My mother and I wanted to do a day trip to Fayoum to explore the community through their unique methods and design in pottery. Looking back, this experience in Fayoum could not have been better!

Firstly, Mahmoud was very quick with following up on our booking request that we made the night before our trip to Fayoum.

While meeting Mahmoud, we enjoyed a great breakfast at the cooking school, which had an extraordinary view of the lake. We then headed out to Nazla to see the traditional method of doing pottery. On the way, we passed by a busy market that gave us the true Egyptian pulse. While at Nazla, we met Hosny, one of the men working there who told the story about their pottery that has gone by for generations. and we watched their method in action.
Truly astonishing.

We headed back to Tunis village and visited the pottery school there and learned more about the history and methods of doing pottery, from beginning to end.

We rounded off with visiting some of the ateliers of the students and ended up purchasing some gems home.

We truly recommend Mahmoud as a guide. He made us feel like we weren’t imposing, and you could tell that he is passionate about the Fayoum community, greeting people by name on the streets and bringing the day with joy.

Prices were very accurate, especially since most of the profit is going back to the community.

Hope you get back there soon again!
An absolute gem!

Thank you, Mahmoud,
/Juliana & Eva