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High Dam and Philae Temple
A private day from your Aswan hotel: Aswan High Dam, motorboat to Philae Island and Philae Temple.
- Length
- In Aswan
- Tour type
- Private, just your group
- Pickup
- Your hotel in Aswan
- Guide
- English-speaking Egyptologist
The tour journey
Your day, step by step
Times are estimates; traffic and your hotel's location change them. Drive times are from map routing without traffic.
- 8:00approx.Pickup
Your guide and driver pick you up in a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- 8:30approx.1VisitAswan High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk: history, hours and tickets →
Views of Lake Nasser and the Nile; the guide explains the dam's role in the economy, farming and electricity.
- 9:00approx.By boat
Short motorboat ride from the marina to Philae Island.
- 9:30approx.2VisitPhilae Temple: history, hours and tickets →
Temple dedicated to Isis; the guide explains its myths and its UNESCO-led relocation.
- 11:00approx.Drop-off
Included
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Pick up services from your hotel & return
- Private English Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
- A bottle of water during your trip
- All taxes & service charge
- Motorboat to Philae Island and back
Not included
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping
Book this day
Request this tour
Send your date and group size for High Dam and Philae Temple. We reply with the price for your day and confirm the pickup from your hotel.
From $72 per personFor 2 or more people
- Private, just your group
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Change or skip a stop: just ask
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Nothing to pay with the request. To book, a 25% deposit by card or PayPal; the rest in cash on the day. Payment and cancellation
Before you go
Guides for this day
Abu Simbel from Aswan: what the day looks likeA long road day from Aswan: the drive, the two temples, and the site's hours and tickets.
Philae Temple from Aswan: the boat, the hours and the ticketsThe boat to the island, our Philae tours by day and by night, two sets of official hours, and the tickets.
Abu Simbel or Philae: which day from Aswan?A long road day to Abu Simbel or a short boat ride to Philae: how the two Aswan days compare.
Philae by day or at the sound and light show?Daytime visit or evening show at Philae: what each covers and how they combine.
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