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Camel market in Daraw

Hundreds and thousands of camels from Sudan are being traded every weekend.
Definitly not touristic, but with Aswan-Individual possible to visit

Saturday morning

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The camelmarket in Daraw is each Saturday only until noon due to the heat (and Sunday what is left from Saturday, if so).

Daraw Camel Car (1-2 guests) no guide: $68

Daraw Camel Microbus (3-6 guests) no guide: $78

Daraw Camel Microbus (7-8 guests) no guide: $88

Please note: West Bank Hotel locations
add $13usd each city for car and
$18usd each way for a microbus
Dahabiya Pick Ups also come with additional transportation cost.

Count one hour to get to Daraw (about 10 km away from Aswan) by car, if it will be faster – good for you!

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The camelmarket can be visited by car (as suggested here) or 
during an overnight-felucca trip, with good wind it takes 1 day/1 night.

The camels come with big caravans from Sudan and are put on lorries in Abu Simbel to arrive in Daraw. There many will be sold and are tied up on lorries again to be transferred to the Camel market Bir-Kash near Cairo or other destinations in Egypt or even other countries.

Each weekend hundreds or thousand of camels are being traded. Every time I was there, I was the only tourist. The people and camels are very friendly. Please do not disturb the men by standing in their way or being intrusive with your camera or smart phone. 

This is the magic spell: „Moumkin soura, min fadlak?“ (in English: May I take a picture, please?), then „shoukran“ (thank you). Please, have respect and be polite, so they will also accept tourists on their market in the future.

been there

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