Visit to Fares Island and Kom Ombo Temple

(For those following the blog, I am several days behind with posts due to poor Wi-Fi on the dahabeya. We are currently off the ship and staying at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan. But, back to the Nile cruise….)

The dahabeya docks at Fares Island and we all get into Tuk tuks for a drive through the rural village.

We drive past houses and crops and arrive at the home of Am Mohammad. He is a craftsman using palm branches to construct mango boxes which he sells at markets. He also crafts furniture and other items.

He demonstrates making a box and the asks for a volunteer to learn. Here are some photos of Tim learning the trade. He is a kind man and he gives each a hand crafted Ankh for long life.

We return to the boat for lunch and sail to Kom Ombo to visit the temple. The temple is unique in that it is a double temple. One side dedicated to the crocodile god, Sobek, and the other side dedicated to the falcon god, Horus.

We return back to the dahabeya after our fun and interesting day.