Aswan sightseeing tours

 

Aswan is one of the most beautiful cities you can ever visit in Egypt. It is located in the South of Egypt, thus, you are going to enjoy its sunny and wormy weather. Aswan´s citizens are kind, helpful and easygoing people, which makes the city possess a positive atmosphere that can help you to enjoy your stay in the country. You can visit it by plane from Cairo or by Nile Cruise from Luxor, which will give the opportunity to have an extra trip to Luxor for 4 days.

Aswan is well known for its pharaonic and Nubian temples, such as The Nubian museum, is a reminder for the monuments that were lost underwater centuries ago. It should be mentioned that it has thousands of pieces of Egyptian monuments which belong to different eras. It also has Kalabsha temple, which is located in South Aswan, next to the Aswan High Dam, so you will have the chance to visit one of the most famous dams all over the world. This temple is surrounded by other brilliant structures and buildings like Gerf Hussein, Kiosk of Qertassi and Beit el-go Wali.

Do not miss The Philae Temple. It is a Greek temple that was designed for worshipping the god Isis. It has so many enormous columns decorated with drawings. It is located at the North of The High Dam, for what Aswan is well known. It is located between Egypt and Sudan and It was completely built-in 1968 as the Nile water was not enough for the irrigation. The Aswan High Dam provides water for around 33,600 km². This Dam is 3600 meters long.

You can also have a tour from Cairo to Aswan. It enables you to visit the ancient three pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, where you can have a historical tour riding a camel or a horse. Do not forget to visit the Egyptian Museum, the archaeological churches and mosques, and Khan El-Khalili, where you can buy souvenirs and enjoy the ancient neighborhoods.

Did you hear about the sun festival in Abu Simbel Temple? So, do not hesitate to watch it during your visit to Egypt. It always gives a good look at the statue. It happens two times in the year: in 22nd February and 22nd of October. It was explored in 1817. The temple consists of two temples that were created during the reign of Ramesses II. It is located at the southwest of Aswan, however, it is not its original place, because the Egyptian Government and UNESCO moved it in 1964 in order to save it from Nile Water. You should attend the Sound and Light Show there, if you are interested in pharaonic history, you can listen to the story of Isis & Osiris at night.

If you want to see more natural views full of palms, you can visit Elephantine Island. It has a large museum that is called Aswan. It has the most ancient monuments and a lot of statues that belong to different kings.

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