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Swimming - and alligators in the Nile
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Sooner or later, you'll find the idea of
swimming
irresistible. Non-residents may use the pools at the
Cleopatra
(A?E8) and
Isis
(A?20), but foreigners aren't admitted to the municipal baths on the Corniche. Although local boys happily bathe in the Nile, tourists seldom do for fear of bilharzia, and would be even less inclined if they knew that some
alligators
have slipped through the High Dam and established a breeding colony just upriver from Aswan. However, the tourist office asserts that they are too nervous of humans to pose a threat, and can arrange a
boat trip
to view them if anybody is interested. There are also some crocodile farms on Lake Nasser, which are harder to reach. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Egypt,
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