WARNING ABOUT TEMPLE OF PHILAE NIGHT SHOW -- This requires walking in complete darkness over extremely rough and uneven ground that is a fall hazard even for those who are strong and have good balance. Extremely dangerous!! It is NOT worth it !! ...
We chose the cruise as we wanted to revisit Egypt, in particular the New Cairo museum.( Unfortunately the opening has been postponed for several months)
In lovely Aswan we were all treated to a wonderful afternoon tea on the terrace of the glamorous Old Cataract Hotel, with its elegant styling and memories of Agatha Christie.
Independently we took a felucca ride to view the charming ...
Aswan was part of our river cruise. We had a short sail on a traditional felucca, and a tour of the Nubian village which was built by the Egyptian government for the Nubian people displaced by the Aswan high dam and Lake Nassar ...
Phillea Temple was beautiful and situated on an island. I thought the sound and light show was worth seeing but not a "must do". Our boat ride to a Nubian village and the trip to the Papyrus center were both interesting and information. We also stopped at the new Aswan dam. There's not much to see there but I was glad we were able to see it as it has had such an impact on Egypt. ...
Amazing Dam constructions by the Russians. It was worth having mobile internet to read up on the history, wars, and politics that led up to it being built by the Russians instead of the UK or the US. ...