Nile cruise and Egypt holiday

The maximum group size for this trip is fifteen, ensuring that we are as unintrusive as possible. We use locally owned hotels rather than foreign-owned chains.

All of our tour leaders are trained in accordance with responsible travel policies and brief our groups about this issue at the start of the tour. Whilst travelling in Egypt we encourage our travellers to learn about and show respect for cultural differences. Throughout the tour, our groups meet many local people – local guides, bus drivers, camel handlers, donkey handlers, Bedouin guides and so on. This provides an insight into the local way of life. All of these service providers are paid properly and in a timely manner, ensuring that a good income can be made.

During the course of the tour we spend 7 nights on a small cruise boat that is owned and operated by a local company with whom we have a long standing relationship (rather than using one of the many large boats, owned by overseas companies). Wherever possible we use non-motorised forms of transport; for example taking horse and carriages to Karnak Temple and donkeys to the Valley of the Kings. We work closely with our local suppliers to ensure that all animals are fairly treated and well looked after. We also use public transport where possible, such as the overnight sleeper train (instead of a flight) to Luxor, thus minimising our carbon footprint.

In Luxor we support the Sunshine project which is a local orphanage. Travellers are given information about the project and encouraged to donate left over currency or goods needed at the orphanage. Those who wish are able to visit the project.