Esna, the Temple of Khnum, boarding our Dahabeya and a village visit.

We leave Luxor and travel to the city of Esna. In the city is a partially excavated temple. The temple has retained the brilliant colors like all the temples would have been like in antiquity.

After our visit at the temple we boarded our private yacht called a dahabeya. It is a small traditional craft powered by sales. But for our tour we are pulled along by a tugboat. It is called the Aton Sun.

After sailing for awhile we stopped at the small village of Higz. We are met by a young woman, Mrs. Asma. She works for Overseas Adventure Travel as a local guide. She has been teaching herself English for two years using “Mr. Google” and Duo Lingo. She takes us to her family home and she and her sisters demonstrate making a traditional bread.