Day tour to Aswan from Hurghada

Discover Aswan Tour from Hurghada, visiting Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam around Aswan.  back to hurghada.

Location

Ancient Egypt Tours Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in SHurghada, transfer to Cairo Airport for Flight to Aswan, where you will be met, assisted by our Luxor representative.


Aswan High Dam
. Start your tour by a visit to the High Dam, An engineering miracle was constructed between 1960 and 1970. It aimed to increase economic production by further regulating the annual river flooding and providing storage of water for agriculture, and later, to generate hydroelectricity. The dam has had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt


Unfinished Obelisk

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, Egypt. 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 would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons.

 

Temple of Philae

Then move to the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries, which is dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor.
Transfer to your hotel in Aswan.
 

Included

• Pick up service from your hotel in Hurghada and return
• English-speaking tour guide throughout the trip
• Entrance fees to the mentioned historical sights
• All transfers by modern air-conditioning vehicle
• Bottled water during tours and transfers
• All service charges and taxes included

• Personal expenses
• Optional activities
• Tipping