
He also knew the manager of the Steam Ship Sudan and managed to score me a free tour! A.K.A I got to snoop around the ship for a few hours. My tour guide, Eid, used to work on board the ship and knew it well. I instantly recognised it and was dying to take a look around. Most famously, Death on the Nile in 2004 starring David Suchetĭuring my Nile cruise aboard the MS Mayfair from Aswan to Luxor, I spotted the SS Sudan pulling into Kom Ombo port.

This cruise, and the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, inspired her to write her famous novel ‘Death on the Nile’.ĭecades later, it has been the star attraction and filming location for scenes in modern film and TV adaptations. The queen of crime herself stepped aboard the Steam Ship Sudan to sail down the Nile. You really can take your very own Agatha Christie Nile Cruise! The oldest steamboat still running on the Nile today.

Please see my disclosure policy for details.ĭid you know that you can follow in Agatha Christie’s footsteps by stepping aboard the Steam Ship Sudan in Egypt?
