Quote: When Lake Nasser was formed in the 1960's by the building of the Aswan High Dam, there were two temples to Ramses II and his wife Nefertari in the mountainside near the Nile. These would be submerged by the Lake… Read More

Quote: 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… Read More

Quote: Temple of Kom Ombo.The second temple on our tour was at Kom Ombo previously known in ancient times as Nubt or city of gold. It was also known as Thebaid. It is situated on the East bank of the River Nile on a… Read More

Quote: The Temple of Philae was started by Ptolemy II, a Roman who took the throne after Alexander's death. The temple, along with many that sat on the banks of the river Nile, was almost lost when the damming project… Read More

Quote: I go there with my friend Fatima ,i love the music and the story ,and she tell me the story of the temple.Tells the story of the historic Temple of Horus and the legend "God of Edfu," and the annual trip with… Read More

Quote: Our last stop on the cruise up the Nile was Aswan. Here we saw many things. One of the first stops was the "Unfinished Obelisk", a gigantic obelisk still in the quarry in Aswan; it broke during the carving,… Read More

Quote: You really should take the opportunity to visit a Nubian village. We went to a Nubian Village for a traditional meal where we sat on top of a roof and our meal was brought out in various bowls. It was interesting… Read More

Quote: Visit this ancient granite quarry, where granite is exported to the U.S. for expensive countertops, & see a gigantic unfinished obelisk measuring 137 feet. Thought to be intended for Karnak Temple, it was… Read More

Quote: This 7th century monastery, rebuilt in the 10th century, has been unused for over 800 years. It was orginally dedicated to a local 4th century saint, Anba Hadrra, but later to the little known St. Simeon. It was… Read More

Quote: Being only one of two temples built to honor a female in all of Egypt, it deserves its own entry, don't you think? (The other temple honoring Queen Hatshepsut is in Luxor.) Ramses II had this temple built for… Read More