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A felucca sailing below the desert hills of Aswan’s west bank

Aswan · On the Nile

Felucca sailing

Slow down aboard a traditional sailing boat and drift between Aswan’s granite islands and golden desert banks.

The experience

Felucca Sailing on the Nile

If you are interested in temples, history and outdoor activities, Aswan has plenty to offer. But sometimes the best way to experience it is simply to relax aboard a felucca, the traditional sailing boat of the Nile.

With the islands of Aswan on one side and the dunes of the west bank on the other, a felucca is the most eco-friendly, and the most peaceful, way to see the river.

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  • Traditional felucca
  • Aswan’s islands and west bank
A felucca silhouetted against an orange Nile sunset
Feluccas moored among the granite rocks of the Nile at Aswan

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