Camel market in Daraw
Hundreds and thousands of camels from Sudan being traded every weekend.
Not touristic but with us possible to visit
Info and prices
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This site is still under construction. Photos to be added. Layout to be finished.
Standard tour: With guide and motorboat included
Daraw Camel Car (1-2 guests no guide: $68
Daraw Camel Microbus (3-6 guests no guide: $78
Daraw Camel Microbus (7-8 guests – no guide): $88
Please note: West Bank Hotel locations
add $13usd each city for car and
$18usd each way for a microbus
Dahabiya Pick Ups also come with additional transportation cost.
Count one hour to go there by car, if it will be faster – good for you!
Overall information
There are two big camelmarkets in Egypt: one near Cairo, one in Daraw, about 20 km from Aswan.
The camelmarket in Daraw is each Saturday and Sunday.
There is also a market for cows, goats, sheep, donkeys and camels on tuesday.
The camelmarket can be visited by car (as suggested here) or
during an overnight-felucca trip, with good wind it takes 1 day/1 night.
The camels come with big caravans from Sudan and are put on lorries in Abu Simbel to come to Daraw. There many will be sold to be tied up on lorries again and be brought to the Camel market Bir-Kash, 30 km away from Cairo..
P.S.
The last picture was made from the inside of a restaurant in Edfu – 6 hours after I have left the camelmarket. What a country, where camels are parked outside in front of a restaurant.
The camelmarket in Daraw is each Saturday and Sunday.
There is also a market for cows, goats, sheep, donkeys and camels on tuesday.
The camelmarket can be visited by car (as suggested here) or
during an overnight-felucca trip, with good wind it takes 1 day/1 night.
The camels come with big caravans from Sudan and are put on lorries in Abu Simbel to come to Daraw. There many will be sold to be tied up on lorries again and be brought to the Camel market Bir-Kash, 30 km away from Cairo..
What else can I tell you? This time (Saturday, January 2009) there were about 2.000 camels for sale (and I hope, the pictures can show this). Every time I was there, I was the only tourist. The people and camels are very friendly. Please do not disturb the men by being intrusive with your camera or smart phone. Or, if the situation allows, ask the magic spell: „Moumkin soura, min fadlak?“ (in English: May I take a picture, please?), then „shoukran“ (thank you), and please show them their photo also on the backside of your digital camera or phone and offer to send it by air drop or other way.
P.S.
The last picture was made from the inside of a restaurant in Edfu – 6 hours after I have left the camelmarket. What a country, where camels are parked outside in front of a restaurant.
"as if unchanged for hundreds of years"
„I just wanted to say a big thank you to you, Waleed and Mustafa for
making our Aswan time memorable. We really enjoyed the camel market, and
like your own vists, we were the only foreigners. At times we felt
transparent, as everyone virtually ignored us, which was just the way we
loved it. I really can’t understand why more people don’t go – a great
experience. And apart from the mobile phones and ‚take your camel home‘
trucks it looks as if it is unchanged for hundreds of years.“
Ray and Sue Jones, June 4th 2010 (whole email in our guestbook)
Ray and Sue Jones, June 4th 2010 (whole email in our guestbook)
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