• Aswan's corniche after dark

    Black water, moored feluccas, and headlights sliding along the parapet.

    AswanCorniche

    BudgetNile view
  • The sun sets over the Nile, the town in silhouette on the far bank.

    Panorama

    A simple terrace on the corniche, to dine while the feluccas come home.

    AswanCorniche, Aswan

    €€ Mid-rangeNile view
  • The Philae sound and light show

    A temple on an island, lit, reached by boat in the dark.

    AswanAgilkia island, Aswan

    €€ Mid-rangeHistoric venue
  • Two stone colossi carved into the cliff face, under a blue sky.

    The Abu Simbel sound and light show

    The colossi of Ramesses II lit beside Lake Nasser, once the coaches have left.

    AswanAbu Simbel

    €€ Mid-rangeHistoric venue
  • Wooden skin drums set down in the evening light.

    Nubian evenings in Gharb Soheil

    Drums, songs and dancing in the village houses, after dinner.

    AswanGharb Soheil, Aswan

    BudgetWhere locals go