A discount is given to those who stay for a longer time. A newly-opened traditional Egyptian quarter nearby provides visitors with a Bedouin seating area, Egyptian food and shisha, water pipes. The barrages are popular with Egyptians and Arabs who flock there in the summer season. They usually stay for a full week. They like to jet-ski, go on long felluca rides to enjoy the scenery and fish.
Egyptian families come in large numbers during national and religious feasts.
Word of the changes in the area is quickly spreading, with first time visitors determined to come back for more. Khalil had hoped to relax for the day, but her four children had other plans. Amm Ahmed who has owned fellucas and motor boats for almost 40 years takes his clients to unusual sites. We visit honey and banana farms. The trip can last for just half an hour or be extended to three and lunch can be served on board.