Travellers may embark on an exclusive luxury cruise that gives a rare opportunity to join the highly acclaimed contemporary artist, Sherree Valentine Daines on a voyage of artistic discovery. The Bales Worldwide cruise, on the Amber dahabiyya, allows guests to paint the scenes of Egypt with professional expertise and guidance.
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Belinda Keay (Customer Services manager) tells us about her staff trip to Egypt.
When I was offered the chance of a weekend away on one of our dahabiyyas I jumped at the chance, as did the other 11 members of the Bales staff who were given this fantastic opportunity. The purpose ...
Short Reign
Tutankhamun was a pharaoh during the “Egypt’s New Kingdom” era, around 3000 years ago. He became Pharaoh at the young age of nine. Unfortunately his reign was short and he died 10 years later (1324 BC) aged just 19.
King Tut is best known for the beautiful artefacts and treasures ...
Mr Isaac, shares his experience of a Bales Worldwide Nile Cruise.
"My wife and I returned on Sunday from a most memorable cruise on the Nile. We can waste not time before we write to congratulate you on providing us with a truly wonderful holiday that we will remember for may ...
Next to the Pyramids of Giza, Abu Simbel is perhaps the most recognized monument of ancient Egypt. The two temples built for the pharaoh Ramesses II have been attracting visitors since Victorian times. Constructed in the 13th century BC, Abu Simbel is one of antiquity’s most spectacular sites, built to ...
It was in 1963 that my husband and I escorted our first tour to Egypt, a three week Nile Cruise from Cairo to Aswan on the MS Kassed Kheir, which used to belong to King Farouk. Then as now, we had an interesting mix of passengers from a Lord and ...
This report is actually being written by me, George the travelling bear and Mascot for Bales Worldwide. I have been on a journey with the Roving Ambassador on her first assignment and though I say so myself I have been indispensable. She says so.
She told me that she has written over 50 ...
Of course, we’re no strangers to discovering new destinations, finding unusual places to stay or unearthing unique ways to get there. Indeed, every year our planning team travel extensively looking for just those qualities. However, every once in a while, a new venture comes along that gets us all very ...
Bales Worldwide and Ancient World Tours (AWT) have created new partnership to provide a unique kind of holiday to one of the world’s ‘must see’ destinations. Founded in 1994, AWT has been providing historical tours to Egypt with some interesting additions. If you’ve ever dreamed of exploring the interior of ...
Villa Belle Epoque, Cairo’s first boutique hotel, opened on 21 March and the owners have painstakingly turned a former 1920’s townhouse into an exceptional 13-bedroom hotel. Located in the leafy Maadi district just five miles south of the city centre, this new hotel is both intimate and charming.
Lush gardens surround ...
Armed with the books I have been intending to read, I am fully prepared for the cruise on the dahabiyya along the Nile. I should have known better, having done this cruise before and indeed having cruised along the Nile several times. I guess I may have thought ‘well, this ...
Molly Bales - Bales Life President describes her recent cruise along the Nile...
When I first went on board, the day before our first passengers arrived, I was enchanted. One goes straight into the salon, which is delightfully furnished and surprisingly for a new boat (dahabiyya), there is already a certain ...
Our new Egypt, Morocco and Arabia brochure is out now!
Wider range of cruise options for 2009/10
Here at Bales, we have introduced a raft of new options for our Egypt, Morocco and Arabia programme for 2009/10, including the addition of the Musk, our fourth dahabiyya on the Nile, new boutique hotels ...
Guest Lecturer on Romance of the Nile, Richard Parker tells us of his recent adventure...
There are so many different Egypts to see. Because I am a specialist in ancient texts, mine is full of voices. On every visit with a group, the royal monuments impress and startle me with their ...
Keith Drinkwater - Skinner, Manager of Mann Link Travel Ramsey tells us of his recent Nile cruise...
There are many special and magical countries in the world, and I have been fortunate enough to visit many of them, but there is none more special to me than Egypt, a ...
Rugged Oman, the ‘hermit of the Middle East’, is finally talking its deserved place on the travel map. Mark Bennetts and Sarah Jane Phelps show you around
Separately, we’ve covered a lot of ground in this part of the world – Iran, Libya, Jordan, Egypt – but neither of us had ...
River Cruising has become more popular in recent times. Whether its adventure, history or comfort you are looking for, why not cruise down the nile in style on one of our luxury dahabiyyas.
Bales Worldwide are pleased to offer you three of the most luxurious boats cruising the Nile. Our three ...
