Private Tour: Philae Temple, Aswan High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour: Philae Temple, Aswan High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Egypt, Nile River Valley, Aswan
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  • 3 hours
  • Aswan
  • E-Voucher
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Take a private tour to explore three of Aswan most popular and well known sites. Walk on the High Dam which separates Lake Nasser from the Nile, be astounded at the size of the Unfinished Obelisk, and enjoy the beauty of Philae Temple's island location.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt

Depart your Aswan hotel or cruise ship and travel to the High Dam of Aswan, an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. From the top of the High Dam you can gaze across Lake Nasser to Kalabsha temple in the south and the huge power station to the north.


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt

The last of the 3 famous Aswan sites you will see today is generally regarded as the best. Philae Temple was carefully moved to its current location (around 500 meters from the original site) when the construction of the High Dam caused surrounding Nile waters to rise. A short motorboat ride takes you to the island where your guide will take you on a walking tour through the temple before allowing you free time to explore further on your own.
Dedicated to the goddess Isis, Philae Temple has a beautiful setting on an island in the river which has been landscaped to match its original site.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt

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Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions
  • Experience a Private and an expert Qualified Egyptologist guide.
  • Private transportation by air-conditioned minivans ; pick up from hotel and drop off.
  • Enjoy sailing by a motor boat to Philae Island.
  • Entry/Admission - Temple of Philae

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered


Departure Time

09:00 AM

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You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

jeff661

20 Mar, 2019

The temple is really beautiful and BIG and they moved it, piece by piece, from an island to another nearby island where the temple doesn't get flooded any more...they saved it for all of us to enjoy it. THANK YOU!

Lucia S

26 Feb, 2018

Phile temple is really amazing! The obelisck and the dam aren't so intresting.

NKR Prabhu

26 Jan, 2012

Philae Temple has such a great location and the whole tour was very relaxing. Unfinished obelisk was awesome. But the high dam is just a dam...

Jusvant L

28 Jan, 2011

Stunning, our guide Dina was wonderful. she knew what she was talking about and explained it in a way that we understood. Dina was brilliant by far the best guide we had (that is saying something as Nana in Cairo was pretty good too).

William Z

22 Apr, 2009

Good overview of the Aswan, although the High Dam is a little anticlimatic. Philae Temple caps the trip, after seeing Giza, Sakkara, Luxor, Karnak, Abydos, and Dendara. Would have liked a little more time to explore on the island. Obelisk is incredible, although our guide gave us a short introduction and then left us to wander. We enjoyed the freedom, but did have additional questions and were immediately targeted by baksheesh-hungry tourist police. Well worth it.

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