Today we have to leave the boat and at 7 am, Barakah, a sailor, comes knocking at the door to wake us up. All the suitcases are put in the living room. We have a quiet breakfast. The atmosphere is a little calmer because we are all sad that it is already finished. Reminder: if you haven’t done so yet, please read our previous travel diaries in Egypt first: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary The boat moors a few kilometers from Aswan. The crew helps us to load the suitcases in a mini-bus and here…

Today is an important day because it is our last night on the boat. Vacations always go by too fast! Like yesterday, the visits are concentrated in the morning Reminder: if you haven’t done so yet, please read our previous travel diaries in Egypt first: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 We pass by boat in front of the temple of Kom Ombo but there are too many cruise ships (and too many people on the site), our dahabiya moors a little further On this part of the Nile, there are many sandbanks. To make navigation easier, two teams are working hard to remove the sand We take a…

Today, we have two exceptional visits, proposed only to dahabiyas and feluccas: the visit of the Quarries of Jebel Silsileh, and a long walk in the Palmeraies If you haven’t read them yet, please read our previous travel diaries in Egypt first: #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Today, we get up quite late (finally 7:30 am) for a breakfast at 8 am We see in the distance two magnificent feluccas, which do not stop at the same place as us, but which contribute strongly to the beauty of the place and to the idea we have of…

Once again, if you have not yet read our previous travel diaries in Egypt, please read from the beginning: #1, #2, #3 and #4 Today, we have a little busy schedule and so much the better! It allows us to better enjoy the Nile. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Today, we have breakfast at 8am (it’s grasse-mat youhouuu) and we enjoy the dreamy landscapes before our first stop in Ramadi. On the way, we see the ruins of an old city whose name I forgot. It is very impressive. It makes me think a little bit of the ruins on the Isla del…

If you haven’t read them yet, read the previous travel diaries (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3) Today is our 2nd day on the dahabiya (traditional boat) and we will make some visits in small groups Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Day 4 in Egypt Visit of El Kab Today we have breakfast at 7:30 am. Breakfast is super consistent, with bread, a multitude of cheeses, jams… and even some mini-croissants. I don’t usually eat breakfast but when it is served with love, on the deck, with beautiful landscapes, I can’t say no We disembark around 8:30 am. Our boat is on the…