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Home5-Hour Aswan High Dam, Philae Temple & Unfinished Obelisk Tour
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.
Highlights
- Aswan High Dam, Philae Temple & Unfinished Obelisk
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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
Egyptologist tour guide
Air-conditioned private vehicle
Main entrance fees
Bottled mineral water
Tourism police permission
Tax
What's Excluded
Accommodation
Meals or Beverages
Tipping
Meeting Point
Aswan, Egypt
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 1 | USD 100 Per Person |
| Child | |
| 1 To 1 | USD 55 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |