As the plains are greener on each bank and El Hawa hill appears pierced with terraces of tombs, the white winged sails of the feluccas welcome you to the sunny and lovely Aswan.

Here the cruise takes you to the most beautiful scenery of the Nile; parted by the granite base of the Elphanitine island,  it pours along its sides as if coming from an invisible source  and joined at the end of the island on its rapid course towards the end of its journey.

This peaceful city, with influences of Nubian culture, is famous for the High Dam, one of the three largest dams in the world, the Ptolemaic temple of Philae, the unfinished obelisque in the granite quarry and the Agha Khan Mousoleum. Now from the middle of December to the middle of March, Aswan never sleeps. It has become a favored winter resort especially with its exceptional scents of spices and perfumes.