Elephantine Island Boat Tour

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

Tour Details

We will pick you up from your hotel or cruise ship in Aswan and head to the Nile. Here, we'll board a felucca and journey towards Elephantine Island.

Elephantine Island served as a natural border between Egypt and Nubia and was fortified for many years.

We'll take a boat tour of Elephantine Island with an English-speaking guide who will share the island's history, including its name derived from its past as a significant trading centre for ivory.

We will also visit the Khnun Temple from outside, a crucial structure formerly used to measure Nile floods, and sail past the Aswan Botanical Garden, showcasing endemic Egyptian flora.

Finally, we'll return to your hotel or cruise.

Pickup Info

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

If your hotel or boat is on any of the following Aswan Islands, we will pick you up at designated meeting points:

For West Aswan Island accommodation: pickup at the West Bank Ferry Terminal.For accommodation on the island of Suhil: pickup at the West Bank Ferry terminal.

If your hotel or boat is not in these areas, you will need to go to a meeting point.

Additional Info

If the Nile's currents are too strong, we will use a motorboat for safety instead of the felucca.