ASWAN

Unlike most tour organisers, we start our Egyptian adventure in Aswan, not Cairo. Aswan is a quiet, modern, very friendly, small city right on the bank of the Nile in southern Upper Egypt.

 

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OUR DAYS IN AND AROUND ASWAN:

Not only is Aswan a wonderful place to relax and recover from your international flight, it is also a great city in which to slowly become accustomed to the Egyptian way of doing things - without the rush, hassle and noise of Cairo! The scenery at Aswan is truly breathtaking. As the locals say, 'Welcome in Aswan! Welcome in Egypt!'.

Depending on the Tour you choose, and which daily activities you care to join, the sites we visit include:

Sehel Island

The Nobles Tombs at Qubbet el-Hawa

'Free Time' in Aswan

Ancient Abu

Elephantine Island

Plantation Island (Kitchener's Island)

Philae Temple

Kalabsha Temple

Abu Simbel

The Unfinished Obelisk

The Nubian Museum

The Monastery of St Simeon