Expedition to Egypt’s Nile
Fall 2019
Our fall expedition to Egypt completed our documentation of the Nile River Basin.
Below, you can read our Oct-Nov 2019 Itinerary to Egypt, Blogs on the Egyptian Nile and Recommended Books.
ITINERARY for EGYPT’S NILE, 2019 expedition
BLOGS on the NILE RIVER BASIN by NWNL
BOOKS on the NILE in our NWNL LIBRARY
ITINERARY for EGYPT’S NILE, 2019 expedition
CAIRO & ENVIRONS
OCT 21 Fly NYC to Cairo
OCT 22 Cairo: Felucca Sail on the Nile, out of Boulac (Port of Cairo)
OCT 23 Cairo: Museum. Meet scholar from Cairo University Giza
OCT 24 Valley of Giza: Great Pyramids, Solar Boat Museum, Great Sphinx, Dahshur Necropolis, Bent and Red pyramids
LAKE NASSAR & NILE RIVER Aswan to Luxor: Lodging on board boat
OCT 25 Aswan: Philae Temple. Fly to Abu Simbel: Temple of Abu Simbel, riverbank, Sound and Light
OCT 26 Wadi Es-Seboua (aka Nubian Sea) by boat. Qasr Ibrim Fort, Nile headlands, Temple of Amada
OCT 27 Temples of Wadi El Seboua and Kalabsha, City of Aswan
OCT 28 Aswan High Dam and Nubia Museum. Feluca sail to Elephantine Island (former 1st Nile Cataract between Egypt & Nubia)
OCT 29 Kom Ombo Temple (crocodile mummies), Edfu Temple
OCT 30 “Ongoing new Discoveries and Digs in Egypt” presentation. West Bank Valley of the Queens, Hatshepsut Temple & Luxor Museum of Archaeology with Egyptologist
OCT 31 Luxor: West Bank, King Tut Tomb, Valley of the Kings, Howard Carter House, Luxor Library. “Opet Festival & Ongoing Restoration of Luxor” Presentation
NOV 1 Karnak and Luxor Temples, with Egyptologist
NILE DELTA by CAR Damietta, Alexandria, Rasheed
NOV 2 To Cairo. Drive north through Nile Delta via Qalyub (where Nile splits), drive along Damietta Branch to Damietta Harbor
NOV 3 Confluence of Damietta Branch and Mediterranean Sea and coastline. Drive west along Mediterranean Coast to Alexandria
NOV 5 Alexandria Library, Corniche, and canals
NOV 6 Abu Quir in Alexandria. Drive east to Masabb Rasheed, Rosetta Museum & Rosetta Branch confluence with Mediterranean Sea
NOV 7 Drive south thru Nile Delta to Cairo. Fly to NYC
BLOGS on the NILE RIVER BASIN by NWNL
The Nile:
Aswan High Dam Leaved an Environement Legacy by Joannah Otis, 2018
Nile River Flora by Joannah Otis, 2018
Seeking Nile River Origins via its Tributaries by Joannah Otis, 2018
Finding Hapi-ness on the Nile by Joannah Otis, 2018
The Great Giver: The Nile River by Joannah Otis, 2018
White Nile:
The Gorillas in Uganda: “Lansdcape Architects” by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Uganda by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Entebbe 3/26 by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile Basin Expedition – Entebbe 3/27 by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Lake Mburo by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Bwindi NF by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Queen Elizabeth NP by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – JInja 4/10 by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Kidepo Valley by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Murchison Falls by Alison M. Jones, 2010
White Nile River Basin Expedition – Kibale Forest by Alison M. Jones, 2010
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Irrigation Through the Age by Joannah Otis, 2018
The Forgotten Forests of Egypt by Joannah Otis, 2018
Hippos, Crocodiles and Snakes – Oh My! by Joannah Otis, 2018
Water Issues Along Egypt’s Nile River by Joannah Otis, 2018
BOOKS on the NILE in our NWNL LIBRARY
Books on Egypt’s Nile:
Abraham, Kinf. Nile Dilemmas: Hydropolitics and Potential Conflict Flashpoints (2004).
Abraham, Kinf. Nile Opportunities: Avenues Toward a Win Win Deal (2003).
Bull, Bartle. Café on the Nile (1998).
Bangs, Richard and Pasquale Scaturro. Mystery of the Nile (2005).
Caputo, Robert. Journey Up The Nile (1988).
Churchill, Winston. The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (1899).
Eyewitness. Ancient Egypt (1990).
Haag, Michael. Luxor Illustrated (2009).
Holmes, Martha. Nile (2004).
Jobbins, Jenney. The Nile Cruise: An Illustrated Journey (2009)
Mahoney, Rosemary. Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisheman’s Skiff (2007).
Moorehead, Alan. The White Nile (1960).
Mooredhead, Alan. The Blue Nile (1962).
National Geographic. The Black Pharaohs: Conquerors of Ancient Egypt (2008).
Nomahci, Kazuyoshi. The Nile (1998).
Osman, Tarek. Egypt on the Brink: From Nasser to Mubarak (2010).
Pavan, Aldo. The Nile: From the Mountains of the Mediterranean (2006).
Rahman al-Sharqawi, Abdel. Egyptian Earth (1962).
Schiff, Stacy. Cleopatra: A Life (2010).
Shipman, Pat. To The Heart of The Nile (2004).
Snailham, Richard. The Blue Nile Revealed (1970).
Waterbury, John. The Nile Basin: National Determinants of Collective Action (2002)
Wood, Levison. Walking the Nile (2015).
Books with Applicable Issues:
Fagan, Brian. Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind (2011).
Klare, Michael T. Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict (2001).
Shiva, Vandana. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit (2002).
Ward, Diane Raines. Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly, and the Politics of Thirst (2002).