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Nile & Aswanthen Alexandria
14 nights · 15 days · As a couple
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Nile & Aswan
Day 1 · 1 nightWhat to know about Nile & Aswan
- How long
- 4–5 nights recommended. Temples by day and the river between them: choose a boat by its name and its hours ashore, and the Nile does the rest.
- What deserves priority
- A cruise or dahabiya, Philae and time in Aswan.
- Aswan High Dam
The monument that ended ancient Egypt's calendar.
- Edfu Temple
The temple of Horus, whose walls are a library turned outwards.
Open 06:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
- Elephantine
A granite island at the first cataract, where Egypt used to end.
Open 08:00–16:00 · checked 3 September 2026
- Kom Ombo Temple
A temple built twice over, side by side, for the crocodile and the falcon.
Open 07:00–21:00 · checked 15 September 2026
- Lake Nasser
An archive of ancient Nubia that nobody can visit.
- Nubian Village
A living Nubian village on the west bank at Aswan, facing the island of Sehel.
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Alexandria
Days 2–15 · 13 nightsWhat to know about Alexandria
- How long
- A long day from Cairo, or a night. Catacombs, a Roman theatre and the Mediterranean seafront. A day trip from Cairo is about six hours on the road in total; a night gives you an evening on the Corniche.
- What deserves priority
- The catacombs, the Roman theatre and Qaitbay Fort.
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Alexandria's modern library, built as a successor to the most famous library of the ancient world.
- Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa
A tomb built for the rich that grew into a city of the dead.
- Kom el-Dikka
Roman Alexandria at street level, uncovered in the middle of the modern city.
Open 09:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
- Pompey's Pillar
A single column of red granite, standing alone among the ruins of one of Alexandria's great temples.
- Qaitbay Fort
A Mamluk fortress built on the ruins of the Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders.
Open 09:00–20:00 · checked 3 September 2026
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