Wadi es-Sebua Guided Tour From Aswan

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

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  Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile cruise or even from the airport in Aswan to enjoy a day tour in the amazing city of Aswan Start your tour by a visit to Wadi es-Sebua. The process of moving the Nubian temples, after the construction of the High Dam in Aswan in the 1960s by the Egyptian government, resulted in the emergence of the new Wadi El-Sebou site, located only 4 km northwest of the original site of Wadi El-Sebou. It includes many temples that were about to be submerged by the waters of the Nile, such as the Wadi al-Sebou temple from the Ramesside period, dedicated to Amun Ra and Ra Hor-Akhty, the Greco-Roman temple in Dikka dedicated to the god Dhuti, and the Roman temple in Mahrekha dedicated to the gods Isis and Serapis. All these temples were registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1979 as part of the monuments of Nubia.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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  Unfinished Obelisk

  Then 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 Also there is an opinion said that it belongs to Queen Nefertiti.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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  Temple of Philae

  The monuments of Philae include many structures dating predominantly to the Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BC). The most prominent of these is a temple begun by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BC), which he dedicated to Isis, the mother of Horus, the god of kingship. A scene in the mammisi, or birth room, where the birth of Horus was celebrated, depicts Isis suckling her son Horus in the marshes. The temple of Isis was one of the last ancient Egyptian temples to remain active, as it continued to function until the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527–565 AD), who ordered the foreclosure of all pagan temples. It is here that a priest of Isis named Esmet-Akhom carved the very last dated hieroglyphic inscription, which dates to the late 4th century AD (394 AD). The temple was converted into a Christian church and many inscriptions were deliberately destroyed. At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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