Day 01
Late-Afternoon Felucca Ride to Kitchener's Island
- In the late afternoon, your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan and transfer you to the Nile side, where your felucca will be waiting. Board your boat, relax on the soft cushions, and experience the peace and tranquillity of the Nile waters, which have been the lifeblood of Egypt since Pharaonic times. Enjoy a cool drink as you gently glide down the river.
- The felucca will sail to the Aswan Botanical Garden, also known as Lord Kitchener's Island. The island was given to Lord Horatio Kitchener in the 1890s, when he was commander of the Egyptian army. He transformed the entire island into a stunning botanical garden, indulging his passion for beautiful palms and plants by importing species from the Far East, India, and parts of Africa. Covering 6.8 hectares, it became a paradise of exotic trees and plants set among garden walkways with lovely views. It later became property of the Egyptian government and was used as a research station for examining different food and cash crops.
