After picking you up from your hotel, we are going to start our tour by heading to the High Dam that created Lake Nasser. It is also considered one of its kind and one of the most magnificent Egyptian contemporary achievements. This is because it was built in order to protect Egypt from the floods of the Nile river ...
After picking you up from your hotel, we are going to start our tour by heading to the High Dam that created Lake Nasser. It is also considered one of its kind and one of the most magnificent Egyptian contemporary achievements. This is because it was built in order to protect Egypt from the floods of the Nile river and it is one of the largest all over the world. Then, we will go to the Unfinished Obelisk that explains the ways of building obelisks that the Egyptians used. Afterward, we will go to Philae temple that was especially constructed for the worship of the goddess Isis. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Enjoy your tour at Philae Temple and the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan. while we transfer you to view the Unfinished Obelisk and its history that illustrates the process of obelisks construction in ancient Egypt, you would also view the High Dam which created Lake Nasser because of water storage. We would end our tour by visiting Philae Temple which is considered the formation of Philae island. Philae Temple was established especially for the worship of God Isis which was drowned by the Nile river. The temple was separated and then it was Re-assembled in a new place on Ajileka Island (Ajileka Island is located about 500M from Philae island because after the construction of the High Dam, many ancient temples were threatened to be covered by the water of the River Nile preserved by the dam. This is a magnificent tour in Aswan.
Oriental Tours Egypt offers a large variety of half-day, one-day, and multiple-days tours in many different touristic destinations in Egypt. This includes many tours in Cairo like the Sound and Light at the Pyramids, Islamic Cairo, Coptic Cairo, Saqqara, Camel market, the Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili, Saladin Citadel, and Memphis and Dahshur.
In Luxor, tours may include a hot air balloon, Luxor Temple, the Karnak Temple, the Hatshepsut Temple, the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings. In Aswan, there is the High Dam, the Philae Temple in Aswan, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Nubian Village.
This is in addition to many other tours to the Egyptian Oases, Alexandria, Al Fayoum, Al Minya, and the North Coast.
