Egypt · Monuments

Philae Temple and High-Dam Half-day tour in Aswan

4 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Nagaa Suhayl Gharb. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the Aswan High Dam and Philae Temple in one half-day tour
02 Ride a motorboat to the island Temple of Philae
03 Explore the temple’s courts, colonnades, and halls
04 Learn from an Egyptologist guide
05 Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
06 Hotel pickup and drop-off in Aswan included

Discover two of Aswan’s best-known landmarks on this half-day tour, combining modern engineering with ancient Egyptian heritage. Visit the High Dam, built across the Nile to control flooding, then continue by motorboat to Philae Temple, the island sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.

Explore the temple’s courts, colonnades, and halls with insights from an Egyptologist guide, and learn how this remarkable monument was relocated to protect it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. The tour includes air-conditioned transport and hotel pickup and drop-off in Aswan.

Visit the High Dam, built across the Nile to control flooding, then continue by motorboat to Philae Temple, the island sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.

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What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Aswan

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Aswan Philae Temple and High Dam Half-Day Tour

Overview

Visit two Aswan must-sees — the Philae Temple and High Dam — on a convenient half-day tour. Gaze at the High Dam, built across the River Nile during the 1960s to control Egypt’s floods. Then, continue to Philae, riding a motorboat to this ancient island temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. See the courts, colonnades, halls as an Egyptologist guide charts the temple’s history. Includes air-conditioned transport, boat ride, entrance fees, and central hotel pickup and drop-off.

The route