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Aswan is a city on the Nile River located in Southern Egypt with some remarkable archaeological sites worth visiting. For many, this is the starting or the ending point of a Nile Cruise. For us it was the starting point.  With stunning views of the magnificent Abu Simbel, peaceful boat ride to Philae temple, visit to the Nubian village sailing along the Felucca, Aswan is a city of rich historical treasures also offering stunning Nile views. Let me take you all around the amazing city of Aswan. We reached Aswan from Cairo late night and were put up in Henan Aswan Hotel. After a long tiring day we freshened up and hit the bed instantly for a good peaceful sleep.  Aswan High Dam The High Dam at Aswan is one of the most impressive feats of engineering design in the whole of the African continent. It is said to be the largest embankment dam built across the River Nile. The dam was built to help control the flooding of the Nile river. The building of the Aswan High Dam resulted in th

As per today’s itinerary, we had a full day tour to Alexandria planned with taking a flight to Aswan late evening back from Cairo. Hence we checked out from Mena hotel, Cairo early morning at around 6:30 am carrying ready-made breakfast boxes so that we can have it during our onward journey to Alexandria We reached Alexandria around 10 am (approx. 3 hours journey from Cairo) and started our tour of the second largest city in Egypt. Alexandria is a port city located on the Mediterranean sea in northern Egypt and a major industrial center. Most of you would have guessed by now why this city is named so. Yes, it was explored by Alexander, the great. With some background about this city, I will now take you all through some of the important attractions of this city.  Catacomb This is a historical archaeological site and is considered one of the seven wonders in Middle Ages. It is believed to be the largest Roman burial site in Egypt. There are all types of statues, objects, and t

Why one should plan Egypt in their bucket list? – Its versatile story of ancient civilization, from intriguing mummies to the enchanting Nile, hot air balloon ride at Luxor where in it is amazing to see how the green fields abruptly turn into plain desert. Above all, visit to the great Pyramids and Sphinx, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Egypt never fails to astonish you. My top 3 reasons to visit Egypt - Pyramids, Nile river cruise and hot air balloon ride. However, I came back with lot more exciting adventures and surprises than I had expected. I had booked this tour from WOW (Women On Wanderlust) tour group since I had toured with them earlier to valley of flowers. It was a very well planned tour covering all-important iconic places of Egypt. Day 1 – Arrival at Cairo International Airport All of us arrived at Cairo International airport. We had to wait for our fellow travelers coming from other cities of India. Hence, it was almost lunch time by the time we