ABSTRACT
The traveller, who wishes really to enjoy the journey, has the choice of two preferable modes of transit. He may go by steamer or by dahabiyeh. If pressed for time and of limited purse, he must needs choose the former. If he is able to control abundant supply of money and time he may choose the latter. Since 1870 the steamer arrangements on the Nile have been passing more and more completely under the control of Messrs. T. Cook & Son. This firm has now almost a monopoly of the steamer traffic on the Nile. The result is that a regular service of boats runs between Cairo and the First Cataract twice weekly during the season, from November to March. New steamers, constructed with a knowledge of all the special requirements of the service, have begun running this year (1886); and what used to be both a
formidable and costly journey, is now within the reach of all who can afford to visit the East. Travellers who make the journey by dahabiyeh often find that the smoothness and enjoyment of the trips are increased by leaving the needful arrangements in the hands of the same firm.
