Aswan Day Tour Visiting Philae Temple Unfinished Obelisk and High Dam in Aswan

Sightseeing  :  Egypt  :  Nile Valley  :  Aswan  :  Full-day Tours

Day tour in Aswan visiting the highlights of Aswan as the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple. Includes pickup and drop off transfers from customer hotel, Nile Cruise or the airport.At 8:00 am your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Nile cruise or airport in Aswan to enjoy a day tour in the amazing city of Aswan. Start your tour with a visit to the High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile. Then proceed to visit the Unfinished Obelisk which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th Dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. This queen was the owner of her Temple in the eastern bank of Luxor, also there is an opinion said that it belongs to Queen Nefertiti.
Move on to visit the majestic Philae Temple which was built on the honour of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. Later you will be transferred back to your hotel.