In the early hours of the morning we set off towards Dongola. We again take the gravel road that runs along the Nile to see the pretty villages. The track is pretty good, quite soft, because the ground is sandy.…
The port of Wadi Halfa, we have imagined really differently. It is only a strip of sand, in front an old body of a vessel is anchored there, our passenger ferry is fixed to it. Welcome to the Sudan. The…
In the morning we are already on board the passenger ferry to cross Lake Nasser. Lake Nasser is a result of a huge Dam built to provide water. Katzmat which is the name of the cat and Tara have been…
In the morning, we’re early in the harbor of Aswan. We must handle all the customs formalities, our Carnet de Passage must be stamped correctly, this will take some time, then comes the loading procedure and the captain we need…
In the morning we go with him and his son in an open pick up down to the Nile to make a Nile cruise. Of course, we attract a lot of attention because foreigners are only rarely seen on this…
With Ashraf we go to Aswan, at the Mercedes, the oils must be changed and seals have to be renewed. The road is not paved, and the dust is terrible, I wonder how people can survive here in this dust.…
Next morning we move towards a Nubian Village near Aswan. The collecting taxis are already on the way as well. These are pickups, which have built up in the back a cab and cover the local transportation. Most are open…
Today we visit Hatshepsut Temple. The Taxi driver expects us at the entrance. With hiking boots and plenty of water equipped we start. Mohammed is delighted, because we really have appeared, he says, that he is sometimes ordered by some…
From the Old Town you can see the Luxor Temple, the second of the highlights of the city. The Luxor temple fulfilled two tasks. At New Year the Set Festival was celebrated. The statues of the gods Amun, Mut and…
Most houses are situated along a tributary of the Nile. It is interesting to observe how people live here. Here at Luxor sugar cane is grown. Again and again we see the tractors with trailers fully loaded to deliver the…