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A bustling market town on the bank of the Nile in the south of Egypt, Aswan is worth a visit to wander around the stalls and sail upriver to the Temple of Philae, as well as being the start-point for trips to spectacular Abu Simbel.
From the Aswan Travel Guide
Nile River Cruise
Hey, I am heading to Egypt tomorrow and at some point i am going to end up in Aswan to start a river cruise towards Luxor. Has anyone every taken one of these cruises? if so, what is the best way to go about getting onboard for the least amount of money? can you just show up the day of the departure ...
Egypt
and marsa alam), upper egypt (luxor and aswan), the oasis (bahareya, siwa, dakhla, kharga, and farafra ...
Living in Da-Nile, nile cruise?
As is usually the case, you are probably best to just turn up and ask around! I took the ferry from somewhere near Aswan down Lake Nasser, past Abu Simbel and down to Sudan, that was pretty cheap. There are a million felucca owners on the banks of the nile that I am sure would be happy to take you anywhere! ...
Drifting Slowly Down the Nile
a flooded entry every day. Most people spend only long enough in Aswan to see the temple and then leave ...
Posted in Trav vs. The World by rhinoc
Egypt
Day 7 – Aswan Today we got up at 2am and joined a big tourist convoy with police escort to drive the 3.5hrs to Abu Simbel. It was very hard to get up that early, we were both feeling a bit crappy still but we managed of course. Had a sleep in the bus for most of the way there, but did get to take in some ...
Posted in Liz & Karz's Amazing OE! by liz3rd
2011 - Oasis Overland (Part 2 - Aswan)
then took us back to Aswan for an early night. Nile scenery. A felucca on the river. Our boatman ...
Posted in Glynn's travel blog by nzhamsta