Elephantine Island Tour

Enjoy a leisurely felucca ride along the River Nile and discover Aswan's largest island: Elephantine Island.

Tour Details

We'll pick you up from your hotel or cruise ship in Aswan and head to the banks of Africa's longest river: the Nile, where we'll board a traditional Egyptian felucca to Elephantine Island. This island, once a significant natural border between Egypt and Nubia, housed a fortified area.

On the boat tour of Elephantine Island, an English-speaking guide will explain its history. The name of the island is linked to its history as a major trading centre for ivory. We will also visit the Khnun Temple from outside, a structure once used to measure the Nile River floods.

Afterwards, we'll return to the felucca and head to the Aswan Botanical Garden, also called Jet Narty by the Nubians, to explore various endemic plants and flowers before returning to your hotel or cruise, approximately 4 hours after pickup.

Pickup Service

This activity includes pickup from hotels, hostels, and flats in Aswan.

If your accommodation is on the following islands, pickups will be at these meeting points:

For West Aswan Island (Gharb Aswan): pickup at the West Bank Ferry Terminal.For Suhil Island (Guizirit Suhil): pickup at the West Bank Ferry Terminal.

For hotels or boats not in the city centre or mentioned islands, you must reach one of the designated meeting points.

Additional Info

If the Nile's currents are too strong, transfers along the river will be made by motor boat for safety reasons.