Aswan Day Tour
About This Tour
Discover three of Aswan’s most important landmarks in a single half-day tour. Visit the High Dam, one of modern Egypt’s major engineering achievements, explore...
Duration: 5 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · City: Aswan · Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Know before you go: Prices; Single; Price per Person US$ 110; 2 - 3 Persons; Price per Person US$ 85; 4 - 6 Persons; Price per Person US$ 75; 7 - 10 Persons; Price per Person US$ 65; children; Price per child US$ 45
About Aswan
Aswan
Once the frontline between the ancient Nubians and Egyptian kings, today Aswan is known for its colossal dam and Lake Nasser. To explore the city’s ruins and sites to the fullest, be sure to get a local guide.
What's Included
- Entry fees
- A professional guide
- An air-conditioned vehicle
- Motor boat fees
Not Included
- Gratuities
- Any personal expenses
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Aswan Day Tour to Philae temple, the high dam and the un finished obelisk
Aswan sightseeings Our guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile Cruise to visit Aswan’s 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 water and electricity and secures the country from the destructive inundation of the Nile River. Then you will visit the Temple of Isis at Philae whose construction started during the reign of Ptolemy II and was completed by the Roman emperors. And it was dedicated to the goddess Isis who was considered the mother of god she is the mother god Horus and the consort of God Osiris. After that Ending the tour with Aswan Granite Quarries as Aswan was considered the main granite supplier for all of 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. It weighs nearly about 1100 tons
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Aswan, EG · Tour start: Aswan, EG — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
