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One of the most relaxing "chores" for a visitor to Egypt is cruising along the Nile aboard a cruise boat or felucca (a Nile sailing boat). Although elements of the modern world are beginning to transform parts of the Nile riverbank, much of the river still retains the same scenery that would have been familiar to the ancient Egyptians. It is a scene of which I never tire - a way to leave everyday pressures behind.
 

One can often watch everyday life in progress on the fertile river bank as villages and farms are passed by. Before the Aswan High Dam was built in the sixties, farmers had to contend with the annual innundation (flood), but now the flow of the Nile is carefully controlled.
 

Egyptian children love to wave and call out to the passing boats, despite the fact that there are many more cruise boats plying the Nile these days. The children often wear brightly-coloured clothes. Sometimes you might see them playing soccer at the end of the day as the heat abates.
 

Most cruises on the Nile occur between Aswan and Luxor or vice versa with stops at Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna. Those wishing to rough it a little can take a felucca for a few days (couple of nights), usually heading downstream from Aswan to Edfu and getting road transport to Luxor. If you don't want to overnight on a felucca, you must go sailing in one at least once - Aswan is a wonderful location for doing so.
 

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