Gharb Aswan

Sail north, far from touristic places

By Hourly Motorboat: $15

The boat and captain of course also have to be paid while they are waiting for you. Prices are caluclated for meeting at ferry docks on Elephantine or Aswan.

With Felucca (1 - 4 guests)

4 Hour Felucca adventure: $56
5 Hour Felucca adventure: $70
6 Hour Felucca adventure: $84
7 Hour Felucca adventure: $98

Bigger Felucca (5 - 8 guests)

4 Hour Felucca adventure: $60
5 Hour Felucca adventure: $75
6 Hour Felucca adventure: $90
7 Hour Felucca adventure: $105

Gharb Aswan (in English: West Aswan) is north from Aswan on the west bank side: There is a ferry from Aswan to the south of Gharb Aswan, near to the tombs of the Nobles.

Sailing further north with felucca or motorboat, Gharb Aswan where you will not find tourists, it is where Nubians live, who had to leave their villages south of Aswan, after the building of the highdam during the 1960s. They built new homes in their old traditonal architectural style with cupolas, painting most of the houses blue or yellow. It is not a place you will find in your guidebook, but it is beautiful to make photos there and to get an insight near Aswan about a non-touristic Nubian Village.

Until 2011 one could see cows moving wheels to pump water for the fields. Sometimes blindfolded so they don’t get dizzy. Fortunately for the cows, unfortunately for photographers, animals are not being used for water mills anymore, today water pumps working with fuel are being used (see photos at the bottom).