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About The Longest Rivers in the World

We live in a world blessed with sights that are beautiful beyond words. Everyone dreams to visit at least one of these places. Those who live in modern cities with tall buildings tend to lose what Mother Nature has to offer. They say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," and there are probably many places that you consider to be most important in the world.

To our mind, rivers are very important and they offer splendid, natural views that Mother Nature offers. Water is one of the most precious natural resources , we cannot live without it. Globally, water supplies are rare: less than 1% of the world's water is good for consumption, and much of it, 2/3 of the Earth’s surface is covered by rivers and salt waters. A river is formed from the union of several streams which naturally flow downhill , under the effect of gravity , which either flows into another stream or river ( its tributary ) or in a lake , a sea or an ocean .

For this reason we do not pretend that our list of places included are the most beautiful, but rather among the vast collection of the  longest and the  largest rivers in the world.

1 - Nile - 6600 km, the most beautiful areas of the basin downstream waterways are in Aswan.

2 - Amazon - 6480 km, the largest river basin in the world, cruises are up to Iquitos.

3 - Yang Tse Kiang - 6300 km downstream from the dam cruises.

4 - Mississippi - 6280 km, one in four Americans living around the pool's third largest river in the world, every city on its banks proposes at least one cruise.

5 - Yenissei - 5540 km, navigable by small portions, is the longest in Russia.

6 - Huang He (Yellow River) - 5464, with most cruises in China.

7 - Ob Irtchych - 5410 km, one of the 120 rivers that cross Russia.

8 - Congo - 4800 km, the second largest river basin in the world that flows, in sequence with Amazon, African adventure for the brave.

9 - Amur - 4500 km, navigable river, it crosses Russia and China.

10 - Lena - 4400 km, the most eastern of Russian rivers, crosses Siberia from the south to the north and it is one of the most fascinating deltas.

For the lovers of amazing sceneries, these rivers can be the perfect destinations and the cruises the most wonderful experiences. Cruises have always aroused the curiosity of people even if not everyone can afford such a trip. If the desire to live new sensations, schedule your vacation early next year and choose a destination that allows you to take a cruise on one of the longest rivers in the world.