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1. The Nile River - History and Facts Nile River Information: The River Nile, stretching across half of Africa, flows northwards from the tropical mountains and forests of the Equator to the temperate Mediterranean Sea. How long is the Nile River? It is Africa's longest river, reac...
2. Hatshepsut- First Female Pharaoh For years, all that remained of the reign of Hatshepsut, Egypt's first female pharaoh, were the temples she had constructed and the records of her rule. A long running search for her mummy had gripped the world of archaeology and Egyptology for deca...
3. Egypt: Nile Cruise The best way to see Ancient Egypt is to cruise along the Nile, although there is a lot to see in Cairo or the Valley of the Kings, for a few days, without traveling the length of the Nile. Many tourists also go to Egypt for the beaches, diving and sn...
4. Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt's history goes back thousands of years. Today we can visit the pyramids and the Sphinx, see King Tut's coffin, and sail up the River Nile. But what was life really like in Ancient Egypt? Civilized life in Egypt, centered around the Riv...
5. Sir Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) was a British explorer, linguist, scholar, and adventurer. After serving in the British Army in India, Burton explored the Arabian peninsula and nearby Somalia. In 1853 he visited the holy cities of Mecca and Med...
6. Nile Cruises Nile Cruises.  I am still constantly amazed at how many people still regard taking a Nile Cruise as being one of their Top 10 Travel Wishes. It's as if the very mention of the mighty River Nile conjures up images of the Ancients mixed with the a...