Aswan is located on the outskirts of what was once the lower Nubia, occupied by the vast basin of Lake Nasser, created by the barrage of the Nile, Aswan is a commercial and tourist center located just north of the Aswan dams, on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract. The modern city has expanded and includes the previously separate community on the island of Elephantine. From Marsa Alam, you can take a day trip to Aswan with a private tour guide in Aswan, visit the temple of the goddess Isis on the island of Phiala Pearl of the Nile, Visit the Aswan dam (the old dam and the Nasser dam), then drive the old granite quarry to visit the Unfinished Obelisk the perfect way to end the day to relax while watching traditional rural life on the river bank. make a felucca on the Nile for a ride in the boot, you can choose for a night hike with a visit to the Abu Simbel temples, see the sunset over Felucca.