Tombs of the Nobles Aswan: Climb to the Governors of Egypt’s Southern Frontier
High in the west-bank cliff opposite Aswan, rows of square doorways stare across the Nile. These...
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Aswan or Luxor? An Honest Referee’s Guide to Choosing Your Nile Base
Aswan or Luxor? It is Upper Egypt’s friendly rivalry, and a real question when days are...
One Day in Aswan: An Hour-by-Hour Plan From Philae to a Felucca Sunset
Only one day in Aswan? Good news. The city is compact, the headline sights sit close...
Best Time to Visit Aswan: Month-by-Month Weather and the Abu Simbel Date Trick
The best time to visit Aswan depends on how much sun you can take. Egypt’s southernmost...
Felucca Ride Aswan: Sail the Nile at Sunset Past Granite Islands
A felucca ride Aswan is the Nile at its purest. A wooden sailboat, a triangular sail...
Where to Stay in Aswan: Corniche, Islands or a Nubian Guesthouse?
Deciding where to stay in Aswan comes down to three choices. The corniche gives you Nile...
Nubian Village Aswan: Tea, Painted Houses and a Warm Welcome on the Nile
A Nubian village Aswan visit is the warmest memory most travellers take home. Houses glow sky-blue...
Nubian Museum Aswan: Seven Thousand Years of Nubia Under One Roof
The Nubian Museum Aswan is the museum southern Egypt deserved. Built of warm local stone, it...
Elephantine Island: Aswan’s Car-Free Island of Ruins, Nilometer and Nubian Lanes
Want one afternoon in Aswan with no cars, no queues and 4,000 years underfoot? Elephantine Island...
Unfinished Obelisk: Aswan’s Giant Granite Lesson in Ancient Engineering
How do you cut a 1,200-ton obelisk out of solid granite? At the Unfinished Obelisk in...
