Name: The Nile: 5000 Years of History
Uploaded: 2019
Description: For 5000 years, the ancient land of Egypt has been shaped by one thing more than any other – the River Nile.

For 5000 years, the ancient land of Egypt has been shaped by one thing more than any other – the River Nile.

Bettany visits Egypt's gateway to the world, the Nile's mouth, before boarding her fabulous 'dahabiya' and meeting the crew that will guide her upriver the entire length of Egypt.

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Bettany visits the Nile's mouth, before boarding her fabulous 'dahabiya' and meeting the crew that will guide her upriver the entire length of Egypt.

Episode 1

A hundred miles south of Cairo, Bettany starts on a stretch of Nile that few visitors ever get to see. Once Egypt's main highway, this was where Cleopatra herself used to travel and be seen by her people.

100 miles south of Cairo, Bettany starts on a stretch of Nile that few visitors ever get to see. Once Egypt's main highway, Cleopatra herself used to travel this stretch.

Episode 2

Traffic on the Nile is building, signaling Bettany's arrival into Luxor. The crew takes a well-earned break whilst Bettany heads to the west bank to see where generations of skilled royal tomb-builders lived.

The crew takes a well-earned break whilst Bettany heads to the west bank to see where generations of skilled royal tomb-builders lived.

Episode 3

Bettany reaches the Egyptian Nile's southernmost parts. Once a dangerous crocodile haven, now this stretch of the Nile is just startlingly beautiful.