I SAID I'D NEVER DO THIS 🇪🇬 Nile River Cruise from Aswan to Luxor + Nubian Village & Abu Simbel
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Aswan, Egypt - After taking the overnight sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan, it was time to begin our Nile River Cruise from Aswan to Luxor.
Before we even got to see the cruise ship, from the Aswan Train Station, we met our Aswan guide for the day and immediately boarded a small boat en route to the Philae Temple.
The pyramids of Giza are incredible structures, but this is something completely different. The Philae Temple complex is primarily dedicated to the Egyptian Goddess, Isis, the mother of all gods, goddess of the sky, moon, healing, and magic among other spiritual powers.
It served as a protective boundary and barracks for Egyptian Pharaohs, and then also for the Greeks and Romans during each of their respective time controlling this region. Which is why you can see Monuments of varies eras extending from the Pharaohs to the Caesars. Including an amazing structure called Trajan’s Kiosk, the unfinished monument dedicated to the Roman Emperor, Trajan.
From the Philae Temple, we made our way back down the Nile River past Aswan. The city of Aswan was a frontier town of Ancient Egypt, even mentioned in the bible under its original name.
Aswan was a trade center, serving as the gateway to Sudan and Ethiopia. Occupied by the Persians, then the Greeks and then the Romans, I mean, we’re traversing up one of the most important waterways in the history of the world, it’s just crazy to wrap my head around.
To this day, one indigenous group still calls this place home - the Nubians.
The Nubian People are an ethnic group who are indigenous to Nubia or the modern day region of northern Sudan and southern Egypt. Nubians originate from the early inhabitants of the central Nile Valley, and they speak their own Nubian languages, as well as Arabic and some English.
While this is considered a traditional Nubian village, I highly doubt their ancestors sold so many plastic camels.However, they are a trading people, and for today’s Nubians here, they’re trading handmade trinkets and souvenirs for foreigner cash. They’re survivalists.
Now, I still can’t figure out if this place is showcasing Nubian culture or exploiting it, but, I would have loved to stay here longer to see beyond the colorful exteriors.
From here, we head back to Aswan in time for sunset and to check into our Nile River Cruise.
The next morning, we take a three hour drive south, to Abu Simbel, the grand temples of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II.
Ramesses built Abu Simbel to impress upon the people in this region of Egypt’s great power and control as this area was an important source of gold and other precious trade goods.
Perhaps the most incredible aspect of this site is that fact that in 1968, the entire complex was moved to this artificial hill, piece by piece, exactly how it was found from it’s original resting place to avoid being flooded by the creation of a man-made lake.
From here, we head back to our Nile River Cruise parked in Aswan to continue our cruise north to Luxor.
I hope you enjoyed this Egypt Travel Vlog from Aswan, Egypt as much as we did making it! ❤️ If so, please hit that "👍" button, and leave a comment!
See ya next week!
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Thank you all so much for watching! ❤Side Note: I realize Waleed didn't explain the full story of the Nubian people on camera. That could have been an entire episode on its own (which I want to come back and create). I explain a bit more in the voiceover if you listen carefully, but I am still learning as well. 😅 Huge shout out to my friends at @iEgypte for setting this trip up last minute. If you want to travel Egypt, I highly suggest sending them a message on Instagram (instagram.com/iegypte/) and tell them I sent you! See you next week from Luxor!!🙌
Gareth, I have been following your channel since your trip to Hawaii with your mom. 😃 All your videos are super informative!
My family plans to visit Egypt this Christmas. I understand that you took a Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor and hired private tour guides. I want to do the same too.
I thought that cruise already included guided tours. Wondering if the private guides are included in cruise booking as an option, or you need to hire them separately from the cruise service.
Please help to clarify. Thanks very much!🙏
Please do an episode of the Nubian people (as long as the powers that be will let you fo so). As I understand it, they had a culture that celebrated the human form, in that the youth were encouraged to be unclothed. It so contradicts strict religious doctrine of Islam and Christianity, that this tradition is probably harshly suppressed. What a better world we would have if we could appreciate the freedom of each other and love people for who they are.
