For a delightful excursion, travel by sailboat to the small granite Island of the Nile - Kitchener or Botanic Island. The sailing takes approximately 20 minutes.

During the tour you will have a fantastic view of the Agha Khan Mausoleum, situated on the top of a hill, commanding a magnificent view of Aswan area. It was here that Mohamed Shah the Agha Khan, the 48th Imam (boom in Karachi, Pakistan in 1877), built a winter home and chose to be buried.

Kitchener Island is home to many exotic and foreign species of plants and trees which have been imported from all around the world.

Travel from your Hurghada, El-Gouna, Makadi, Soma Bay, Safaga or El-Qusier Hotel to Hurghada International Airport. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is a private transfer.

When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Hurghada, El-Gouna, Makadi, Soma Bay, Safaga or El-Qusier Hotel details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. 24 - 48 hours prior to your transfer, you will be required to call the supplier directly (the contact number will be provided on your travel voucher) to reconfirm exact pick up times and places.

It's that easy!

Don't forget to book your Hurghada Arrival Airport Transfer, simply type the product code 3124HRGAPTHTL into the Keyword Box.

At time of booking, YOU MUST include the following flight and hotel details in the "Special Requirements" box:

• Airline
• Flight Number
• Departing City / Arrival City
• Departure Time
• Hotel Name and Address

Unfinished Obelisk
Much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from quarries in the Aswan area. Around these quarries are many inscriptions, many of which describe successful quarrying projects. The Unfinished Obelisk located in the Northern Quarry still lies where a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock.

Possibly intended as a companion to the Lateran Obelisk, originally at Karnak but now in Rome, it would have weighed over 2.3 million pounds (1 million kilograms) and would have been the worlds largest piece of stone ever handled. However, a crack in the stone occurred, which caused it to be abandoned. Tools left by it's builders have given much insight into how such work was performed. The site has recently been renovated and equipped with tourist facilities.

High Dam
Located near Aswan, the world famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The Dam is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 364 feet tall.

Today it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt. From the top of the High Dam you can gaze across Lake Nassar, the huge reservoir created when it was built, to Kalabsha temple in the south and the huge power station to the north.