Aswan Tour with Philae Temple High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk

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5 to 6 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

Discover the highlights of Aswan with a professional Egyptologist guide. Visit the impressive Aswan High Dam, explore the Unfinished Obelisk, and enjoy a scenic boat ride to the beautiful Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Uncover the fascinating history of ancient Egypt while enjoying comfortable transportation and convenient pickup and drop-off from your Aswan hotel, Nile cruise ship, or airport.

What's Included

Philae temple motor boat pick up and drop off.
Qualified Egyptologist tour Guide during the visits.
Bottled water & Snacks during the visit.
All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle.
Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
Tipping ( Tour Guide / Driver ).

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We pick up & Drop off all our guests from Hotels or guest houses in Aswan city, or Aswan Railway station .. If your hotel located in Island or west Aswan or Gharb soheil, Nagaa al-Mahatta or New Aswan or aswan airport, pickup & Drop off point will be by the city side.

Itinerary

Duration: 5 to 6 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Aswan High Dam

    start your day tour by visiting the High Dam, achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electricity. Prepare yourself for a particularly overwhelming sightseeing experience, Aswan High Dam is truly impressive. The Dam is 3600 metres long, 980 metres thick at base and 111 metres tall (at its highest point). The water of Lake Nasser, the world's largest man-made lake, have amassed behind it. It provides irrigation water and electricity for the whole of Egypt. Located 13 km south of Aswan then drive to visit philae temple.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Temple of Philae

    Proceed to visit Philae Temple, the Greaco Roman temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. This beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam.The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently. The careful reconstruction at the current site carefully completed, painstakingly preserving the original appearance and layout of the complex and even landscaping the island to match its former location. Philae rose to prominence during the Ptolomaic Dynasty as the center of the cult of the goddess Isis. This complex was actually one of the last remaining places where the ancient religion survived after the arrival of Christianity in Egypt, officially closing only in 551 AD. Early Christians then used the main temple on the island as a church. - then drive to visit the unfinishe Obelisk.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Unfinished Obelisk

    proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th Dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. This queen was the owner of her Temple in the eastern bank of Luxor. - Then drive back to your hotel in aswan.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Let's Discover Egypt

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Day Trips
Half-day Tours
Bus Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Archaeology Tours
Water Tours

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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