"Would you like
to come with us to Crocodile Island? Its an island on Lake Nasser, and the
beach looks like Hurghada ..."
Hurghada on Lake Nasser?
Helmy had chartered a
minibus with 9 friends of his, and there was still space for the child and
me.
The child ...
"Isn’t it dangerous to go there? Aren’t there crocodiles?"
"No, no, when there are people, the crocodiles stay away. There are deckchairs,
sunshades, a bar, we will have lunch (fried fish, rice and salad), you can
go for a swim, the water is beautiful ..."
And it is! Crocodile Island has the cleanest beach I have ever seen in my life! No wonder. Crocodile Island is not very known to "usual tourists", the water is clean enough to drink, these tourists which come are mostly interested in fishing safaris and used not to litter the environment.
We left Aswan at 10.30 a.m., drove past highdam, had a view on Kalabsha temple, we had to show our passports at the harbour, a motorboat was waiting for us. I think it took us a little more than half an hour to arrive there. The bar and the sunshades really look like the ones in Hurghada, but this is the only resemblance to this crowded place at Red Sea.
As promised, we didnt meet crocodiles or scorpions. Maybe because there was also a school outing there that day. Nabil, who is working on crocodile island, sais, usually you can watch the crocodiles come at sunset. Its a tourist attraction, there is no need to be afraid. Anyway, we saw small alligators there in terrariums, and dead crocodiles as decoration inside the bar, which was sufficient for me and the child.
Advice:
Please bring your passport!
If you are interested
in fishing safaris:
www.crocodiletravel.com
Minibus to harbour,
with motorboat to Crocodile Island:
Sunset
with tea (and watch crocdiles - without guarantee)
170 EGP each person
Afternoon with Lunch (two kinds
of salad, fish, rice and bred)
250 EGP each person
One
full day
(inclusive lunch):
300 EGP each person
