their visit to the Birqash camel market on their recent visit to Egypt. During our recent trip to Egypt, we had the best adventure ever! We spent some time at the Birqash Camel Market called Souq al Gamaal by the locals, just outside of Giza about 40 minutes’ [...]

Our Ancient Egypt series written by Egyptologist Mohamed Fahmy continues with Top 10 Pyramid Facts  Pyramids continue to fascinate us and spark many debates over how such enormous structures were built, from visiting aliens, slave labour to a paid dedicated workforce. What does remain is that these amazing structures were built to protect the Pharaohs [...]

Ancient Egypt Greatest Kings “NARMER the Scorpion King” Written by Egyptologist Mohamed Fahmy Today I’d like to shed the light on one of the most important Kings of Ancient Egypt, King Narmer or the Scorpion King from the First Dynasty. In the year 3100 BC a young, intelligent and ambitious prince from Upper Egypt from [...]

                 Trogir – it sounds like a Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings town, or a planet from Star Wars or even a strange creature featured in Harry Potter! It is in fact a town in Croatia and on a recent visit I bumped into Father Christmas on his [...]

 This is a review from one of our recent clients and we felt that its content was worthy of posting on our blog page – thank you Michelle “If you are considering a trip to Egypt don’t hesitate to go with Explore Travel and Cruises. I have often been a single, lone traveller, but I [...]

This is the first in what is going to be a series of articles by Mohamed Fahmy who holds a BA in Egyptology and worked for several years as an Egyptologist in Egypt.   Many remains of primitive civilisations are to be found in Egypt.  Stone implements give us grounds to believe that from a [...]