Philae Temple, Aswan - Nile cruise

Picked up at 4am to head to the airport for our short flight to Aswan. Ferried onto a boat to visit Philae Temple, dedicated to the Goddess Isis. The entire temple was moved about 500 metres to another island because the original temple disappeared when the British built the dam. It took 20 years to relocate the entire temple piece by piece. We then visited a perfume and essential oil shop before boarding the ‘Blue Shadow I’ river boat, our digs for the next 4 nights.Read more