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Aswan

Feluccas between granite islands, colorful Nubian villages and the island temple of Philae, on Egypt's southern Nile.

Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
Best Time to Go
Nov–Mar
Our full guide to Aswan is being written. It's on the Egypt list as Must-See.

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Nature · Cruises

Nile Cruise

About 62 miles away

Three or four days sailing the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, by cruise boat, dahabiya or felucca, with stops at Edfu and Kom Ombo.

2 Sights
Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Luxor

About 112 miles away

Tutankhamun's tomb, Karnak's giant columns and Hatshepsut's temple.

4 Sights
Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Abu Simbel

About 145 miles away

Ramesses II's colossal rock temples, moved piece by piece to escape a rising lake.

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Egypt

The Pyramids, the Nile and 5,000 years of history.

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