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Elephantine Island on Aswan

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  • 5 horas
  • Cancelación gratuita hasta 24 h antes
  • 5 idiomas
  • Confirmación inmediata

Destacados

Before the city of Aswan was there, Elephantine Island was the site of a pharaonic era trading town called Swenet that used the island and the turbulent waters of the First Cataract as protection from attack. Its location just below the cataract made it an important trade hub, where caravans from the south unloaded their goods to be transported north on the river. Left behind from this pharaonic settlement is the late-pharaonic era Temple of Khnum and other, partially excavated, ruins that are scattered over the rest of the island.

Incluye

Qué incluye

  • Fizzy water and drinks.
  • Tourist guide accompanies the group.
  • Transport to the whole sights which mentioned
  • Transfer in air-conditioned car

Qué no incluye

  • The fees of entering all the tourist sites.
  • Any extra visit not found in itinerary.
  • Tipping

Itinerario

  1. According to ancient Egyptian religion, Elephantine was the dwelling place of Khnum, the ram-headed god of the cataracts, who guarded and controlled the waters of the Nile from caves beneath the island. He was worshipped here as part of a late triad of Egyptian deities. This "Elephantine Triad" included Satis and Anuket. Satis was worshipped from very early times as a war goddess and protector of this strategic region of Egypt. When seen as a fertility goddess, she personified the bountiful annual flooding of the Nile, which was identified as her daughter, Anuket. The cult of Satis originated in the ancient city of Aswan. Later, when the triad was formed, Khnum became identified as her consort and, thereby, was thought of as the father of Anuket. His role in myths changed later and another deity was assigned his duties with the river. At that time his role as a potter enabled him to be assigned a duty in the creation of human bodies.

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Cancelación

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Opiniones

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Recogida
La recogida está incluida para todos.
Tipo de entrada
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operado por
Luxor Cultural Tours & Package - Egypt 24 Travel
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Aswan

  • Its from-price is 32% above the median of the 1751 experiences we list in Aswan.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 470 of 1751.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Aswan

Asuán, serena ciudad del sur de Egipto junto al Nilo: falucas entre islas de granito, aldeas nubias y orillas bordeadas de palmeras.

El Nilo está aquí en su momento más hermoso, interrumpido por rocas de granito e islas verdes. La isla Elefantina alberga ruinas de templos antiguos y coloridas aldeas nubias, la isla Kitchener está cubierta por un jardín botánico, y en la orilla oeste las Tumbas de los Nobles están excavadas en los acantilados de Qubbet el-Hawa, mientras que el mausoleo con cúpula del Aga Khan se alza sobre una colina del desierto más al sur.

Top-ranked sights in Aswan: Abu Simbel Temples, Philae Temple (Temple of Isis), Aswan High Dam.

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