Aswan

Aswan The Magical City Of Egypt

Aswan is such an incredible city and the home for the best Nile cruises people always enjoy going from Luxor to Aswan and vice verse by The Famous Nile Cruise. The warm weather in Aswan and attractions remarks Aswan as one of the best places to visit in Egypt.

Most inspired Tourists in Aswan
I think the most thing that makes Aswan so special for tourists besides the attractions, The kindness of Aswan people. People in Aswan Are very friendly and helpful they also love tourists to come and know more about that magical city.

Aswan Special Events and Festival
Festivals and Events in Aswan attract huge numbers of tourists every year to see beautiful weird things in Aswan, here you are some of the special events :

1-The Miracle of the Sun Festival
It holds twice a year in February at Abu Simbel as the sun rays on King Ramses || for only this time of the year.
A big celebration takes place for two days as an honor for that incredible Event.

2-The International Symposium of Sculpture
It holds every year in January as a competition among sculptors to create granite sculptures.

Top Attractions In Aswan
1-Phila Temple

One of the most popular places in Aswan to visit, the Temple of IsIs.
A center for the ancient cult of Isis, it also contains beautiful paintings and drawings.
2-Tomb of the Nobles

A beautiful popular place that contains paintings about the daily ancient Egyptian life, and contains about 400 tombs.

3- Aswan High Dam

One of the landmarks of Aswan that begun in 1960 and finished in 1971.
That great President Nasser’s Project achieved many useful things for Egypt like allowing sustainable electricity across the country and increasing the amount of land for planting and the main reason for building that Dam was to put an end for the Nile flooding.

4- Aswan Botanical Gardens

That beautiful Garden contains hundred species of Flowers and Birds.
you can ride felucca and go for a tour in the Nile.

5- Aswan Market

It is located in the center of Aswan, very beautiful place Egyptians and tourists adore this market a lot you can buy many things from it like spices, Perfumes, long robes, and great souvenirs with reasonable money.
6- Nubia Museum
One of the best Museums in Aswan especially for people that are interested in history,the old history of Nuba and the New one.
you can see the there a collection of artifacts for Ramses ||, a statue of Amenras, the head of the Shpatka, and the black granite head of Tahraqa.
7- Unfinished Obelisk

The Unfinished Obelisk is some huge blocks of Stones that were abandoned because of a crack in the rock. But it is a famous place in Aswan.

Aswan Travel Tips

-There are many tours you can do when you are in Aswan, of course, they will all be by Felucca :
you can go to the Nubian Village from Aswan by Felucca.