Sailing down the Egyptian Nile on a 4,000 year old style Felucca

a 3 day excursion from the very south of Nubia (Egypt) on the border of Sudan to the city of Aswan. The day my Egyptian salmonella set in...felt like a disgruntled Egyptian Pharaoh possessed my body to reap havoc for 7 days.

A felucca (Arabic: فلوكة‎) is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean including Malta, and particularly along the Nile in Egypt, Sudan, and also in Iraq. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails. They are usually able to board ten-some passengers and the crew consists of two or three people. Despite being made obsolete by motorboats and ferries, feluccas are still in active use as a means of transport in Nile-adjacent cities like Aswan or Luxor. They are especially popular among travelers who can enjoy their quieter and calmer mood than motorboats have to offer

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• sailing in Africa
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