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Aswan Botanical Garden

An outdoor spot in Aswan, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Aswan Botanical Garden
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Why go

Kitchener's Island garden of tropical trees and palms in the middle of the Nile.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Aswan, alongside 4 sights, 2 activities and 2 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Felucca sail around Elephantine Island, 0.9 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Outdoors · Nature
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Aswan, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Felucca sail around Elephantine Island

    Traditional sailboat trip past granite boulders, Kitchener's Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum.

    Activity · 0.9 km straight-line
  2. 2
    El Dokka

    Island restaurant serving Nubian dishes, reached by its own free boat.

    Food · 1.2 km straight-line
  3. 3
    El Masry Restaurant

    Local grill house for kofta, kebab and pigeon.

    Food · 1.3 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Old Cataract Terrace

    Afternoon tea on the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract terrace, where Agatha Christie stayed.

    Drinks · 1.3 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Nubian Museum

    Museum of Nubian history and the temples saved from Lake Nasser.

    Sight · 1.6 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Nubian Village of Gharb Soheil

    Painted Nubian houses on the West Bank reached by boat, with home cafés and crafts.

    Activity · 1.7 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Aswan Botanical Garden is a stop on our Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Aswan

Aswan Botanical Garden is our only outdoors pick in Aswan; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Aswan guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Aswan run from 24°C in January to 44°C in August; January is usually the wettest month. For Aswan Botanical Garden itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for Aswan from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Aswan weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
3VVP+FQW, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan, Aswan Governorate 1231011, Egypt
Coordinates
24.09374, 32.88696
Destination
Aswan, Egypt

Aswan Botanical Garden: quick answers

How much time do you need at Aswan Botanical Garden?

Plan on about an hour at Aswan Botanical Garden. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Aswan Botanical Garden?

Our pick: Afternoon.

Where is Aswan Botanical Garden?

Aswan Botanical Garden is at 3VVP+FQW, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan, Aswan Governorate 1231011, Egypt. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Aswan Botanical Garden?

Aswan Botanical Garden appears on Egypt: Pyramids & the Nile, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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