Oasis Overland believes that travel should not just be a rewarding experience for travelers, but should also benefit local communities encountered along the way . In addition, a more ethical way travel means more opportunities to meet the Egyptians and see some traditional lifestyles and traveling with a small group of like-minded people, far packets Egypt tourist groups.
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on [voyagelelongduNil felucca two days, part of the trip encompassed Egypt, is a perfect example. Feluccas are small sailing boats, originally developed by the Romans and used to sail on the Nile by the Egyptians since. They use only wind power (and time rowing in time!) And you slide along the longest river in the world, you can take in the villages on the banks of the river or chat with your captain on life on the Nile. Using feluccas Oasis are owned and run by Ahmed Fauzi and his extended family - their small business felucca was supported by Oasis of departure. They recently succeeded in extending to 3 small sailing boats that fully support their large extended village family.
Also in Luxor, local representative of Oasis Tayeb, sources donkeys for the trip to Valley of the Kings of his own family and neighbors and has done the same for last five years. This enables families of the village to earn extra income beyond their subsistence farming.
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Oasis do not use large international hotels, but small businesses, locally owned and family instead, benefiting the local community and to avoid these huge package tour groups! Dahab in particular, is an alternative smaller return ugliest major tourist resorts of the Red Sea. No high-rise hotels here, small, clean, cafes on the beach and relaxed atmosphere .
Not Your Traditional travel
There is also the opportunity to meet people that you might otherwise never encounter on a trip to Egypt. The country is currently the home of many Sudanese refugees and Sudanese Community Development Program is a school for refugee children. It is possible to organize tours pre or post-ride to school and Oasis customers regularly donate old clothes and shoes. Oasis supports the school with donations of computers, teaching materials and regular financial assistance and also helped the school set up a Sponsor-a-child system and organized an exchange of letters between children and a local school to their office in the UK.
In Luxor, the Sunshine International Project is a home for children abandoned or orphaned and Oasis travelers have the opportunity to visit the house. Oasis provides regular financial support and also made bedding material donation and the game and even delivered a sandpit UK - fortunately, there was no need to deliver the sand
This is not your traditional trip to Egypt !. With Oasis, you will have the opportunity to experience the real Egypt, meet its people and see its ancient wonders. If this sounds like the kind of trip in Egypt you want to experience, see the Oasis Overland routes here!
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