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Being Egypt\u2019s major travel hub, Aswan has much to offer to its visitors including the Elephantine Island, The Aswan dam, the Philae temple Abu Simbel on a day\u2019s trip from Aswan. To get things started and explore Aswan you may like to book an affordable cheap flight to Egypt<\/a><\/strong>. In the ancient times, Aswan and its surrounding areas were known as Nubia and even today you can observe that Aswan has a comparatively more African-feel than any other of Egypt\u2019s city. Nubian Cultural Center is a good place to start with.<\/p>\n Lying on Nile\u2019s east bank, Aswan provides you with an opportunity to relax and enjoy yourself. You can start by visiting the local mosques but don\u2019t get too relaxed as there is an adventure waiting for you. You can visit the bazaar running along the Corniche further continuing past the Ferial-Gardens and Nubian Museum till reaching the cemetery. To the south of the site, two of the Graeco-Roman sarcophagi along with an unfinished colossus still remain half-buried under the sand.<\/p>\n On the west bank, there are many places to see with the first being Tombs of the Nobles & Kubbet al Hawa. West bank\u2019s northern hills have many rock-hewn tombs from prices of the old kingdom to the Roman period. The sixth dynasty tombs contain many important biographical-texts and some of the tombs form linked family-complexes. Inside of the tombs is decorated with vivid and bright paintings illustrating everyday life scenes, hieroglyphic-biographies and inscriptions telling the journey of the noblemen into Africa.<\/p>\n Dating back to the seventh century is the Monastery of St. Simeon which is still in used and home to about 300 monks and has the capacity of hosting about 100 pilgrims at a time. It is surrounded by a wall ten meter high and is also doubled as a fortress. One of the other major attractions is the Elephantine Island which is the largest of Aswan Islands and is also one of Egypt\u2019s most ancient sites with its artefacts dating back to the pre-dynastic times. The reason behind the city being so ancient is perhaps its location at Nile\u2019s first Cataract providing a natural boundary between Nubia and Egypt. Secondly, as it was an island, therefore, it was comparatively easier to defend. The important places you can visit on the Island include the Nilometer, the temple of Khnum and Animalia.<\/p>\n The Botanical-Gardens of the Kitchener Island is also someplace you won\u2019t like to miss as the island itself is a botanical garden which is filled with some exotic plants & trees imported from around the world. If you intend to spend a relaxing afternoon in the shade, this place will satisfy your need. The only way to get to the island is by boat and is located at the other side of the Elephantine Island from Aswan. Lord Kitchener was given this Island for his services in Sudan thereafter he moved and created the garden and planted trees and flowers there which were imported from all around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Being Egypt\u2019s major travel hub, Aswan has much to offer to its visitors including the Elephantine Island, The Aswan dam, the Philae temple Abu Simbel on a day\u2019s trip from Aswan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_has_post_settings":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-14609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n