Dream of sailing the Nile Fan (Figure)

everyone's mind, there is a sailing dream.When in reality everything becomes the rule rather boring, remember to wake up the minds of small masters, gave him a hammock, binoculars and blue sky of a surprise.A boat, let the dream of sailing.Approaching the history of the Nile as if only the old into the scene, the moment all materials away, every breath the air out are plain.Egypt, the traditional sailing boat Fa Luka (Felucca) hold up the two legs of travel is the best tool.Fa Luka with other parts of southern Africa, sailing (Dhow) compared, it Duoleyifen Mediterranean lightness and elegance.White sail the wind drum was full, sail and small and long, height is much larger than Kuankuan shallow hull, a distance like a child with a white paper, toothpicks, and leaves stick out of the toy.

rack Fa Luka from the south of Asiagently cruise along the Nile to Cairo, without hurry, do not expect to dock early, wandering like with this wandering the world's longest river.Starting from Aswan, the Temple way through Hong Weng wave (TempleofKomOmbo), which worship the crocodile god (Sobek) and the eagle god (Horus-the-Elder) 2 God towers.After the beautiful Yide Fu Temple (TempleofEdfu), Air Nubian settlements across the river as the central island, narrow oasis along the riverbanks to see hard to grow crops for farmers, holding the thin cows Kap Shui children, in groupslaundry in the river of women, to the river shore occasional camel donkey drinking water to the desert nomads Home drink mint tea, sweet and strong, middle of the river network at any time the net income of fishermen.Thousands of years have passed, such a life cycle of the Nile scene, and there is not much change.

Fa Luka's hull and structure uniqueit most suitable for shallow hull through the shallows of the river sediment.Numerous Fa Luka thousands of years, been in the Nile between north and south, never in the history of the River of Life absence.If a general can only ship to the middle of Luxor.The ride Fa Luka but drove back the way to Cairo from Aswan.

Do not think that gentle flow of the Nile will become boring driving Fa Luka voyage.In fact, the Nile and the mysterious vagaries of wind waves, so much like driving Fa Luka looks so easy.However, there is a dream journey which will not tough it?

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Fa Luka swim the Nile

How to get: Beijing Egypt Air (MS) via Bangkok non-stop Cairo.Shanghai starting to take the Emirates (EK) connecting flight from Dubai or Qatar Airways connecting flight from Doha.For example, in Singapore, the other can turn for the better, but the price is higher.

best tourist season: The best season to visit Egypt every year in October in general is coming in February, but because the Nile tour boatSo the water will be cooler.March, April, September is a good season sailing the Nile tour, not too hot, you can enjoy a more real style of the Nile.

Currency: Egyptian pound, and the RMB exchange rate of 1:1.23

charter information: Cairo and Aswan in the local travel agency, can on behalf of the boat rental Fa Luka, but the prices are more expensive, boatmen sometimes complain Travel rake is too high, if the bargain is willing to spend 23 hours, along the banks of the Nile, as long as the port where the Fa Luka are up for sale boat, negotiate directly with the boatman to Aswan to the temple for the wave of Hong Weng, 8 people together, then take 25 per person per day and a night? 30Egyptian pound; to the temple for three days and two nights Yi Defu the price was 45? 60 Egyptian pounds; to Eastman was 4 days and 3 nights of 60 Egyptian pounds, 5 days 4 nights to Luxor about 75 Egyptian pounds, usually rentThe longer, the greater the bargaining space.Bottled water and drinks will be prepared boatmen, but an additional purchase, drink beer, then the best prepared to bring their own boat before the trip, because the Muslims not allowed to drink.

Special Note: Fa Luka boat is not only a romantic place, that is, no toilets.Fortunately during the day, who needed the toilet, said the boatman will take the trouble to dock, but at anchor in the river if the heart, nowhere to go, that is the real problem.However, over time, both men and women who want to tacitly go to the bathroom to stern, see no other boats around, they squatted fishing boat, face toward you, like eating and drinking Lazard small efforts along the NileZambia, like to solve the problem.But since then, we have the greatest fear is that a pedestrian navigation in the face or lips are accidentally spilled the water, or accidentally fell into a river.