A cruise down the Nile

Mr Stephens from Wakefield was kind enough to get in touch recently when he returned from his Purely Creative Nile Cruise. His feedback and photos made us all just a little bit envious!

“Even as I turned up at the airport with my bags packed I still had a bit of doubt as to whether the prize was actually going to be real. I gave my name in at the Thompson holiday desk, waited a couple of anxious moments and there it was, a flight ticket to Luxor in Egypt… and Back! I’d actually won a dream prize. Not just a trip to Egypt, but a cruise down the Nile with even a few excursions thrown in for good measure!”

And what about the cruise itself? Did it live up to expectations?

“What an eye opener the trip was… first a window seat as we flew over the Sahara desert and then the heat of the air in Luxor a mid summer’s baking hot forty two degrees. Fifteen minutes away was my river boat, and my new best friends waiting to cruise the Nile with me. An excellent tour guide took us to all the famous temples, the valley of the kings and all the things you would ever want to see in Egypt. There was none of that ‘get an inside & pay more for an outside cabin’ thing on our ship – everyone got an outside room with a huge picture window – and in all honesty I’d say it was a five star boat and – I love this bit (because I’m tight fisted) – all meals on board were included in the price (which in my case was nothing). I couldn’t resist telling all the other passengers that I’d won the holiday on a scratch card – after all isn’t that half the fun?”

So now that he’s back in sunny Wakefield, what’s the verdict on the Purely Creative holiday award experience?

“All the holiday cost me was my taxi to the airport a few drinks on board and I opted for an extra tour or two (well you’ve got to do the camel riding in a Nubian village on the edge of the Sahara desert thing!); It made me feel like I was Michael Palin on one of his round the world adventure travel documentaries – and best of all because the crowd on the boat were a good lot of folks, I’ve got some new friends back here in England. Thanks Purely Creative. Without your prize I’d never take time away from my business or treat myself to this – I’m normally all credit crunched up and far too tight fisted.”

You can see some of the photos from Mr Stephens’ visit below, and continue on to our website for more winners’ testimonials!