In photos: Exploring magical Nile River

CAIRO – 18December 2017: Once the name of Egypt is brought up, images of the Nile River instantly spring to the mind. Africa’s greatest river with its all year around mild climate and its significant location is definitely among the top tourist destinations of the world.

From ferrying, casual boating, rafting to late night strolls, the ancient River Nile offers an exquisite experience to all its visitors who can capture the magical beauty of the river in photographs.

Egypt Today lists some of the breath-taking photos of the Nile and its adjacent areas.


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows a sunset view of the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows a motorboat sailing down the Nile in the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


An Egyptian rows a boat down the Nile in the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo, on November 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows a felucca sailing down the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows feluccas sailing down the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows a felucca sailing down the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows feluccas moored at a dock in the Nile river, as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows feluccas sailing down the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


An Egyptian stands in a boat sailing down the Nile river in the southern city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres away from the capital Cairo on November 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


Egyptian children sit on a surfboard with an improvised sail in the Nile river in the southern city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres away from the capital Cairo on November 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


An Egyptian couple view the Nile river as they sit past a pedal boat and a motorboat in the southern city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres from the capital Cairo, on November 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


A picture taken on November 24, 2017 shows a motorboat sailing down the Nile in the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI


An Egyptian rows his boat as a motorboat passes by down the Nile river as it flows through the Egyptian city of Aswan, some 920 kilometres south of the capital Cairo, on November 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI