EGYPT SPARROW
TOURS SPECIAL OFFERS - FELLUCA
Sailing The Nile With Typical Egyptian Feluccas
Aswan to Edfu.......Edfu to Aswan
Nubian sailors
welcome you aboard the typical Nile felucca with it's up to nine me of cheese and vegetables or scrambled eggs with bread and salad .
Rest high mast and triangular sail, which is in use since
ancient times. An average felucca takes 10 passengers. The space
between the benches is used for storing luggage and covered by
planks, which form the deck. Rugs are provided for comfortable
sitting. Sailing usually starts at 8.00a.m., with stops for lunch.
The Nile
valley between Luxor and Aswan is considered the most beautiful
stretch of landscape in Egypt.
Lush vegetation on the
riverbanks contrasts sharply with golden sand dunes and rock
formations in the background. You pass colorful Upper Egyptian and
Nubian villages, cattle bathing and children splashing in the water.
In Kom Ombo visit to the Ptolemaic twin temples set between reeds
and islets used for grazing. Another attraction is a stroll through
the lively camel market in the Upper Egyptian hamlet of Darau
(Tuesdays only!). In Edfu you'll see the temple of Horus, nearly
fully preserved and dating back to the Ptolemaic kings. Especially
beautiful are the Nile islands of Aswan, set in front of a desert
background.
