5-Hour Aswan High Dam, Philae Temple & Unfinished Obelisk Tour
Highlights
Aswan
archaeological, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
5 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Visit the High Dam that created Lake Nasser and also protects Egypt from the Nile floods. Discover the archaeological Unfinished Obelisk, belonging to Queen Hatshepsut. Explore the Philae Temple, which was built to honour the goddess Isis in 5 hours.
Itinerary
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High Dam, Philae Temple & the Unfinished Obelisk
Pick up from your hotel or Nile Cruise by the tour guide.
Visit Aswan High Dam, which contains 18 times the material used in the great pyramid of Cheops. It provides water, electricity and secures the country from the destructive inundation of the Nile River.
Head to explore the Temple of Isis at Philae. Its construction started during the reign of Ptolemy II and got completed by the Roman emperors.
Explore the temple, dedicated to goddess Isis, who was considered the mother of god and she is the mother of god Horus and the consort of God Osiris.
Find the famous Unfinished Obelisk, which most probably belonged to Queen Hatshepsut in the 18th dynasty. It measures about 42 meters and it's considered the heaviest obelisk ever cut in ancient Egypt. It weighs nearly about 1100 tons.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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