Qubbat al-Hawa
On the west bank of the Nile, in the bluff overlooking the river is a necropollis for the nobles of Aswan. The cliffside — known as the Qubbat el-Hawa — is honeycombed with tombs from various periods
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Tourist Moment 1
One of the things you have to do in Egypt is ride camels — if you don’t have pictures of yourself on a camel, people might not believe you had visited Egypt at all!
Read MoreDome of the Winds
A small stone pavillion on the way to the Tombs of the Nobles
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Named for the black rocks shaped (somewhat) like elephants, Elephantine Island lies opposite the corniche in Aswan.
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Temple of Kom Ombo
Middle Egypt
Since we didn’t have a cruise on our trip we travelled between Aswan and Luxor by convoy, carefully monitored and they send tourists along with many tourist police to Kom Ombo and Edfu
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Our convoy was a long line of cars, busses, taxis, and police vehicles. We met at 7am and headed off to the temples. It was a little odd to have armed guards along with us.
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