A tourist ship carrying 28 tourists of various nationalities on a Nile River cruise ran aground on Saturday in Aswan Governorate, southern Upper Egypt. The Aswan Operations Room received a ...

The easy accessibility of Aswan to visitors sojourning at Cairo, the wealth of objects of antiquarian interest in its neighbourhood, and the existence of that great engineering feat—the Nile dam ...

Located on the west bank of the Nile's Egyptian portion, and in between Luxor and Aswan, is Esna, a city filled with thousands of years worth of Egyptian heritage. Of particular interest here is ...

The construction of the Aswan Dam in the 1960s threatened to destroy several ancient Nubian monuments located further upstream. In response, UNESCO led an international effort to disassemble, ...

Luxor is the main departure point for classic Nile cruises, though more now start in Aswan as flights into the southern city have increased. As Luxor is an hour’s flight from Cairo, the Pyramids ...

To start the exploration of the many wonders along the Nile, the ship will remain at anchor in Aswan for the next few days. This will give you time to explore the city, ease into relaxing on the ...

On the banks of the Nile River, this historic hotel is one of ... views of the surrounding area and is only 25 minutes from Aswan's airport.