Aswan Trip Overview
You’ll get to explore Aswan’s top attractions including Philae Temple, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk. On this tour, you’ll not only learn about the history of these three unique sites from your personal tour guide, but you’ll also receive round-trip transportation to and from your hotel in a private, air-conditioned vehicle as well as the experience of riding on a motorized felucca to Philae Island.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Aswan, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
You’ll get to explore Aswan’s top attractions including Philae Temple, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk. On this tour, you’ll not only learn about the history of these three unique sites from your personal tour guide, but you’ll also receive round-trip transportation to and from your hotel in a private, air-conditioned vehicle as well as the experience of riding on a motorized felucca to Philae Island.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan.
The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser.
Pass By: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
which is characterized by its red granite. Most famous than this obelisk is due to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the kings who ruled Egypt in the XVIII dynasty, wife of king Tuthmosis II. Others think that this obelisk is due to Queen Nefertiti.
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
Pass By: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.
