
A felucca down the Nile – day two
Friday 9 January 2009 – Kom Ombo, Upper Egypt I lay next to our guide Abdul, who could snore for … Continue reading A felucca down the Nile – day two
Friday 9 January 2009 – Kom Ombo, Upper Egypt I lay next to our guide Abdul, who could snore for … Continue reading A felucca down the Nile – day two
Thursday 8 January 2009 – Felucca day one We boarded our felucca and met our crew – captain Hassan, cabin … Continue reading A felucca down the Nile – day one
Pulling into Aswan on one of the huge tourist boats that tie up along the Corniche, one would have the impression that it is a modern city with supermarkets and maybe the Egyptian equivalent of a David Jones. The reality is that just a street or two back behind the souk, it could almost be a medieval city as the local go about life in pretty much the same manner they have for hundreds of years. Continue reading Exploring Aswan and a Nubian party
Tuesday 6 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt The day started with an unscheduled itinerary stop at a recently-discovered New … Continue reading An unfinished obelisk, a camel ride and tea in the Sahara
Monday 5 January 2009 – Abu Simbel, Upper Egypt Went for a walk along the Corniche after breakfast and returned … Continue reading Abu Simbel
Sunday 4 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt After breakfast we headed back to Philae for a look around by … Continue reading Philae and Kalabsha
Saturday 3 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt The tour is structured so that we start with quite small, minor … Continue reading Elephantine Island and Philae Sound and Light Show
Friday 2 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt We set off at 9am on the felucca, which managed to wedge … Continue reading Tombs of the Nobles
Thursday 1 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt After a breakfast of a sort of croissanty-thing, jam and a thin … Continue reading Sehel Island
Wednesday 31 January 2008 – Aswan, Upper Egypt Arrived in Cairo at 7am. Customs and immigration was among the fastest … Continue reading Arrival in Aswan