Tombs of the Nobles
Feeling like Indiana Jones.
Please do not touch or destroy colors by using flash or any other way,
even if there are not as many guards watching as in Luxor tombs
By Hourly Motorboat: $15
The boat and captain of course also have to be paid while they are waiting for you at westbank below the Tombs, Monastery of Simeon or other places. Prices are caluclated for meeting at ferry docks on Elephantine or Aswan.
There is also a ferry to Gharb Aswan.
With Felucca (1 - 4 guests)
4 Hour Felucca adventure: $56
5 Hour Felucca adventure: $70
6 Hour Felucca adventure: $84
7 Hour Felucca adventure: $98
Felucca only, in case you are planing a boat tour of at least 4 hours.
Bigger Felucca (5 - 8 guests)
4 Hour Felucca adventure: $60
5 Hour Felucca adventure: $75
6 Hour Felucca adventure: $90
7 Hour Felucca adventure: $105
Thanks for photos to Claude Le Roux, foto taken January 2012
Tombs of the Nobles at Qubbet el Hawa
Always a nice sight from Aswan across the Nile are the Tombs of the Nobles, the oldest being more than 4.000 years old. You can visit the different tombs with some well preserved reliefs and paintings.
The tombs were excavated starting in 1885 and continuing into the 2020s, uncovering around 100 tombs by 2022.
You will find these graves from south to north:
Mechu und Sabni (6. dynasty, etwa 2325 bis 2175 BC)
Sarenput II (12. dynasty, um 1938 bis 1755 BC)
Her-Chuf (6. dynasty)
Pepinacht (6. dynasty)
Sarenput I (12. dynasty)
On the top of the hill is the cupola of the Sheik-tomb Qubbet el Hawa (Dome of the Winds), from where you have a terrific view all over Aswan, the Nile and the dessert.
It is possible to rent camels near the ferry station of Gharb Aswan to be taken up and down the hill. Or even further, to visit the Monastery of Simeon and back. Unfortunately camel drivers do not work with Aswan Individual and you will need to negotiate and pay them yourself direct.
