5-Hour Kalabsha Temple and Nubian Museum Tour
Highlights
Aswan
archaeological, historical, museums
Private Tour
5 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Enjoy your tour of the Kalabsha Temple and Nubian Museum. After getting picked up from your hotel, you will visit the Nubian Museum in Aswan, which houses monuments and artefacts from the long history of Nubian culture. You will then visit Kalabsha Temple, built in 30 BC, on the site of a much older temple.
Itinerary
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Kalabsha Temple & Nubia Museum
- Enjoy your Day Tour of Kalabsha Temple and Nubian Museum Aswan. A tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan to enjoy a trip.
- You visit 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, which 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 because 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.
- Return to the hotel.
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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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| 11 to 15 | /person |
| 7 to 10 | /person |
| 4 to 6 | /person |
| 2 to 3 | /person |
| 1 to 1 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 1 | /person |
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| 1 to 1 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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