Gareth how do i book the cruise
I'm an egyptian and I'm enjoying this journey through your eyes. It's a lovely series keep up the good work and hope you have a lovely trip
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate you following along. 🙏
@@GarethLeonard
I just found your UA-cam channel last week but have watched maybe 10 vids and find myself thinking about them when doing other things during the day. And can't wait to get home and see the next chapter. (One thing I'd like to suggest is some numbering system so viewers can watch them in proper order. UA-cam puts them up randomly.) Your photography is great! Gorgeous! I'm a still photographer so appreciate well composed, well focused delail shots! Sunrises? Sunsets? Cliche? But jaw dropping! Those shots reflected in the water like Siwa I think we're amazing! I so envy you and your "job"! At first I was thinking "Oh nice shots and friendly funny gleeful narration." But came to realize the organization that's gone into these is mindboggling! That one where you were explaining how to not get ripped off was great! Also like the lengths. If I see vids over 30 mins I tend to swipe away. 20-30 mins is perfect!
Keep on trucking for the rest of us who aren't as daring or able to go to exotic locales for various reasons. Wish I had traveled more when I was younger. Did some but not nearly enough!
Thanks for being you! I'm always happier after I watch your adventures! Gary D.
Nubian isn't sudanese, by the way Sudan was part of Egypt and Nubian is a group of people from the south of Egypt and the north of sudan
Nuba not belong to egypt or sudan ... nuba are the original people for this part of Africa .. they thuer language thier food their Arts their tradition and they are the real extension for ancient Egyptian.
@@uwk11573 so according to ur theory then alex ppl are not egyptian.. cairo same port saad Sinai etc... as every city or ear in egypt have there own tradition food art etc...
@@uwk11573 بالعكس هم مش الامتداد الحقيقي للحضارة المصرية ولا حاجه
الحضاره النوبيه كانت في صراع دائم و حروب ثروات و نفوذ مع الحضارة المصرية القديمة, و ده واضح في كتابات و تدوينات كثيرة علي المعابد
و اشهر تلك الصراعات كانت في وقت احتلال الهكسوس لشمال مصر في عهد الملك سقنن رع و من بعده ابنه الاكبر كامس ثم احمس ضارد الهكسوس و مؤسس الاسرة 18 .. في الفتره دي النوبيين كانوا بيستغلوا ضعف مصر و بيهددوا الاقليم الجنوبي لمصر اللي كان تحت سيطره المصريين
بعد طرد الهكسوس و تحرير احمس لكامل الاراضي المصرية تولي الحكم بعده ابنه امنحتب الاول و اللي اعاد مد صلات مصر بتجاره الشمال في بلاد الشام و الجنوب في بلاد النوبه
و بعد استقرار مصر في عهده خرج علي رأس جيشه و قام بثلاث حملات علي بلاد النوبه و وصل للشلال الثالث للنيل لتوسيع حدود مصر بالاضافه لبلاد الشام في الشمال و الليبيين في الغرب و اسس ما يعرف بالامبراطورية المصرية و جاء بعده تحتمس التالت و اللي وصل حتي الشلال الرابع و سيطر علي كل ارض النوبه و دمر مملكه كرمة النوبية بالكامل
خلال الفتره دي وقت ما يعرف بالمملكة المصرية الحديثه تم تمصير ما يعرف بسكان المجموعة ج في النوبة السفلى حتى اختفت ثقافتهم السابقة
من هنا بس و في الوقت ده اعتنق النوبيين الديانه المصرية و عبدوا الالهه المصرية القديمة
و اصبحت ثقافتهم مصرية خالصه
بعد تفكك المملكة المصرية الحديثة استقل الكوشيون وأسسوا مملكتهم اللي كانت بعقيده و ثقافة مصرية نتيجه للتمصير و الاحتلال لفتره طويلة
اي اثار تشبه الاثار المصرية القديمة في السودان جائت بعد غزو امنحتب و مش قبل كده
ده الموثق علي اوراق البردي و جدران المعابد و مفيش اي روايه اخري تقول عكس كده او ان النوبيين هم اصل الحضارة المصرية القديمة او امتداد لها
Exactly what I wanted to say they are Egyptians
Theyre not egyptian But they're also not northern Sudanese since northern Sudanese are kushites, keep that in mind.
As an Egyptian I always waiting for foreigners reviews and some times I found very bad and totally wrong information about Egypt some times I feel bad BUTTTT all your videos really makes me happy and proud.
Thank you and you are welcome in Egypt All the time ❤️❤️
The sceneries in Aswan is really mind-blowing and happy to watch you stepping right into where history happened thousand years ago. 'Excited to see the next episode!
