TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

The Nile which is generally regarded as the longest river in the world is a major north-flowing river in Africa.  The word "Nile" comes from Greek Neilos of unknown origin. In the ancient Egyptian language, the Nile means "Great River" The Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and Blue Nile. The blue Nile being the source of most of the Nile's water and fertile soil, but the White Nile being the longer of the two. The White Nile rises in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, with the most distant source in southern Rwanda, and flows north from there through Tanzania , Lake Victoria, Uganda and southern Sudan, while the Blue Nile starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, flowing into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

The northern section of the river flows almost entirely through desert, from Sudan into Egypt, a country whose civilization has depended on the river since ancient times. Most of the population of Egypt and all of its cities, with the exception of those near the coast, lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan; and nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along the banks of the river. The Nile ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

Trust our Nile Cruise Tours for they are a tale to tell about the importance of the Nile to the Egyptians!

Fountain Safaris will take you on a cruise to the Nile with our Egypt -Israel tour.