Egypt
Edfu - Aswan

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...Aswan's impoverished suburbs.

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Pictures left side: The less well preserved section of the Temple of Horus, Edfu; travel by road only in police escorted convoys; Aswan and River Nile view. Right side: the totally monumental Temple of Horus walls; Aswan town centre; Aswan mud-brick suburbs.

Individual tourists can spurn the flight or train from Luxor to Aswan [and vice versa] in favour of car transport, though due to Islamic fundamentalism which is especially strong in this part of Egypt, local police insist on foreigners travelling in a fast and escorted convoy.

Nile Cruises: most Egyptian cruise ships travel the Luxor-Aswan route which is safe, scenic and terminates at two of Egypt's most important towns. A week long cruise is about average.
An alternative cruise is a few days from Aswan onto Lake Nasser to visit the magical Abu Simbel temple when all the day-trippers have gone home.
Avoid travelling this area - southern Egypt - in summertime as it's brain-boiling hot then. More information in our Luxor Guide.

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