Thank you so much for following along, it has been absolutely unbelievable so far!
This was one of my most memorable trips back in 2009 and I travel a lot. Loved Aswan and Nubian people
They're Egyptians :)
@@othmankhaled7049 generally - nope, not only Egyptians :)
@@jurkul generally yes, unless you mean nubian egyptians. Aswan is part of ancient Egypt and always has been. Nubian includes sudanese and they're not part of Egypt.
Definitely putting this on my travel list
@@othmankhaled7049it was also apart of lower nubia as well at a different point in time
I love that you recognize all the people who work on the ship, all the regular people in the places you visit. You show case what makes the places you visit great, and that is the people! Great job Gareth, from a fellow San Diegan!
I truly appreciate that Milissa! Thanks for following along 😊
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This is the best comment I've read.
Wait until you go to the valley of the kings and the valley of queens ! The colours on the walls look so vibrant ! My mind was blown.
Coming up on the next episode!! 😃
Hi, I am from the crew of the floating boat, the service department. It was an honor to have you with us. We hope to visit you as soon as possible. Greetings to you.
OMG I follow a Brazilian couple who are travel vloggers on You Tube and they are in Egypt right now too.Called Jumping Places.I cracked up when they did the same overnight train ride that u did with a similar experience! When I saw them this am,they had just arrived in Giza.After finding their hotel, they realized that a whole bunch of camels used for tourist rides were "parked" right outside their window.Whew!🤧🤧😷😷😷 Less than outstanding. They also did a three night river cruise and saw Aswan temples and went to a Nubian village as well as Abu Simbel.The cruise was a good because the tours were all organized and it was chill.
I have to give you kudos,Gareth,for always representing our country so we'll as an American traveling abroad.You are always warm,friendly,and open with a big wide smile and a kind word.You always make sure you connect with the locals,especially the kids.Everyone always loves you.You represent everything that is good about being American! Thank you.
LOVE FROM EGYPT
Thank you! 😊 🙏
I was there last month, and it was really amazing. It was like a dream, I already want to come back. Enjoy
I completely agree!! 🙏
Thank you so much for respecting the sites and not touching them.❤❤❤
It is the least I can do, given the fact that making these videos will inevitably bring more people to visit. I just hope the people who visit based on my videos will be respectful.
Love our nubian egyptian brothers/sisters so much from Cairo ❤️
I justt started my watching of videos on what to expect while traveling to egypt, this is by far the best video. Not only do you showcase what you're experiencing with your accommodations but the historical information is spot on and amazing. Thank you
I really love your journey here in Egypt ❤️
You make us feel we are with you 😃
Thank you so much for following along Mohammed! 🙏
Egypt ❤️❤️❤️🇪🇬❤️🇪🇬❤️🇪🇬
Yes!! ❤️🙌
This looks incredible! Thank you for taking us along with you!
Obsessed with your Egypt vlogs . Wow . The whole trip looks amazing .
I love this series so much and we're so happy to be here in Egypt ♡
Enjoy your time in Egypt civilization, history, and kind people ur welcome bro ❤
Thank you so much!! 🙏
Just came back from doing the Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan, also saw Abu Simbel and the Nubian village. Totally recommend this itinerary to anyone. What a experience!
Such an incredible corner of the ancient world, right Alberto!?
The Nubian village and people were beautiful!
Yes, very beautiful faces and colors everywhere!
River cruise is the best option to avoid all hassle . Great review Gareth.
there's nothing more relaxing - more elegant and move civilized than taking a boat from one place to another. all the particulars are magically taken care of.
Welcome to Egypt 🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬
I enjoyed watching your vlogs
Thank you so much!! 🙏
I can’t wait to visit Egypt in October. Thank you for this informative video!
Come and visit Alexandria , its very beautiful 😍❤
I love how much history there is in every place you visited. Aswan is beautiful! Will take note of the tips you gave when I'm planning my visit to Egypt, the cruise is actually practical.
PS congratulations on reaching 500k subscribers! 🎉
Nubians are south Egypt people not sudanese
@@nohat9564 The Nubians are of Sudanese origin and came to Egypt when an Egyptian king fell in love with a Sudanese girl and she and her family came to Egypt
I prefere to travel alone and plan my own itinerary. But when I went to Egypt I also opted to take a cruise with planed guided trips. As a women travelling alone it felt like the most safe option, where I'll also get to experience most of what I wanted.
