Aswan Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and High Dam Private Half-Day Tour

Aswan

Aswan Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and High Dam Private Half-Day Tour - 3

Aswan Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and High Dam Private Half-Day Tour - 4

Languages

English +2

Explore the highlights of Aswan from ancient to modern; High Dam, Philae temple and the Unfinished Obelisk in this private half-day tour, with a private tour guide. Hear the stories of the Nubian immigration and learn more about their culture.With door-to-door transfer by a private A/C vehicle from your hotel or Nile Cruise or port in Aswan. - Visit three of Aswan’s most iconic attractions; High Dam, Philae Temple and the Unfinished Obelisk - Marvel at Egypt's modern engineering; the High Dam - Explore the millennia-old Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis - See the semi-quarried Unfinished Obelisk and learn its story - Private transport, and hotel, port, and station pickup and drop-off included

Inclusions and Exclusions

Pickup service from your Hotel/ Nile cruise and return.

All transfers by a private A/C. vehicle.

Professional English speaking Egyptologist Tour guide.

Bottle of water during the tour.

Entrance Fees to the mentioned sightseeing.

Lunch is optional in this tour.

Tipping to the guide and the driver.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience

Standard cancellation policy with tiered refunds based on cancellation time.

100% Refund — 1+ days before

This experience requires good weather. If canceled due to bad weather, a full refund will be provided.

Itinerary

Aswan High Dam

Egypt Gift Tours expert tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile Cruise on time, by air-conditioned car. In the way your guide will give you general information about your day tour. Start by visiting the High Dam; an epic engineering accomplishment achieved 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 It was largely financed and supervised by the Soviet Union.

Extra Charge 45 Minute

Temple of Philae

Proceed to visit the magnificent Greco Roman Temple of the goddess Isis; the chief deity of the island using a small motorboat to get there.

Extra Charge 2 Minute

Unfinished Obelisk

Then, to the unfinished Obelisk, about 40 meters in length and 1000 tons, which is considered to be the longest and the heaviest obelisk ever cut in Egypt, most probably belongs to the famous queen Hatshepsut. Then, drive back to your hotel in Aswan.

Extra Charge 60 Minute