Aswan is also a tourist center, many tourists take the Nile cruises from Luxor travelling on the Nile to arrive to Aswan, and from Aswan they can take other cruise ( Lake Nasser Cruises ) travelling swan is famous as a winter resort because of its warm sunny weather althought that it is hot in summer, Aswan is the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan ancient name was Suon which means markets, it is one of the most ancient commercial sites & market not only in Egypt but in all the world, Aswan is also a tourist center, many tourists take the Nile cruises from Luxor travelling on the Nile to arrive to Aswan, and from Aswan they can take other cruise ( Lake Nasser Cruises ) travelling from Aswan to Abu Simbel. Aswan is a famous world-wide earned from its history and its magic location as Egypt southern gate, Aswan is characterized by its beautiful weather in winter, always sunny dry weather. Aswan city includes a lot of Egyptian monuments and tourist sites belonging to different eras . Some of these monuments and tourists sites are located in Aswan itself such as Philae temple, the Granite quarries and the unfinished obelisk, Aswan High dam, the botanic gardens on Kitchener island, the Nubian museum & the Nubian village. out of Aswan there are alot of things to see in one day tour or if you travel in cruise, you can visit the Egyptian monuments out of Aswan in one day tour by a booking a tour by private air conditioned van or by a cruise, the Nile cruises are travelling to the north from Aswan to Luxor enabling you to visit ( Kom Ombo temple, Edfu temple & Luxor west and East banks sightseeings ). Nasser lake cruises travelling from Aswan to Abu Simbel enable you to visit all the Nubian temples south of Aswan and ended by the huge great temple of Ramsses II & his queen Nefertari ( Abu Simbel temples )
