Published 28th Jun. 2021
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From the 30th September to 9th October 2020, Original Travel are hosting a private cruise down the Nile aboard the historic Steam Ship Sudan, with esteemed British Egyptophile Anthony Sattin hosting this epic trip of a lifetime. Anthony will enrich and entertain in equal measure, and there is quite simply no better person to explore the Nile alongside...
About Anthony
Antony Sattin is an award-winning author, journalist, and broadcaster and undoubtedly the UK's leading Egyptophile. A prolific writer, he also reviews books for the Sunday Times, sits on the editorial board of Geographical Magazine and provides pieces on Arabic culture to BBC radio. He is the author of many titles including The Pharaohs' Shadow: Travels in Ancient and Modern Egypt, The Gates of Africa and A Winter on the Nile. He has escorted countless travellers up the Nile (where he says, 'history is constantly on your shoulder') sitting with guests over a drink and entertaining them with talk of the duality of Seth and Osiris, or how both Florence Nightingale and Flaubert discovered themselves over the course of a winter on the river.
When it comes to Egypt’s Nile, we’ve secured full bragging rights with exclusive access to the Steam Ship Sudan, the last of the authentic paddle steamers which also served as inspiration for Agatha Christie. If it’s the lesser-known sites you’re after, we can instead bag you a cabin onboard the Flâneuse du Nil, a traditional dahabieh sailing boat that plies the Nile. We’ve also got the best guides under our belt for exclusive access to the Pyramids, temples and tombs of Egypt, and our handy app is home to an ever-growing list of tried and tested shops, restaurants and more.
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