Day 01
Hurghada to Aswan via the High Dam and Philae Island
- You will be picked up from your hotel and driven south through the desert, passing picturesque villages on the way to Aswan.
- Your first stop will be a modern wonder of technology: the Aswan High Dam. Built in the 1950s, it brought the Nile's devastating floods to an end, reclaimed more than 100,000 acres of desert land for agriculture, and made further crops possible on an additional 800,000 acres.
- After lunch at a good local restaurant, you will board a motorboat to Philae Island.
- As a result of the construction of the Aswan Low Dam, Philae Island was completely submerged in the Nile. With the help of UNESCO, however, it found a new home on Agilkia Island. The first structure that greets visitors is the iconic Trajan's Kiosk, built in the 2nd century AD by the Roman Emperor Trajan. The main structure on the island is the Temple of Isis, dedicated to the goddess of health, marriage, motherhood, and wisdom. You will visit the temples and the ancient Nilometer.
- At the end of the tour, you will be taken to your hotel in Aswan for an overnight stay on a bed-and-breakfast basis.
