Aswan Dam, Philae Temple, and The Unfinished Obelisk

On this tour, we'll see significant human achievements throughout history, including the Philae temple and the Unfinished Obelisk, the largest in the world, as well as the Aswan Dam, a major engineering project of the 20th century.

Itinerary

We will pick you up at your hotel or boat and depart for the Aswan Dam. This dam was completed in 1970 to protect Egypt from the Nile's annual flooding.

Next, we will visit the Unfinished Obelisk, which dates back to the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. If completed, it would have stood at 42 meters tall and weighed 1,200 tonnes.

We then proceed to Agilika Island between the old and new Aswan Dam, home to the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis and tied to the legends of Isis, Osiris, and Horus.

After this tour, we will return you to the starting point, approximately 5 hours after the initial pickup.

Pickup

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

If your hotel or boat is on one of the following islands, we will pick you up from these meeting points:

For accommodations on Aswan Island West (Gharb Aswan): pickup at the Ferry Terminal in West Bank.For accommodations on Elefantina Island (Guizirit Alfantin): pickup at KFC in Kornish Al Nile or the Egypt Telecom Office on El Sadat Road.For accommodations on Suhil Island (Guizirit Suhil): pickup at the Ferry Terminal in West Bank.

If your hotel or boat is not in the city center or listed islands, you need to go to one of the indicated meeting points.