Among the famous visits in Aswan is to see the botanical gardens in Aswan Egypt, you can sail in a local felucca boat or take a motor boat to the eastern bank of the Nile to reach this island. where this botanical island is located opposite the city of Aswan and the elephantine island.
Other names of the island is Kitchener island because in 1899 lord Kitchener during his military campaigns in the Sudan made the island his head-quarter for his army, it was then known as the lords house.
Soon after the lord left the island it was given back to the ministry of irrigation and was then known as the kings island.
Ever since 1928 and the ministry of irrigation has transferred the island into natural part full of trees from the 5 continents.
The island has 3 entrances, The main entrance is located on the northern tip off the island. The best way to see the island in full and save walking is to get of at the main entrance and walk the full length of the island till you reach the southern tip of the island and get your felucca from there. You may need to ask your felucca man to wait for you at the other end.
The Aswan botanical island is divided into 27 squares with veridical and horizontal paths cutting each other making it like a chess board.
There is huge variety of plantation and trees at the island some of which is naturally found on the island before it was converted into botanical island and others have been brought in. There are number of very rare palm trees in the island such as the Royal palm tree, the Sabal Palm tree and the phonic Pam tree.
Another Places in
Philae Temple
The High Dam
The Unfinished Obelisk
Abu Simbel Temples
