My Dream Nile Felucca

- very nice felucca, just as we expected and well equipped (mosquito net, plaide, cushion) - Ahmed cooks very well, preparing good meals and breakfasts + often offers us tea and coffee - Kind and benevolent crew, especially during a swim in the Nile (especially when there were 2 of us girls). - Wonderful scenery: we saw lots of animals and greenery, a welcome change from the big city.

- Lack of conviviality, meals not shared between crew and passengers. Meals were more shared between locals and our crew (a third man came to dine on the felucca). - Fewer tour stops than we expected, the only stop being during the hottest part of the day and at a charge (to be notified when booking). - we were told that in 2 days of navigation we could only go to Kom Ombo, even though we were there on the first full day (2h30 of travel after the first night) and then turned around to return almost to camp n°1 - the 2nd night's camp was in a village port (with no toilet facilities). We had to interrupt a family meal at a local's house to use the toilet (no explanation of where we were going or excuse for this embarrassing situation) + lack of privacy (sleeping in full view of everyone) + waking up and having breakfast in the port with the smell of petrol, oil and black smoke. - lack of peace and quiet, with the crew spending most of the time on the phone, with loudspeaker (even in the evening) - expensive cab fare from (before) Kom Ombo, whereas from the white desert to Cairo airport (5h drive) we paid 20e, whereas here for 3h we paid 100e for 2. - also you can make shop in village in opposite of what they said (you can walk around 15-20min)

The food was fantastic, cooked right in front of us. Eid and Ahmed were professional, knowledgeable, and respectful. The sleeping arrangement was cozy and comfortable.