The Nile cruise was an AMAZING experience ❤
I did this in October and absolutely loved !! Great food too@
I completely agree! How was the weather in October?
@@GarethLeonard HOT!!!! Upper 90s with high humidity.
We do these journies in January
It is my beautiful country. We are happy to see you and your beautiful visit. Greetings from Aswan
The Nubian village & the residents were lovely .The cruise looks relaxing & chill not overcrowded, easy to enjoy.
great video cant wait for next episode welcome to Egypt hope you enjoyed your time
Thank you very much for following along! 😀
Nice upload. Interesting to watch your walk tour around Egypt tourist attraction. Keep up the good work. Tnx4sharing 🙋
Love your videos in Egypt .. thanks for the visit and hope you come back :)
Well today your videos of Egypt got me my memories when I was there 5 months ago.Very nice ...
Wow this place is absolutely stunning
Una de las civilizaciones más grandiosas del mundo,impresionante,gracias
i am glad you took that cruise as a new thing and fancy where many Egyptians ride, where most blogger travel the cheapest journey and the most repetitive
We were so happy to be with all Egyptians on this experience. Like I said, it made it feel so much more "authentic." 😃
Great video , love Egypt , love your channel keep going
Thank you so much Nanno! 🙏
I’m Egyptian and I’m so happy that you had a great time hope you come back again
Nice to watch your latest vlog.
can't wait to watch your videos in Marsa Alam, it's a great place to play with Dolphins and it's so quiet and peaceful ♥♥
Aswan and proud this is my city, im happy to see u enjoy in ur journey and wish u dome back again
You are so friendly, glad to see your review ☮️
Thank you very much, Mohamed!
Thank you for your wonderful experience!
Thank you man for sharing it absolutely wonderful
I'm Egyptian and I'm so happy that had a great time..
Magnificent Egypt
Welcome to our hearts. 💞💞🇪🇬
❤️🥰 so happy to see your videos about my country, happy to see you enjoy it 🤗
Thank you for following along Mariian! 😊
👏👏👏👏¡Que viaje tan interesante! ¡Saludos desde Buenos Aires! 😘🙋🏻♀️🇦🇷🙏
Incredible video!
Awesome video!
I’m amazed with the structural design of temples in Egypt. It’s a history! Thanks for sharing.
Great job, love your videos, enjoy your trip
that was beautiful , literally movie set that temple next to the river. Crazy! that was awesome
Right!? For both Luxor and Aswan it felt like we were in the movies. So unreal!
I saw 100 videos about Egypt actually I love ancient history so madly your way of traveling and telling about everything about I really like it nice job
Although I have already been to Egypt 16 times, I was there recently for 4 weeks, I have never been on a cruise before. I stayed again in Asswan for a few days. I would like to do one one day, but certainly not on this type of boat, which I find very impersonal and which keeps you far from the life of the populations on the banks of the Nile. Moreover, Gebel Silsileh for example, is not accessible by these big boats. You can only pass by... so I would chose a cruise in a Dahabieh, a much smaller traditional boat. It's a more a la carte, more local and for me, more magical experience. I would also like to take a cruise on Lake Nasser, again on a smaller boat. Thank you for mentioning respect for monuments. we don't touch anything, we don't climb on anything and we avoid the rubbing of backpacks on the walls as much as possible. It's catastrophic and it does great damage year after year. Many do not respect monuments much older than what they can see in museums at home and lack a minimum of education, only knowing how to take selfies. It's a sad...
Just amazing man! You have such a charisma! I already know about your new plans. From the bottom of my heart you deserve the best as you give your best. 💪🤗
Don't forget to visit Musa's mountain and diving in the Blue Hole, it's a great adventure, your videos are awesome👌❤
Yes! We're planning the next leg of our adventure now!!
Very beautiful loved the video ❤️😍😍
Thank you so much Rosaline!! 🙏
Great video
Great job Gareth, in a great country.
Thank you so much!! 🙏
Please keep doing more videos about Egypt 🇪🇬
Beautiful place❤️
Sure
It most definitely is!! 🙌
Wow what a beautiful trip😊👍👌
It has been truly incredible so far!! 🙏
Gareth, Thank you for the great series you did and thank you for being polite about the Egyptian Hassles, I am from here and I tell you, it is not pretty, Enjoy the rest of your days here, and please come and visit again.
