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...
Kom Ombo Temple: The Nile’s Double Temple for Sobek and Horus
What if one temple served two gods at the same time? At Kom Ombo Temple, every...
Edfu Temple: Walk Into Egypt’s Best-Preserved Temple of Horus
Ever wondered how an ancient Egyptian temple felt before the roofs fell in? At Edfu Temple,...
Aswan High Dam: What to See, Visit Tips and Why the Nile Stopped Flooding
Is the Aswan High Dam just a road across concrete? Not once you know the story...
