Nile Cruise — Boating Lake Nasser to Philae Temples

After departing Aswan High Dam, Mohamad arranged our land transportation to the anchorage from which our next adventure would begin. We passed through the gates picture below, ran the ubiquitous gauntlet of vendors selling everything from statuettes of various Ancient Egyptian royalty to pottery and jewelry, boarded a boat, and headed south toward Philae Island.

In case you’re wondering where this is in relation to both the High and Low dams, here’s a Google Maps image to orient you:

Along the way we passed by several of the island’s temples, including the Temple of Isis seen here:

After our boat was secured, we made our way across this foot bridge to arrive at the Philae Temple Complex:

Whereupon we arrived at this guide to the complex:

For the next two weeks I’ll be showing you images taken at the Philae Temple Complex, beginning with these:

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