During your visit to Egypt, you should never miss the city of gold, Aswan City. You will enjoy the perfect mix of natural beauty with the greatness of the ancient Egyptians. You will also experience the real beauty of the longest Nile in the world at this point of Egypt.
Aswan is the Southern gate of ancient Egypt that explains these incredible historical sites like the Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple, and the High Dam. You will explore all of these beauties in only one day at Aswan.
Itinerary
In the early morning and after taking your breakfast, our tour guide will be welcoming you at your hotel or any other desired location around Luxor.
The tour guide will take you on a 3 hours ride while you’re enjoying the road at one of our private air-conditioned cars directly towards Aswan.
The Aswan day tour starts by visiting the incredible project of the High Dam. this is the most wonderful architectural achievement of contemporary Egypt. This dam was built by the former Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. Now, the High Dam produces a large amount of the electricity of Egypt and also preserves the water of the River Nile.
Then you have to explore the secrets of The Philae Temple, the best example of Potomac temples that was finely preserved. It was a central hub for the worship of the goddess Isis. The whole complex was relocated to the Agilkia Island after the construction of the High Dam in a huge project led by the UNESCO.
Your last destination for the Aswan day tour is to The Unfinished Obelisk. During the era of the New Kingdom, this huge obelisk was going to be the largest in the history of mankind. However, workers left it due to problems at its bottom. Today, tourists visit this gigantic obelisk and learn all about the construction of these huge structures in ancient Egypt.
Let’s end the day by enjoying Egyptian lunch at one of the finest local restaurants in Aswan.
You will return back to your beloved hotel in Luxor after having such a great tour in Aswan City.
- Private a/c Transportation
- Entrance fees for all sights mentioned in the Itinerary
- An English speaking Tour Guide
- One Bottle of Mineral Water for each person
- Lunch Meal at a Local Restaurant
- All taxes
- International Airfare
- Visa, we can provide you with your visa upon arrival at your request.
- Any optional tours
- Tips and personal expanses
- Drinks and any other expenses
- Tipping