“Unfiltered and wonderful felucca experience”
Staying at Farah Camp (not a hotel or guest house, a felucca!) can be described as an unfiltered felucca experience with its positive and negative aspects. Let's start from the highlight, Mahmoud, an incredibly nice and smiling young man who is the captain, cook and tour operator of the boat. His positive energy will make your day! The felucca is directly on the Nile, just next to the Makani restaurant, and so, pretty conveniently located. We stayed two nights in Aswan as we did not want to leave the city, but you can arrange with them if you want to move. If you stay in Aswan, ask to move to another quieter location to sleep, as the original location can get pretty noisy overnight. For us it was the first experience on a felucca and we loved it. Having a coffee on the sundeck, slowly sailing down the Nile, or just looking out on the river life was a remarkable experience. There is a small stove on the boat, so Mahmoud can make you coffee or tea, or even cook you a dinner or lunch. The felucca has electricity, enough to charge your phone, but we would recommend to take a charged power bank. We loved the experience, yet, if you are new to this and you want to make the best of it, you should consider it almost as a camping in nature. Warm blankets are provided, but you might want to take with you some sheets or sleeping bag liner as you will be sleeping on the same mattress/couch where you spend your day and where everybody goes by. We would also recommend to bring a towel as these are also not provided. There is no running water, so if you have, bring a filtering bottle to use the Nile water to brush your teeth or for other purposes. A toilet is available on the boat, it is very basic and functional. Shower? What's better than the river itself! As the felucca is open, you will not be able to lock your valuables, but Mahmoud says it is safe. We never had any issues and we never felt unsafe.
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