1 day sailing a felucca (8 hours)

Sailing with the felucca is the most beautiful thing to do - that's what I think. But to enjoy the luxury of a bathroom in the night is also something many people dont want to miss ...

Thats why Aswan Individual offers a whole day tour (with a cheaper price than to pay per hour) to all, who love to spend a day on the felucca, but who prefer to return to their holiday flat or hotel in the evening.

During these 8 hours you can sail wherever you want to, get out for sightseeing, have lunch on the way, relax, dream and enjoy the clean smell from the water, carried with the wind on a hot day.

A tour for 8 hours (depending on the wind) could be like this: Start to sail south (possibility to get off at the monastery), cross the first cataract, maybe have a cup of coffee in a Nubian House, continue to the gates of old higham or turn around already at Sahel Island (where you can also get out to visit of a Nubian village), visit the Old Inscriptions at Seheyl Island, sail along the skyline from Aswan, see (and visit?) the Tombs of the Nobles, continue further north, have lunch on the way, pass the villages of Gharb Aswan, maybe admire a water mill pulled by one or two cows, see the big modern bridge from far crossing the Nile, return south to Aswan, sail along Kitchener Island (= Botanical garden, and visit?) and get off the felucca in the evening.

Good to know:

The felucca will have a sun blind, but please bring a cap or a scarf to protect your head from the sun in case you get out from the felucca. Sun cream and mosquito-repellent spray is also good to have.
Only fresh fruits, vegetabels and meat (beef, chicken, if you like also fish) are used to prepare the most delicious meals. An icebox keeps the food and beverages cool, the water used to cook is from the tap, not from the Nile!
Hot drinks (Black tea, coffee, Yansun tea, Karkadee (Hibiscus) tea, ...) are available all day.
Because of environmental reasons (not to produce too much garbage to take with us) "normal" dishes and glasses are used. If you wish and tell us, plastic dishes for one use only can be provided.
Of course the feluccas are stocked with all safety equipment.
Because of course the feluccas depend on the wind and we don't know how often you want to stop on the way, we don't guarantee any schedule. Please talk with your captain when you will meet him, what you would like to see on the way and how far he thinks the wind will bring you that day.

... Highlights of the trip were the outings with Mustafa and Mushawi on the felucca- we felt like princesses being taken on these private trips- everything was done to make sure we enjoyed ourselves - all that for a very acceptable and honest price! ... Agnes Temper, UK

... Spending the day with Mustafa was certainly one of the highlights of our trip and would highly recommend it to anyone.
Thanks for your wonderful service and for making this part of our trip so enjoyable. Please thank Mustafa again for us the next time you speak with him.
Best Regards, Alan and Dolores (Hong Kong)

... Mustafa was a fabulous captain! So lovely, gentle and friendly. The felluca cruise along the nile was relaxing and the sightseeing just perfect ... Despina and Christian (Australia)

... Mustafa ("the Nubian Eddie Murphy") and his friends and family were so warm and invitiing in both the Elephantine Island and Westbank Nubian Villages. He was the perfect laid-back but highly skilled felluca captain and we loved our time on the Nile ... Carol Waller, Idaho

... Mustafa was able to take us for a wonderful 4 hour trip on teh Nile which was just magical. He also took us to visit his family and his home where we enjoyed amazing views and had tea and bread and at his mothers house ... Linda Milton, Essex

... Then came the highlight of our time in Aswan, a trip on a felucca with Mustafa. Mustafa's English was superb and at no time did we have any problems understanding him. The trip was wonderful, all the time Mustafa was giving us options of things to do and let us tailor the trip to our tastes with his guidance. Our trip to his home, his mother's home and his village was very interesting and everyone gave us a very warm welcome. It was a shame we did not have any longer as we could have had a much longer trip on the felucca ... Sue Medlycott, Swindon, England

... Mustafa and his felucca, is one of memories we most cherish. Please express to him our greetings for the new year. I must say that Mustafa and his warm personality made our trip. I only wish we could have spent more time on his boat, enjoying his superb meals. Shouvik Biswas, California

... This is Vince ... thank you again for providing the felucca trip and Mustafa really provided an excellent service and I certainly had a great time. Thank you! Unlike most other Egyptain service providers who believed in earning quick money, Mustafa truly believed in good service and reputation, and he managed that really well, so please pass my gratitude to him next time when you see him. I am sure who I will be recommending next time my friend goes to Aswan... (Hong Kong)

Our afternoon trip on Mustafa’s felucca (just our family – not a big group like we saw on other feluccas) was the most relaxing time we spent in Egypt. We had a lovely lunch on the felucca (cooked by Mustafa’s mother), visited the botanic gardens, and enjoyed a refreshing swim in the Nile. Mustafa is a friendly and generous captain and took us wherever we wanted to go. Petra phoned while we were on the felucca and it was lovely to talk to her and let her know that all was well. (Deborah, Australia - and thank you so much for the pictures you sent to use for this website!)

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The following pictures are pure horror to us ...
and examples for guests in Aswan who have been put together like sardines in a tin, and - even worse - being hassled from the left and right side to buy souvenirs. To prevent that this might happen to you, this website was built (more info).

... we spotted other tourists looking on with envy when they saw the space we had on your very comfortable boat...
Kind Regards, Mary & Tony Newton