Dude loved the intro!! We’ll travel deeper tomorrow 😂 enjoy it!!
Haha, thank you! I was torn 😂
I love to watching your video❤❤❤
Stay safe❤❤❤
Thank you so much! 😊❤️
@@GarethLeonard take care and stay safe❤❤❤
Seriously best video I have ever seen in the UA-cam
Happy Easter Garett, maybe you can find a nice lamb dinner to celebrate the holiday.
Happy Easter Mark! 🍻
Welcome to Egypt
Thank you very much! 🙏
Thats a great work man, everything is pro 👏👍
OMG...they're real😯those architectures is awesome!!!
Such an unbelievable place, right!? 🤯
They are.... 😍
Hope you enjoy your time in Egypt bro ✨♥️
The CutsClothing shirt and pants on your friend looks really nice. Love the shirt. 3 days and no crease!
Gareth are you filming during Ramadan? You GOTTA attend one of the group Iftars that are held during Ramadan at sunset.
Marvelous!
Unfortunately, we filmed right before Ramadan. I need to return for Ramadan next year!! 🙏
I hope you have fun in Egypt 🌹
Thank you, I definitely am! 😃
we were there before the pandemic, the nile river cruise is really a nice thing to do, you have to do the Jordan’s Red Rose City
Welcome to Egypt 🇪🇬
Thank you Hazem! 👊
Made my day!
Yes Nile river was very very nice I am Filipina and I was there last December for vacations. .and I really enjoyed staying in cruise ship..and we've visit all temples..great luxor nice vlog I enjoyed watching from Kuwait 😊😊😊
Back in 1920, it was so mysterious and romantic.
Now...
Colonizing era you mean??
Great video! My dream is to one day visit Egypt
I hope you have the opportunity one day! 🙏
Woohoo! I’ve been hanging out for a week for this video.
Haha, I hope it lived up to your expectations Richard! 😅
Dude! You got such a beautiful heart! I lived in Egypt for 30 years and been living in Ohio for the past 14 years, and I've never done a cruise Nile stuff..., Be safe and have fun
Thank you so much for following along! I hope you have the opportunity to visit one day!
Beautiful cruise boat…..
Don't fret over using a river boat to facilitate your voyage upriver.
Thanks for showing not only the spectacular ruins, but also the super colorful Nubian architecture. I had no idea. To me, it alone is worth the trip.
Thanks Jim! I completely agree, I had no idea about Nubian culture until this day... and I'm learning a lot more with the comment section of this video! 😂
It's amazing
It truly is an amazing place to experience! Thanks for watching Sara! 😊
I am planning my wedding in Aswan Nubian Village next week. Cant wait ! Your video was so inspiring and motivational
Cant wait to bring my 60 guests to discover this beautiful part of my country (im syrian egyptian who lives abroad and it was a dream to bring them all to Aswan )
Nile cruise is the best trip u can have ❤❤
I agree, it has been amazing! Next stop, Luxor!
@@GarethLeonard ❤️❤️
Egypt is beautiful and that grey cat is so cute
The Nile cruise in Luxor and Aswan is quite popular among Egyptians, and also relatively cheap, and travelling in April makes it even cheaper since it is not the high season. That is why you will always find many many Egyptians aboard.
Also the weather is bearable this time of year, haha! 😅 Thanks so much for watching!
Troy was filmed in Malta, a very under appreciated travel destination. I spent 30 days there and it’s a great place to visit. I’m going on a similar cruise along the Nile river soon. Look forward to it!
Nubian from sudan!!!!! that's wrong, they're people in South Egypt and north Sudan
North Sudanese are kushites. South egyptian are nubians. Both were once united but they were split by wars between each other for wealth and greed, and Nubia ended up being taken by Egypt.
@@Mai_TS--_-- lmao, aswan has always been part of ancient Egypt :)
And Nefertary is not Nubians actually :)
@@Mai_TS--_-- Kush and Nubia is the same... Nubia exists in both Egypt and Sudan, in fact the larger part is in Sudan from Wadi Halfa to Khartoum is historically Nubia but now it's Wadi Halfa to Dongola.
Goose bumps...
I felt the same way seeing these places for the first time!! 🙌
so amazing ilove it 💓
Thank you so much Dina!
@@GarethLeonard ❤️🇪🇬❤️❤️❤️
Love the ‘bloopers’ at the end!😊
So good
very good video I'm your fan and I'm Egyptian