Temples and other
antiquities
Although Abu Simble is a temple which is 280 km south of Aswan you should
visit it when staying in Aswan. Experience the Sound-and-Light-Show at Philae,
visit the Tombs of the Nobles and have a perfect view across Africa from there.
This is where the Sahara begins and which will end 5.000 km farther to the
west at the Atlantic Ocean.
In Aswan visiting temples is not only walking through "old stones",
but a lot of nice, unexpected surprises to discover, beginning already with
the means of transportation to get there (see also adventure / sports).
Abu
Simbel
Komombo und Edfu Temples
Philae
Monastery of Simeon
Unfinished obelisque
Kalabsha temple
Excavation site of Elephantine
Tombs of the Nobles and Qubbet El Hawa
Cruises on the Nile
Moses toured already on the River Nile in a basket.
But its a lot more luxurious to travel the distance of 210 km between Aswan
and Luxor with a 4- or 5-stars cruiser. On the way you shouldnt miss the temples
of KomOmbo and Edfu.
Last Minute Nile Cruises
Felucca
With
motorboat to Crocodile Island on Lake Nasser
Lively vibrant Aswan
In Aswan visitors are not felt as tourists but as guests. The suq is not a
typical "tourist bazar" but the place where inhabitants go for shopping.
The Botanical Garden is a place for Aswan families and lovers to chill out,
the "Unfinished obelisk" are in the middle of the town, the energy
produced at the highdam is for all Egypt and even exported in neighbouring
countries. Be our guest and visit the places we love.
Let Mustafas Mother cook for you: have dinner
at a Nubian family
Old and new Highdam
Botanical Garden on Kitchener Island
Nubian House: cafeteria and museum with perfect
view
Aswan
Moon: my favourite restaurant
Suq: the market
to shop in Aswan
Coach ride
Brooke
Hospital for Animals: A charity helping working horses, donkeys and mules
Nubian Villages
Elephantine-Island (the island across from Aswan
with 2 Nubian villages)
Sahel
Island (opposite Old Dam)
Sahel
Village (at the westbanks - sout of Aswan)
Gharb Aswan (at the westbanks - north of Aswan)
„Nubia“. Nubia is the old word for gold and this was reason
enough for the pharaos to conquer this country. Nubia begins south of Aswan
and goes right down into Sudan. Because of the construction of the Highdam
a lot of Nubian villages were flooded and the residents had to be resettled
in Aswan, Luxor, Qena, a lot of them as far north as Cairo. Even more Nubians
moved to Sudan.
The Nubian people treasure their own culture, their own language, their traditions,
their music. Marriages with „Egyptians“ are very exceptional. The
Nubian villages are completly different than „Egyptian“ towns: they
are quiet and time seems to tick more slowly. There are a lot of Nubian villages
all around Aswan.
