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Cruises - Lake Nasser Sighteseeing
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- Kalabsha Temple: Built by the Romans on the Nubian version of the god Horus as Mandoulis.
- Beit El Wali: temple dedicated to the god Amun-Re built by Ramses II
- Kiosk of Kertassi: erected in honor of Isis (goddess of motherhood, magic and healing) with two splendid Hathoric columns.
- Wadi el Seboua (Valley of the Lionesses): Named for the avenue of sphinxes built by Ramses II and was later used as a church.
- Temple of Dakka: Ptolemaic temple dedicated to Thoth (god of wisdom and science) built by Amenophis II.
- Temple of Meharakka: Ptolemaic period temple to Serapis)
- Amada: Sandstone temple of Amun-Re and Re-Harakhte combination of Ra and Horus) built by Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, with a pillared court.
- Derr: Rock cut temple dedicated to Re-Harakhte, Ramses II, Amun-Re and Ptah).
- Tomb of Penout: Rock-cut tomb of the viceroy of Nubia under Ramses VI, the only extant one of its kind.
- Kasr Ibrim: The only monument on Lake Nasser that still exists in its original location.. The fortihas been used in a variety of ways over time, including as a church and mosque.
- Abu Simbel: The temple of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, Abu Simbel also represents of the triumph of UNESCO's Campaign to salvage the temples, without which these monuments would have been forever lost beneath the Nile waters.
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