Upper Egypt

Arrived in Aswan, a city on the Nile in Upper Egypt and headed straight to Philae temple. A spectacular site that was relocated from a nearby island after being mostly submerged upon the building of the high dam and Lake Nasser. Then on to visit an essential oil business which provides employment opportunities to woment of the area. We closed the day out with a sail on the Nile in a felucca and supper in a Nubian home. Tired and stuffed, we headed back to our hotel for an early night.Read more