Pylon

Pylon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pylon

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Pylon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 22.79316, 32.54537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pylon

• Amada · sanctuary · Aswan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Nasser / Lake Nubia · lake · Aswan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wadi al `Allaqi · viewpoint · Aswan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Qasr Ibrim · fort · Aswan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wadi es-Sebua Temple · temple · Aswan · ~0 km
• Sphinx · attraction · Aswan · ~0 km
• Re & Thot Temple · temple · Aswan · ~0 km
• Dakka Cave · cave · Aswan · ~1 km
• Wadi Sebua · sanctuary · Aswan · ~1 km
• Maharraqa · fort · Aswan · ~1 km
• Ed Dakka Temple · temple · Aswan · ~1 km
• Dakka · fort · Aswan · ~1 km
• Buhayrat Nasir · lake · Aswan · ~8 km
• Sayala · fort · Aswan · ~24 km
• Ikhmindi · fort · Aswan · ~34 km
• Pennut’s Tomb · fort · Aswan · ~37 km
• Temple of Amada · temple · Aswan · ~37 km
• Temple of Derr · fort · Aswan · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pylon

Other forts & heritage near Pylon

• Qasr Ibrim · fort · Aswan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Abu Simbel Temples · fort · Aswan · ~134 km · Must-see
• Maharraqa · fort · Aswan · ~1 km
• Dakka · fort · Aswan · ~1 km
• Sayala · fort · Aswan · ~24 km
• Ikhmindi · fort · Aswan · ~34 km
• Pennut’s Tomb · fort · Aswan · ~37 km
• Temple of Derr · fort · Aswan · ~37 km
• Karanog · fort · Aswan · ~59 km
• Temple of Ellesyia · fort · Aswan · ~78 km

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