Private Half-Day Tour: Philae Temple, Aswan High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Visit Aswan's most popular three sites in a half-day tour to the High Dam, Philae Temple and Unfinished Obelisk from Aswan. See the vast High Dam, built to control the Nile’s annual floods. Take a motorboat ride to the ancient island Temple of Philae. Stroll the chambers and courtyards, and learn about their history from an Egyptologist guide. Hear how the temple was moved to its site to prevent submersion in Lake Nasser. Tour includes air-conditioned transport, central Aswan hotel pickup and drop-off.
Inclusions
What's included
- Motorboat to get to Philae Temple
- Qualified English Speaking Tour Guide
- All Transfers/pick up services and return by A/C vehicle.
What's not
- Entrance fees to the above mentioned sightseeing
- Lunch is optional in this tour.
- Tipping to the guide and driver.
- It is available to pick Travelers from Aswan airport or west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per. p
- It is available to drop off Travelers at Aswan airport or west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per.p
Itinerary
This morning, our tour guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan east bank to start your tour by visiting Philae temple. You will take a short motor boat ride to the Philae temple. The temple was relocated to its current location by UNESCO after the building of the High Dam in order to prevent its inundation. The island was carefully selected to match the original settings on which the temple was originally built. Enjoy free time to explore the beauty of the temple and its surroundings.
Continue to The High Dam, which is an engineering wonder, built in 1960 to save Egypt from the flooding of the Nile. The Dam provides a huge water reservoir known as Lake Nasser, one of the biggest artificial lake in the world. At this landmark, you will see the huge hydro-power stations that provide Egypt with 10 percent of its electricity.
then, to the Unfinished Obelisk. the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt. End your tour by driving back to your hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Egypt Lifetime Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in Egyptian money cash.
- Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
How it compares in Aswan
- Its from-price is 36% below the median of the 312 day trips we list in Aswan.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Aswan
Aswan is Egypt's serene southern city on the Nile, where feluccas glide between granite islands, Nubian villages and palm-fringed riverbanks.
The Nile is at its most beautiful here, broken by granite boulders and green islands. Elephantine Island holds ruins of ancient temples and colourful Nubian villages, Kitchener's Island is covered by a botanical garden, and on the west bank the Tombs of the Nobles are cut into the cliffs of Qubbet el-Hawa, while the domed Mausoleum of the Aga Khan stands on a desert hill further south.
Top-ranked sights in Aswan: Abu Simbel Temples, Philae Temple (Temple of Isis), Aswan High Dam.
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