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Things To Do: Felucca on the Nile
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  • Written by sue_stone on Jan 31, 2005
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    • The Nile is so beautiful at Aswan, that I wanted to spend as much time on it as possible.

    What better way to enjoy the river than to go on a relaxing felucca ride - feluccas are the traditional canvas-sailed boats of the Nile.

    The felucca we went on was manned by two guys, who seemed to know what they were doing....well we only crashed once into another boat!!

    There are loads of felucca's available for hire, and prices are negotiable depending on the season. As we were on a tour, our guide looked after all the negotiating, so all we had to do was sit back and relax.

    We sailed up and down the river and watched the sunset over the desert - just magical!!

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    Directions: Boats available for hire along the Corniche.
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    Things To Do: Nubian Museum
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    • The Nubian Museum is one of the most important museums in Egypt.

    It outlines the history and culture of the Nubian people, and was built as a thank you to the Nubians for the sacrifices they made for the Aswan Dam - most of their land is now submerged.

    It isn't one of those huge daunting museums, and we were able to cover it in about 1.5 hours - getting a good feel for it all, but not stopping to read about every artefact. You could of course spend a lot more time there.

    I particularly liked this large statue, located in the centre of the main hall.

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    Phone: 313 826
    Directions: On the hill, up from the Cataract Hotel and just below the Basma Hotel.
    Website: http://www.sis.gov.eg/nubia/flash/a1.html
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    Things To Do: Elephantine Island
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  • Written by sue_stone on Feb 3, 2005
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    • Elephantine Island is the largest island in the Aswan area. It was the original centre of life here, with settlement dating back to 3000BC.

    We spent a couple of hours here, visiting one of the colourful Nubian villages. We walked around the village streets and had the chance to interact with some of the very friendly local children.

    We also got the chance to visit the home of a well respected resident who owns a fleet of feluccas.

    The photos do not do this place justice. It was really interesting to walk the maze of very narrow streets and learn a little bit about the Nubian way of life.

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    Directions: Elephantine Island is located in the middle of the Nile at Aswan.
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    angiebabe Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:48 UTC
     Hi, interesting to see yr travels around egypt. im still yet to get there!    		yumyum Sat Jan 6, 2007 18:21 UTC
     I only saw Abu Simbel from far away swimming past on the ferry from Sudan.
    roamer61 Fri Jul 21, 2006 14:34 UTC
     What a marvelous page on Aswan. I like your Nubian pictures. How about some more photos of Abu Simbel.    		lvdpiet Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:33 UTC
     While building my Egypt pages, I went to yours, and I think they are magnificent! Thanks!
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