Itinerary

1. Day 1- Arrive in Aswan

   • Meet your tour guide after arriving from the Aswan International Airport, where a representative will assist you with arrival procedures and take you to the hotel. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

   Overnight in Aswan.

   (Welcome drinks)

2. Day 2- Visit the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam

   • Have breakfast and visit the world-famous High Dam, an engineering miracle constructed between 1960 and 1970. It aimed to increase economic production by further regulating the annual river flooding and providing water storage for agriculture, and later, to generate hydroelectricity. The dam had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt.
   • Move to the Unfinished Obelisk. This obelisk is believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. The Unfinished Obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, Egypt. It is unknown which pharaoh created this structure. It is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished, it would have measured around 42 m and weighed nearly 1,200 tons. 
   • You can book an evening trip to the fabulous sound and light show at the Philae Temple. (Optional)

   Overnight In Aswan.
   (Meal: lunch)

3. Day 3- Head to the Kalabsha Temple and Nubian Museum

   • Have breakfast at your hotel and start your tour to the Temple of Kalabsha, the largest freestanding temple in the region, and Nubian Museum, considered one of the most important museums featuring recovered relics from tombs and temples. Venture into the history of Egypt's Nubia region and learn of the impact of the Aswan High Dam on the area. First, indulge in the views of the Nile as you take a motorboat to the ancient Temple of Kalabsha, set on the banks of Lake Nasser. The temple was built by the Roman emperor Octavius Augustus in 30 BC as a tribute to Mandulis (Merul), a Lower Nubian sun god. Explore the largest freestanding temple in Egyptian Nubia and admire a fine carving of Horus emerging from reeds on its inner curtain wall. Follow your guide, who shows you its most remarkable carvings and features, and see why the temple is considered one of the most complete in the region.
   • Visit the International Museum of Nubia, a result of UNESCO's initiative to preserve artifacts from the area's history. The museum was built to provide an exhibition space for materials recovered from tombs, temples, and settlements, as Egyptologists and archaeologists feared that rising waters from the High Dam would submerge the remnants of Egyptian Nubia. The Nubia Museum opened in 1997 and is a winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

   Overnight in Aswan.

   • (Meals: breakfast, lunch)

4. Day 4- See the Beautiful Abu Simbel Temples

   • Have breakfast and start your trip to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about 3 hours and a half to drive one way from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at Abu Simbel, enjoy the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, dedicated to the four universal gods- Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and Ramesses II. Then enjoy your lunch box during driving back to Aswan. These temples are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the New Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. (You will be provided with a lunchbox at the hotel.)
   • Continue to explore The Temple of Queen Nefertari, also Called Temple of Hathor, who was the wife of the Sun God. So, symbolically, the two Temples of Ramsses II and Nefertari bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one. Have lunch at a local restaurant in Aswan and enjoy your free time.
   • Head to the Aswan airport.

   Overnights in Aswan.
   (Meals: breakfast, lunch)

5. Day 5- Departure

   • Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for your onward destination. 

   (Meal: breakfast)