Recent reviews Assuan/Aswan
[sameh111, 22/06/2011] Of the finest places I visited in Aswan is the Temple of Philae and the most impressive things is the sound and light show the show consists of three steps starting with the first arrival of the island after hearing a wonderful cruise in the Nile. the show present in a meaningful way through the story of Philae an interesting discourse between legendary figures and symbols imagine. the show reveals the secrets of the legend of Isis and Osiris, which illustrates the eternal conflict between between good and evil.
- The show lasts an hour, every day there are 3 shows in the first winter, the
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[carlo300, 30/03/2011] Ci sono molti posti meravigliosi in Aswan dei posti più belli di Assuan è il Tempio di Philae Poiché il nome di Philae per la lingua greca, che significa (amato) o(pellet) e ho visto lo spettacolo di tempio di Philae,,lo spettacolo presente in una maniera eloquente la storia di di Philae tramite un discorso interessante tra simboli leggendari e figure immaginate .
[househusband, 08/07/2010] There is nothing like sitting on the top deck of your cruise boat watching the Nile drift by.You will pass beautiful scenary on your tripand even inside our cabin we had large picture windows so that we did not miss anything.
I do think you need a fortnights holiday for a weeks cruise though .It is very tiring if you do all the excursions as they all start so early in the morning to avoid the heat of the sun.But all are well worth getting up to do. It is well worth having a weeks relaxation after your cruise in Luxor just to get over it.Do not do it the other way around.
[garymarsh6, 20/09/2009] Kitchener Island. Aswan.
Kitchener Island, otherwise known as Geziret an-Nabatatis in Arabic, is a small island near Aswan and is now a botanical garden. It was given to Lord Kitchener as a token of thanks for his part in suppressing the uprising in the Sudan war. The island is part of two islands the other one being called Elephantine Island. It is only about half a mile long and is oval in shape. It is reached either by motor launch or a traditional Felucca a Nile sailing boat.
On our visit about ten of us boarded a felucca which was piloted by a bare footed Nubian chap wearing a Gala
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[garymarsh6, 19/09/2009] The Temple of Philae.
The temple of Philae is perhaps one of the most picturesque temples on the Nile. Prior to the building of the dam it was situated on another small island but because of the building of the lower Nile dam it covered it under the waters of Lake Nasser completely submerging it. The paint was stripped off the temples by the rising and falling of the water levels. It was therefore dismantled into 40,000 blocks piece by piece weighing and estimated 20,000 tons, catalogued and moved to its present site on the Island of Angilika. It took 8 years to move it and reassemble it.
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[kerrieom, 17/12/2007] Would definitely stay here again. It's close to town but far enough away to be quiet and have no hassle. Great rooms, great views.
