Day 01
Aswan High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple
- Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada and transfer you to Hurghada Airport for your flight to Aswan, where you will be met and assisted by our Aswan representative.
- Start your tour with a visit to the High Dam, an engineering miracle constructed between 1960 and 1970. It was built to increase economic production by regulating the annual river flooding, providing water storage for agriculture, and later generating hydroelectricity. The dam has had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt.
- Then move to the Unfinished Obelisk. This obelisk is believed to belong to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of King Tuthmosis II. The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan. It is unknown which pharaoh created this structure. It is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished, it would have measured around 42 m and weighed nearly 1,200 tons.
- Afterwards, head to the beautifully located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor.
- Later, return to your hotel in Hurghada to conclude the tour.
