Egypt · Archaeology

2-Day Aswan Highlights Tour from El Gouna with Philae Island

2 Days Round trip from El Gouna Moderate pace

Lotus Flower Memorial by Sculptor Ernst Neizvestny Aswan High Dam

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the Aswan High Dam, a modern wonder of technology
02 Enjoy a motorboat trip on the Nile to Philae Island
03 Experience the esoteric atmosphere of the Temple of Isis
04 Marvel at the Nile scene from Trajan's Kiosk
05 See the ancient Nilometer

Sign up for this archaeological excursion and explore the highlights of Aswan on a 2-day trip from El Gouna. Gaze at the Aswan High Dam, a modern wonder of technology whose construction led to the relocation of Philae Island and its temples. Travel by motorboat to Philae Island to visit the Temple of Isis, Trajan's Kiosk, the ancient Nilometer, and the last hieroglyphic inscriptions of ancient times, before an overnight stay in Aswan.

As a result of the construction of the Aswan Low Dam, Philae Island was completely submerged in the Nile, but with the help of UNESCO, it found a new home on Agilkia Island.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Aswan, El Gouna

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Drive from El Gouna to Aswan and Visit Philae Island

You will be picked up by a professional tour guide and driven south past picturesque villages 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, 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, but with the help of UNESCO, 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.

Day 02