4-Hour Aswan High Dam and Philae Temple Tour by Motorboat

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 See the Aswan High Dam built across the River Nile to control Egypt's annual floods
• 02 Ride a motorboat to the island setting of the ancient Philae Temple
• 03 Explore the temple dedicated to Isis, one of the greatest goddesses of ancient Egypt
• 04 Admire Philae Temple's courts, colonnades, halls, chambers, and courtyards
• 05 Learn how Philae Temple was moved to its present site to prevent submersion in Lake Nasser

Visit Aswan's High Dam, built across the River Nile in the 1960s to control Egypt's annual floodwaters, and learn about its construction and significance. Then ride a motorboat to the island temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis, where you can explore its elegant courts, colonnades, halls, chambers, and courtyards. Discover how this ancient temple was carefully relocated to higher ground to save it from submersion in Lake Nasser on this 4-hour tour.

Stroll through the chambers and courtyards, and learn from your Egyptologist guide how the temple was moved to its present site to prevent submersion in Lake Nasser.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Aswan, Lake Nasser

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Aswan High Dam and Philae Temple Exploration

• Pick up from your hotel and enjoy the ride in an air-conditioned vehicle to the High Dam.

• Marvel at the High Dam, which was built across the River Nile during the 1960s to control Egypt's annual floods.

• Continue to the ancient Philae Temple, located on an island, by motorboat.

• Explore the temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, one of the greatest goddesses of ancient Egypt.

• Admire the courts, colonnades, and halls of the temple.

• Stroll through the chambers and courtyards, and learn from your Egyptologist guide how the temple was moved to its present site to prevent submersion in Lake Nasser.

• Drive back to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

• Transport by air-conditioned coach

• Qualified Egyptologist tour guide

• Entrance fee

• Boat ride fare

What's Not Included

• Gratuities

• Entrance fee

• Food and drinks

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Manteqet as Sad Al Aali, Qism Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Tour start

Manteqet as Sad Al Aali, Qism Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.