Float in style down the world's biggest river

After negotiating the pollution and pandemonium of Egypt's big cities, a cruise down the Nile is as therapeutic as a thousand Swedish massages.

Time simply dissolves when you're sipping tea on a sun-drenched deck, indulging in lavish buffets or growing increasingly paranoid because you've stupidly decided this is the perfect time to start reading Agatha Christie's Death On The Nile.

Nevertheless, nothing beats simply whiling away the hours watching the world float by.

Cruising along the world's biggest river is also a great way to explore the wonders of ancient Egypt, with most of the major tourist sites lining the banks of the Nile.

With cruises catering to all budgets, this is an experience no traveller need miss.