Steam Ship Sudan is the last of its kind on the Nile. It was originally built in the late 1800s as part of a Nile River Fleet for Thomas Cook, to capitalise on the emerging travel trade. Why SS Sudan? The King of Egypt also ruled the area that is now known as the country of Sudan, hence SS Sudan, there was also an SS Egypt. The Sudan now caters for 44 passengers in the style of the 1920s/30s, now with air conditioning and other mod cons, dress is more casual than a hundred years ago.

The bar area is rather elegant, plenty of room for a light pre dinner drink.
The bathrooms though are a little antiquated and hot water problematic in the mornings, particularly when we are moored overnight.
Pics of our cabin in the aft of the ship follow.

The food is great, local Egyptian spice flavours abound. Does look and feel like those Death on the Nile movies! A bit over half the passengers are French, couple of Americans, four Scots (from Fort William, where we were a few years back on our Caledonian Canal adventure) and a few other Europeans. Only us two Aussies.

The Sudan is very popular with the French it seems, and they dominant the passenger list on most of the ship’s journeys down to Aswan. French is spoken on board, including the crew. Everything comes in English as well.

One evening, Death on the Nile was played on a pop up screen in the bar, the English version but with French sub titles ……..got to keep the continentals happy!

Now, getting back to the temples. But, we will leave that to next time!