Le EgyptAswan governorate
🏙️ Aswan
Egypt's most beautiful stretch of the Nile: granite islands, feluccas, golden dunes and Nubian villages.
📍 Districts & areas
The corniche
Riverside cafés, floating restaurants and felucca docks.
Riverside cafés, floating restaurants and felucca docks.
Elephantine Island
Nubian villages, ancient ruins and the Nilometer.
Nubian villages, ancient ruins and the Nilometer.
West Bank & Gharb Soheil
Colourful Nubian houses, the Tombs of the Nobles and St Simeon's monastery.
Colourful Nubian houses, the Tombs of the Nobles and St Simeon's monastery.
Philae & the High Dam
The Isis temple island and the dam south of town.
The Isis temple island and the dam south of town.
Abu Simbel
Ramses II's temples about 3.5 hours' drive south.
Ramses II's temples about 3.5 hours' drive south.
🏛️ Places to visit
- Philae Temple
- Abu Simbel Temples
- Aswan Corniche
- Elephantine Island
- Gharb Soheil Nubian Village
- Nubian Museum
- Tombs of the Nobles (Qubbet el-Hawa)
- Felucca Sail in Aswan
🍽️ What & where to eat
- Nubian dishes on an island or in a village house
- Fresh dates and karkadeh
🛍️ What to buy
- Karkadeh (hibiscus), spices and dates
- Nubian baskets and beaded crafts
- Henna and handmade jewellery
🏬 Where to shop
- Aswan Souq, one street back from the Nile
- Craft shops in Gharb Soheil