Egypt · Religious & Spiritual

10-Hour Aswan Highlights Excursion from Luxor with Philae Island

10 Hours Round trip from Luxor Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Sightsee the famed Aswan High Dam
02 Offer your prayers at the Isis Temple
03 Take in the view from Trajan's Kiosk
04 Learn about the function of the ancient Nilometer
05 Enjoy a fun motorboat ride to Philae Island
06 Witness the Isis Temple graffiti and hieroglyphic inscriptions

Sign up for an excursion to explore the highlights of Aswan, including the modern wonder of technology, the Aswan High Dam, whose construction led to the relocation of Philae Island and its temples. Then, travel by motorboat to the unique Philae Island to visit the Isis Temple, Trajan's Kiosk, the Nilometer, and the last hieroglyphic inscriptions of ancient times.

Visit the main structure on the island - the Temple of Isis, the goddess of health, marriage, motherhood, and wisdom.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Aswan, Luxor

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Aswan High Dam and Philae Island Excursion

You will be picked up by a professional tour guide and drive south past picturesque villages to Aswan.
Your first stop will be the Aswan High Dam, a modern wonder of technology built in the 1950s that brought the Nile's devastating floods to an end and reclaimed more than 100,000 acres of desert land for agriculture.
Have lunch at a good local restaurant.
Board a motorboat to Philae Island.
Visit the main structure on the island - the Temple of Isis, the goddess of health, marriage, motherhood, and wisdom.
See the Isis Temple graffiti on the right-hand entrance wall, left behind by the French Campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte.
You will be brought back to your hotel in Luxor to end the tour.