Pyramisa Isis Corniche

... all round to the crew and our fellow passengers and then we were off in the taxi (for 150egp!!) to our hotel – The Pyramisa Isis Hotel where we checked in and dropped our luggage off before heading to the airport which is quite a way out of town. ...

... own for significantly cheaper but we ended up with more time at the site in the end]. After we reached our amazing hotel, Isis, which was on the Nile and complete with granite bathrooms and amazing pool we headed out for our first excursion of the trip ...

... 9am and began traveling towards Aswan. We drove through many small villages along the Nile and finally arrived at our hotel, the Isis, in Aswan. The rooms were set up like bungalows and we were right on the Nile with a pool and restaurant overlooking the ...

The Isis Hotel is lovely and situated right beside the Nile.  From here we visit the huge Aswan High Dam.  This Dam has made the largest man made lake on earth, Lake Nassar.  The Hydro Electricity created here supplies all of Egypt.  ...

... in my direct path and then not let me move. I turned down the first main street I could find to get back to the corniche. As I walked along I saw McDonalds and noticed a sign for an internet cafe. After about 1 1/2 hours the computer stopped working so I ...

... best to ignore them. We have six hours to kill, just time to nip across the road to Jolleys and Karnak travel, on the Corniche, time to make arrangements for the coming week, Karnak travel, seems to just have the edge on Jolleys price wise, they say they ...

... , then feel free to chop my hands off.    We took some time out to visit the mummification museum, it's on the Corniche, again it is worth a visit, extremely well laid out, not terribly overcrowded and it only takes about 45 minutes, there is a ...

... need/want, but I have it" is the newest one.   I convinced Ivan to take a parallel side road to the Nile corniche. Of course parallel roads don't always stay parallel. We'd gone higher up and out, away from the main road. Though surrounded by small ...

May 25, 2009 For those of you who thought the Pyramids of Giza were buried somewhere in the vast desert, as I did - I'd like to formally educate you now!  Before reading on, however, keep this in mind - In the last 8 months or so I've truly tried ...

We arrived in Aswan just after 1030. Both boys are doing a great job carrying their packs. Although it was only a three minute journey to the hotel, we were grateful for the ride as it is already hotter than we get at home in July. The hotel is ...

We woke up in the middle of the night to join the convoy to Abu Simbel. Luckily I slept most of the way since the drive is mostly just desert. When we arrived our guide explained how they moved this structure to avoid flooding. After the dam the original ...

Before picking up the cruise ship in Aswan, we had a bit of time to dink around to see some of the city.  We also used this as a sort of base from which to do a few other excursions.  So far, Aswan is one of my favorite places in Egypt so ...

Aswan, its 45 degrees, what more do I need to say? We have been spending our time chilling out in and around the pool at the resort we are staying at. The accommodation is amazing, situated right on the Nile and with all the facilities one would want ...

Today was a long day. We had a 5:30am wake up call before we started our drive to Aswan. It was a long drive in a very uncomfortable bus and I tried to read a newspaper which made me a bit car sick. We arrived in Aswan at about 10:30am and our hotel is ...