Back at Aswan, we quickly grabbed some day-packs and headed for the river. There we boarded our felluca.
A felluca is a single-sail Nile boat, typically crewed by Nubians. We were on the felluca for the afternoon and overnight. We had two boats (one slightly smaller) for the 19 of us. Each boat has a padded deck (which you lie/sleep on), a very small cooking area and a small cabin (for changing).
We sailed up the Nile, past various sites (such as the Old Cataract Hotel, where Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile). We moored at a quiet spot on a rocky island (part of the Nile cataract) and had a swim. This was really quite refreshing. We had adequate supplies of cold beer on the boat and it was good to relax.
Towards evening, we moored on the bank, near a Nubian Village. For dinner, we walked though the village to the home of one of these families and gathered in an open courtyard.
The meal was delicious. It was mainly vegetarian, with some kofte and chicken, washed down with some of the beer from the boat.
Following dancing (the Nubians seem to love to dance), we headed back to our boat to sleep.
We were up at 5 am to take a motorboat back to Aswan, to pick up our luggage and board our bus for Luxor. Yes - another Egyptian sunrise - this was getting to be too many!
A felluca is a single-sail Nile boat, typically crewed by Nubians. We were on the felluca for the afternoon and overnight. We had two boats (one slightly smaller) for the 19 of us. Each boat has a padded deck (which you lie/sleep on), a very small cooking area and a small cabin (for changing).
We sailed up the Nile, past various sites (such as the Old Cataract Hotel, where Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile). We moored at a quiet spot on a rocky island (part of the Nile cataract) and had a swim. This was really quite refreshing. We had adequate supplies of cold beer on the boat and it was good to relax.
Towards evening, we moored on the bank, near a Nubian Village. For dinner, we walked though the village to the home of one of these families and gathered in an open courtyard.
The meal was delicious. It was mainly vegetarian, with some kofte and chicken, washed down with some of the beer from the boat.
Following dancing (the Nubians seem to love to dance), we headed back to our boat to sleep.
We were up at 5 am to take a motorboat back to Aswan, to pick up our luggage and board our bus for Luxor. Yes - another Egyptian sunrise - this was getting to be too many!
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