Egypt: Aswan and Luxor — A Guide for Independent Travelers Who Hate Package Tours
Aswan is one of Egypt's top tourist cities, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Philae Temple Complex dating back to the 7th–6th centuries BC. It's also the starting point for multi-day Nile cruises. Luxor is ancient Egypt's greatest burial ground for pharaohs and the wealthy, preserving hundreds of extraordinary tombs adorned with colorful bas-reliefs. It draws as many visitors as the pyramids.
