Kitchener Island – Aswan
Turned into a shady botanical garden, it was once the private island of Lord Horatio Kitchener; the supreme commander of British colonial troops at the end of the 19th century. The idea of the botanical garden is due to Kitchener, who planted on the island his collection from all the English colonies. Many tropical plants have found a favorable environment, brightening up the desert landscape characterized by sand and rocks with their vibrant colors.
Botanical Garden of Aswan
Taking a boat ride on the Nile is an essential experience on any trip to Egypt. You’ll be able to climb on an authentic felucca and be carried away by the force of the waters of one of the most famous rivers in the world.
In addition, always from the felucca, we will see the island of Kitchener, also known as the botanical garden of Aswan, having its vegetation created, over time, a real oasis in the middle of the Egyptian desert.
Elephantine Island
On this island of the Nile, you find the oldest settlements, which are traced back to 4000 BC. During the excavations, archaeologists unearthed the temples dedicated to Satet, the goddess of the waters of the Nile, and to Khnum, the ram-headed god, guardian of cataracts. In a small museum, there are many preserved objects found during the different stages of the excavation works. To see the ancient Nilometer and the two Nubian villages. The name of the island comes from Greek; It used to be called Yebu, a word that means elephant in ancient Egyptian, perhaps a reference to the ivory trade that used to take place right here.
Mausoleum of the Ago Khan
This simple building, crowned by a dome, is already visible from afar. Here, in 1957, the leader of the Ismailites was buried. Under the mausoleum stands the villa of the princess who, from time to time, makes a small tribute of red roses to her Passed Husband.
