Dahabiya cruise begins

Today, we had a slow morning, catching up on sleep and relaxing, before we were picked up to get to our boat. We departed on a 3-night cruise on the traditional wooden boat, called Dahabiya. We were pleased to see how beautiful our boat was. We had 14 passengers and 14 staff members, so the service is exceptional. Dahabiya is much better than large cruise ship, because of more intimate experience and ability to dock in smaller places for visits. We met our guide Sheima the Egyptologist and listened to some interesting stories. Today, there were no tour stops, we just sailed down the Nile, towards Luxor. We stopped so some people could kayak or swim and took a walk down the shore, meeting some friendly water buffalos. We had delicious lunch and dinner and watched beautiful sunset from the deck. Magical.Read more