Dahabiya Cruise from Esna to Aswan

Overview

Esna temple:Located 485 miles of modern Cairo, the town of Esna sits on the west bank of the Nile. Once known by Senat in ancient Egypt, and later Latopolis by the Greeks, Esna “the city of the fish” (where the perch fish was worship as divine), is home to the Temple of Esna.

Elkab is the present name of the ancient site of Nekheb (or Elethya), which was situated in the third nome of Upper Egypt. The city is on the right bank of the Nile, opposite the almost as old town of Nekhen (or Hierakonpolis, present Kom el Ahmar). It is situated 90 km. to the south of Thebes and 32 km. to the south of Esna.
Numerous proofs indicate that the site was occupied since prehistory with signs of an pre-paleolithic industry dating from about 7000 years B.C., and an important cemetery dating from the time of Nagada III (toward 3300 B.C.). Very numerous prehistoric graffiti also exist on the walls of the wadis.