OUR DISCOVERIES

We are one of the only people exploring and travelling into these remote places and creeks of the lake, it happens sometimes that we discover engravings or ancient caves. We can count 6 sites and they are only known to us. The oldest one is a prehistorical and the latest one are pre-dynastic pharaonic barks from around 3500 - 3000 years B.C. Every site has its little story, they have been either discovered by one of our guests (this was the case of Laurent Méric who while he was following the traces of a jackal, found himself in front of 16 engraved pharaonic barks) or by Besharia Bedouins, if we have the chance to meet them and ask about their little secret discoveries.

There is very little knowledge about the Besharia Bedouins and you will hardly find any literature on these forgotten nomad people. They live between Sudan and Egypt and they are the only permanent habitants of the Nubian desert. They have their own language, different to the Nubian language and their own traditions. Usually they have herds of camels or sheep. Once in a year they move to the camel market of Daraw between Aswan and Luxor to trade their cattle for other merchandise. Those who haven’t been sedentarized, do not search contact and continue living the way they have always been living. We have the chance to know some of them and we are occasionally invited in their camps to try the Jabana, the local ginger coffee traditionally prepared. They don’t like being photographed, although some accept and wish us to bring back the photos on our next visit.