Aswan, Egypt
Aswan is

Egypt

's sunniest southern city and Ancient frontier town. It has a distinctively African atmosphere. Aswan is a Small city enough to walk around and graced with the most beautiful setting on

the Nile River

, the style of life is slow and relaxing. Days can be spent strolling up and down the broad Corniche watching the sailboats etch the sky with their tall masts or exploring the souk, full of the scent and colour of spices, perfumes, scarves and baskets.

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Aswan, The Nile River Dam of

Egypt

At the President jamal

abdel Nasser

time, In the 1960's the famous High Dam was built on the Nile River at Aswan, the resulting Lake Nasser has flooded over 6,200 Square kilometers of

the Nile River

Valley, creating second largest artificial Lake in the world. Lake Nasser has the best the Nile River perch Fishing in the world, when your lure is in the water you literally don't know if the next fish is going to be 1 Kg (Kilo Gram) or over 80 kg. the Nile River perch are the main target species but the Lake also abounds with the hard fighting Tiger fish and the big Catfish. Beside what was mentioned, the Lake is a lovely place to visit. It's a magical wilderness of stunning desert scenery, bordered by the clean water of the Lake, which is marked with rocky islands; there is an atmosphere of tranquility, vastness and adventure; a wilderness where anglers literally have hundreds of Square miles to themselves.