Day Tour: Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk, High Dam from Aswan

Aswan, Egypt
Duration8h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

Exploring Aswan’s highlights with a private guide means a more flexible and personalized sightseeing experience than on a shared trip. With this tour, you travel with your own Egyptologist guide to the Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan High Dam, and Philae Temple

What's included

  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan with WiFi
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Entrance fees
  • WiFi during the tour
  • Qualified Egyptologist guide
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Unfinished Obelisk
    45m · Admission ticket included
    Your expert tour guide will pick you up from Aswan (Hotel, Nile Cruise, Train station for free - Pick up from Aswan Airport) and accompany you in a guided tour to visit the unfinished obelisk in Aswan northern granite quarry. It was ordered by Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh (1508–1458 BC). It is nearly one third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 42 m (approximately 137 feet) and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons Less
  2. Aswan High Dam
    30m · Admission ticket included
    Proceed to visit the high dam, a rock fill dam built across the Nile in Aswan, between 1960 and 1970 with the aim to regulate the Nile River flooding, to store the water for agriculture and to generate hydro electric power
  3. Temple of Philae
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    Enjoy a short motor boat ride to Philae Temple Island, the most ancient structure in the Island was the temple of the Goddess Isis, ordered by the native Pharaoh Nectanebo I (380-362 BC), Nectanebo was a great builder and restore. For the other Temples, Chapels and ruins date from the Ptolemaic times, more especially with the reigns of Ptolemy Philadelphus, Ptolemy Epiphanes, and Ptolemy Philometor (282-145 BC), with many traces of Roman work most notable in the Kiosk of Emperor Trajan (98-117 ad), enjoy free time at leisure. You will then be transferred back to your accommodation in Aswan ... More

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Your hotel in Aswan or Nile Cruise or Aswan airport or Train Station

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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