Dear Mr Kreuer,T

he trip was fantastic. Everything went smoothly, and we were warmly welcomed and looked after everywhere we went. Unfortunately, we did experience some physical and mental digestive problems. There was too much input in some places, but we could have asked for more breaks. However, Waldorf teachers are very eager to learn :)

Warm regards to Hamo, our wonderful captain. I was very impressed by his personality and by the unspoilt Nubian village. Hamo does not take every tourist there in order to preserve it.The last few days in Aswan on the Nile were very relaxing and I can highly recommend it.

Thank you very much for organising the trip and best regards.

Hans Reisener

Travel report from the trip to Egypt from 18 October to 1 November 2025 with SEKEM Reisen

Let us start by looking back on the entire trip: we had a varied journey with deeply impressive experiences and encounters that still have a significant impact. The entire trip was perfectly planned. All agreements were honoured by the contractual partners and, in addition, they were very keen to engage in conversation with us and maintain good contact. The fact that we were a small group of six people who got on well and had very similar interests, without having discussed this in detail beforehand, may have contributed to the experience.

Our trip began behind the Danish border with a train journey to Copenhagen, from where a direct flight took us to Cairo. Around midnight, we arrived at the Sekem guesthouse, where everything was perfectly prepared. The service and food there were exemplary. Our encounters with the local staff fully met our expectations, and we could only marvel at the great achievement that has been accomplished there over 40 years, not only to make the desert arable, but also to establish a new kind of community beyond agriculture, centred on the individual and the development of his or her potential to fulfil his or her life's work. This comprehensive task is achieved through a combination of art, science and economics. Our five-day stay in Sekem ended with the Sekem Festival, which was attended by around 1,000 people from Sekem, the surrounding area and a number of contract farmers who use biodynamic methods. The performances by the children in special education were particularly moving. In between, we visited the pyramids, Sakkara and the bazaar, as well as the Fayum oasis, where we were warmly welcomed by a farmer on his farm and treated to his own produce.

Nihel, our German-speaking tour guide and art historian, enabled us to have a varied and multi-faceted experience thanks to her in-depth knowledge of the art and circumstances of the country and its people. The enormous problems facing the country, the poverty of large sections of the population, overpopulation, the lack of education and the resulting economic weakness, water shortages and lack of space were also touching realities for us. Against this backdrop, the Sekem initiative appears even more brilliant and promising for the future. One can only wish it continued success and the rapid spread of the biodynamic method, which enables small farmers to live healthy lives and increase their incomes, thereby alleviating the suffering of people and nature.

In the second week, we visited Luxor, the centre of the New Kingdom with its world-famous sights such as the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings, as well as numerous other monuments whose fascination we could not resist. We were guided through the various sites by our German-speaking tour guide Mohammed, who was also an archaeologist, with a great deal of humour and expertise.

The last part of the trip was spent in southern Egypt, in Aswan, where we stayed on the Nile island of Elephantine at the Nubian Guesthouse, which was located on the side facing away from the city and offered a fantastic view of the Nile, the Aga Khan Mausoleum and the desert from the roof terrace. Life on the island between the sculpted granite blocks and rapids brought us into contact with nature, especially the birds, herons, ibises and large kingfishers.

Every day, Hamo, a young, proud Nubian, picked us up in a small boat and a sailing boat and took us to beautiful places, so that this part of the trip was more conducive to relaxation. One could talk at length about Captain Hamo, his ship and our experiences in Nubia, but that would go far beyond the scope of this article.

If you are not only interested in the typical standards of package tours, but are looking for eventful encounters with the country, SEKEM Reisen is the right choice for you.

M. and A. Langer
Flensburg, 30. November 2026