Aswan governorate has a huge wealth of diverse natural ingredients, including the great Nile River, a large number of natural reserves, vast areas of deserts and mountains, and other attractive areas. It is also characterized by an ancient, unique, rich and diverse civilization, as it possesses a cultural and cultural heritage that bears witness to all periods of history that have passed over it over thousands of years, starting from the ancient Egyptian (Pharaonic) civilization until the modern and contemporary eras.
Aswan governorate possesses all the elements of tourism attraction in its two main parts, entertainment and cultural, and related to them and falls under them from various cultural, marine, desert, sports, religious activities, adventures, hospitalization, relaxation, conferences, etc. The tourist can also mix between more than one tourist activity to live an exceptional experience during his visit or frequent visits.
In light of the developments and the economic, social and environmental dimensions of the tourism and archaeological activities with their diversities and their various connections, and in line with the governing principles of Egypt’s Vision 2030, the strategic enablers and objectives covered by the vision, and in line with the international goals of sustainable development, the Aswan Governorate’s strategy for the development of sustainable tourism is based on achieving the sustainability of the tourism and archaeological activities. Increasing the effectiveness of their economic, social and environmental impacts, by maximizing the return from them by creating a concurrent and supportive institutional environment, enhancing the competitiveness of the Egyptian tourist destination, and developing its infrastructure without prejudice to a sustainable environmental system, and without affecting the cultural heritage of the various antiquities that are considered the property of humanity, in addition to Providing the necessary financing resources, maximizing the benefit from modern technology in the two sectors, developing human resources and increasing their positive interaction with the tourist or archaeological environment, and maximizing the benefits accruing to them and the national economy from tourism and archaeological activities.