Nubian Village & Felucca Sailing
Sail across the Nile to a Nubian village of colour, hospitality and river life.
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If Cairo is Egypt's pulse and Luxor its history book, then Aswan is its soul. This is the gentlest, most colourful corner of the country — where the Nile is at its most beautiful and the Nubian people welcome you with bright houses, warm smiles and unforgettable hospitality.
Set on an island and reached only by boat, the Temple of Philae is one of Egypt's most romantic sites — a temple to the goddess Isis that was rescued, stone by stone, from the rising Nile. Nearby, the High Dam tells the modern story of how Egypt tamed its great river.
No visit to Aswan is complete without crossing to a Nubian village, with its blue-and-ochre houses, henna, spices and music. Sail there by traditional felucca at sunset, when the river turns gold and the desert glows — it's the most peaceful hour in all of Egypt.
South of Aswan stand the colossal temples of Abu Simbel, carved for Ramesses II and moved in their entirety to save them from the floodwaters. Arriving at sunrise, as the first light hits the four giant statues, is a memory that stays with you forever.
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Sail across the Nile to a Nubian village of colour, hospitality and river life.
Sunrise over the four colossi of Ramses II, deep in the Nubian desert.
Three of Aswan's defining landmarks in one flexible morning.