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Things To Do in Aswan

Elephantine Island

Across the Nile from Aswan, Aswan, Egypt

Featured Review : I'd read a romanticized account of a woman getting a henna tatoo in a Nubian village on Elephantine Island. The experience involved a nearly three hour process of dyeing and drying, watching it change from red to black ...See Full Review

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Elephantine Island Reviews

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Elephantine Island

  • 3 out of 5 stars by comrade from LONDON, United Kingdom
  • July 9, 2002
Quote: So called because the surrounding rocks look vaguely reminiscent of a herd of elephants standing in the water, Elephantine Island sits in the middle of the Nile in the centre of Aswan. Catch the water taxi across from the embankment (50 piastres –... Read the full Elephantine Island review

From journal Aswan - a cultural tour

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Elephantine Island

  • 2 out of 5 stars by wanderluster from Evansville, Indiana
  • March 10, 2002
Elephantine Island
Quote: I'd read a romanticized account of a woman getting a henna tatoo in a Nubian village on Elephantine Island. The experience involved a nearly three hour process of dyeing and drying, watching it change from red to black while spending the hours... Read the full Elephantine Island review

From journal Honeymoon in Aswan & Abu Simbel