Aswan: Dams, Tombs, and Nubian Villages

Our first destination was Aswan, with our first real view of the Nile. Among the treasures in Aswan are the Nubian villages on Elephantine Island, the Botanical Garden, and the Tombs of the Nobles.



Art in one of the tombs:

Among requite stops was the Aswan Dam. Now functionally less important than the High Dam, it is still quite impressive. The dam has completely changed the flooding patterns and left large areas submerged beneath Lake Nasser.