Philae Temple:
Committed to the goddess Isis, the Temple of Philae is situated in a wonderful setting, arranged
to coordinate with the first site of the sanctuary when it was migrated by UNESCO after the
structure of the Aswan Dam undermined the site. Visit the temple at night to attend the Sound
and Light show.
Botanical Garden:
One of the best reasons to visit Aswan is to see the botanical garden of Aswan. Travelers can sail on a felucca boat to the eastern bank of the nile to reach this island. The island called Kitchener Island because in 1899 Lord Kitchener during his military campaigns in sudan, made this island the
headquarters for his army.
There is a huge variety of plantations and trees on the island. Some of which were naturally found on the island, before it was converted into botanical island, and other have been brought out, as well as there is a number of rare palm trees such as the Royal Palm tree, the Sabal Palm.
High Dam:
The Dam is 3600 meters long, 980 meters thick at base and 111 meters tall, the waters of Nasser Lake, the world largest man-made lake have amassed behind it. It provides irrigation water and electricity for the whole of Egypt.
Kom Ombo:
Along with Esna and Edfu, Kom Ombo temple, one of the oldest and important temples in Egypt the honor of two deities Sobek the crocodile god and Horus god, the temple is unique because it’s in fact a double temple for Sobek and Horus.
Edfu Temple:
Temple of Horus is the second biggest temple in Egypt, Edfu city was known as in the Greek documents as “Apollopolis Magna”, the reason behind this was that Horus was identified by the Greek with their God Apollo.