When you venture on a trip to the wildest places of Egypt, legends, mystery and myths are all around you. We went there in search of a legendary freshwater predator, one of the mightiest of them all. The biggest ever recorded topped the scale at 516lb in Lake Victoria, while Nasser’s record is a “humble” 329lb….
Yet the Perch was not the only fabled subject of the trip, we really wanted to take advantage of the visit to see some of the temples that have been disassembled from the valley, and reassembled on the highest hills, before the dam was finished and Lake Nasser was created.
We did all this travelling with the Nubiana MV, operated by the guys at www.lakenasseradventures.com, perfectly organized. Simple yet tidy and comfy. The silence of the lake was our travel companion, adding an incredible atmosphere to the trip. Fishing was average, nothing spectacular but we had our chances and landed some decent fish. Yet, I believe that my friends and I had a truly enjoyable trip, one to be remembered or repeated
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Dekka temple |
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Sunset fishing on the lake |
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Small Nile Perch |
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The mother vessel, Nubiana |
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One of the biggest Nile Perch |
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Releasing a small fish caught from shore |
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The hike |
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Sphinx' Avenue. Es-Subu temple |
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View of the lake at sunset |
1 comment:
Cool photos! I'd really like to go fish for those guys some day.
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