We left the boat fairly early and for our first stop went to the Unfinished Obelisk. Then via the old dam, built early 1900s by the British, to the High Dam, built by Russians in 1960s. 42 villages and about 17 temples were moved to make way for Lake Nasser. On the way back we caught a boat to the island called Philae where UNESCO moved the temple about 500m. On the way back to town we stopped at a perfumery where we all had a mini massage with their oil essences.
We had a rest after lunch and some people dressed up again. We then climbed onto a feluka and sailed up the river to the Old Cataract hotel where we had another low High Tea and a bit of a look around where Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile.
After dinner we were entertained by a group of Nubian dancers which was great fun.
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