Day Tour of Aswan Philae temple High Dam and Obelisk

Egypt , Cairo

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See the highlights of Aswan in your Aswan Day Tour

Duration

1 Day Trip

Tour Type

Private

Transportation

Bus

See the highlights of Aswan in your Aswan Day Tour. Our daily tours will take you to the High Dam that created Lake Nasser, as well as the Unfinished Obelisk to see how ancient Egyptians cut these huge stone pillars, and finally Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis.

Why you’ll love this trip:

Explore some of Aswan’s top sights in just one day by visiting the Great temple of Philae, The Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam

Enjoy a full day trip to Aswan to visit the Great Temple of Philae, The Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam.

This private tour of the Philae Temple, Aswan High Dam and unfinished Obelisk showcases three of Aswan’s most popular sites. Travelers will get an up close look at the dam that divides the Nile from Lake Nasser, marvel at the sheer size of the unfinished Obelisk and revel in the natural beauty of Philae Temple’s island home

Visit the High Dam and enjoy panoramic views across the Nile River and Lake Nasser

Discover the Island home of the Philae Temple

Very comfortable – Pickup and drop off from / to your location in Aswan

Full Private tour. You can full customize the tour according to your full comfort and privacy

Informative Egyptologist tour guide to give you the great chance to understand the rich history

The tour gives you the opportunity to explore the greatest sites of Aswan in a very limited time frame

Tour is suitable for all ages.

Included/Excluded

Pick up service from your hotel in Aswan and return.
Professional English-speaking tour guide.
Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places.
All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
Bottled water during your trip.
All service charges & taxes.

Any extras not mentioned in the program.
Tipping

Tour Itinerary

Itinerary

Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan to visit Aswan's temple .Temple of Isis at Philae which its construction started during the reign of Ptolemy II and completed by the Roman emperors. And it was dedicated to goddess Isis which was considered the mother of god and she is the mother god Horus and the consort of God Osiris.

Then a visit to High Dam which is one of the most important achievements of the last century in Egypt .It Contains 18 times the material used in the great pyramid of Cheops and It provides Egypt with the water and electricity

After that Ending the tour with Aswan Granite Quarries as Aswan was considered as the main granite supplier for all Egypt. You will find there the famous Unfinished Obelisk which is most probably belonged to Queen Hatshepsut in the 18th dynasty. It measures about 42 meters and it's considered as the heaviest obelisk ever cut in ancient Egypt. Then, you will be escorted by air conditioned vehicle to the hotel