Nubian Homestay

We decided to visit the Nubian museum today as we had free time until our sailing trip so we asked at reception about a taxi. As there were 6 of us who wanted to go we needed a minivan and reception aren’t able to organise them. She told us to walk down to the Nile and flag one down and said “good luck out there!” as we left 😳 😳😳
She also told us not to pay until we are safely returned to the hotel…….
Well we successfully found one and bargained him to $18 which included return trip and him waiting two hours for us to explore.
#winning
The museum was modern and interesting. The Nubian people were a separate civilisation from the Egyptians, living in the south and then they were conquered by the Egyptians about 3500 years ago.
Next adventure was a sailing trip on a felucca! So unreal. It was hard to believe it was 38°C as the breeze was blowing. We meandered across The Nile for 4 hours and had a scrumptious lunch onboard too. It was so lovely and super relaxing to see Egyptian life from the river.
Once we docked, we were taken to our home for the evening; a Nubian house with a sandy courtyard and our group bedrooms.
We played with the kids and then enjoyed a magnificent home cooked meal.
Lots of wonderful conversations around the dinner table and I have learned so much about the Muslim religion and also Egyptian laws etc.
I finished the day by getting a henna tattoo from Amira, our host.Read more