 Traditional feluccas ply the Nile near Aswan (above); The new Sun Boat IV redefines luxury cruising on the Nile (right)  |
THE NILE IN STYLE:
 Little did Cleopatra know what trend she was setting when she first set forth in her royal barge on the Nile in an effort to impress Julius Caesar. For now, more than 2000 years later, cruising down the Nile is the single most tourist-oriented activity in the land of the Pharaohs -- after a visit to the Pyramids at Giza.
Ever since the Middle Ages, Nile cruises have been de rigeur – but never so stylish as they are now. The recent relaunch of Sun Boat IV has lifted this genre of travel to another level – rekindling the romance of adventure inspired by Agatha Christie’s classic mystery murder
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