Aswan

 

Half Day Tour to Visit : High Dam Oblisk & Quarries

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan at about 9:00 am then enjoy a day tour to the High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile. After that move to visit the Unfinished Obelisk which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. This queen was the owner of Al Deir El-Bahari temple in the eastern bank of Luxor there is an opinion said that it belongs to Queen Nefertiti.

Half Day Tour to Visit : Philea Temple

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan at about 9:00 am to visit Philae Temple which was built on the honor of goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. At the end transfer you back to your Hotel

Half Day Tour to Visit : St. Simeon Monastery

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan and transfer to St. Simoen Monastery which is located opposing the southern tip of the Elephantine Island. Firstly, it was called Anba Hatre Monastery. The principal church of the Monastery was built during the first half of the eleventh century (or possibly earlier, in the tenth century) and represents the oldest of its kind in Egypt. At the end transfer you back to your Hotel.

Half Day Tour to Visit : Nubian village

Pick you up from your Hotel to enjoy Nubian Villages are situated at the bottom of Elephantine Island. You are going to discover the simple and natural life of the very kind and hospitable Nubian people. Back to your hotel in Aswan. At the end transfer you back to your Hotel.

Tours Schedule Details

Departure Dates: Daily
Departure Point: Tour departs from all Aswan hotels
Departure Time: About 9:00 am & 12:00 pm the Trip takes about 3 hours
Hotel Pickup: Tour departs from centrally located Aswan hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking.

 

Half Day Tour to Visit : Botanical Garden & Elephantine Island by Felucca

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan at about 9:00 am and enjoy a half day excursion by a traditional felucca around the Botanical Garden which was used by the Nubians to settle in it and they called it Jet Narty. In the year of 1899 lord Kitchener take the island to be a place where his campaign can rest, and call it the lord's house. After his death, this island belonged to the ministry of agriculture and Elephantine Island. The island named Elephantine as it was a major ivory trading center or because Egyptians first saw the Elephant in this district. The island is considered a natural boundary between Egypt and Nubia. At the end transfer you back to your Hotel.

Tours Schedule Details

Departure Dates: Daily
Departure Point: Tour departs from all Aswan hotels
Departure Time: at about 9:00 am & 2:00 pm
Hotel Pickup: Tour departs from centrally located Aswan hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking.

 

Half Day Tour to Visit : Nubian Museum

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan at about 10:00 am, and transfer to see the long- awaited Nubian Museum which was opened in 1997. This museum displays thousands of antiquities that would have been lost under the waters of Lake Nasser. This museum takes its name from the ancient Egyptian Nbu, meaning gold, in reference to the area's famous gold mines Moreover; you will enjoy scenes of Nubian life demonstrated with a range of life. At the end transfer you back to your Hotel.

Tours Schedule Details

Departure Dates: Daily
Departure Point: Tour departs from all Aswan hotels

Departure Time: About 10:00 am
Hotel Pickup: Tour departs from centrally located Aswan hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking.

 

Half Day Tour to Visit : Kalabsha temple on Lake Nasser

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan at about 9:00 am Then start your full Day visiting Kalabsha Temple originally built at Kalabsha (Talmis) was moved to its present location at New Kalabsha (Chellal) in 1970, together with other monuments from Nubia, including the Kiosk of Qertassi (Kertassi). Also nearby is Beit al-Wali.
Reachable by taxi or by boat, depending on the water level, the sandstone edifice was built by the Roman Emperor Octavius Augustus (30 to 14 BC) and dedicated to the fertility and Nubian Solar deity known as Mandulis (Merwel who was the Nubian counterpart of Horus). It was the largest free-standing temple of Egyptian Nubia, and the design of Kalabsha Temple is classical for the Ptolemaic period with pylons, courtyard, hypostyle hall and three room sanctuary.
However, the Pylon is offset, which creates a trapezoid in the courtyard beyond. It was built on the site of an earlier structure built by Ptolemy IX as evidenced by a chapel. There is also a small chapel and gate on Elephantine Island from Kalabsha, and a gate built by Augustus was given to the Agyptisches Museum in West Berlin.
At the end transfer you back to your Hotel.

Full Day Tour to Visit : Abu Simbel Temple By Private A/C CAR

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan early morning to enjoy Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramsses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramssess II.The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramsses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one.
At the end transfer you back to your Hotel.

Tours Schedule Details

Departure Dates: Daily
Departure Point: Tour departs from all Aswan hotels
Departure Time: About 3:30 am to 11:00 am or from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.

 

Tour To Visit : Abu Simbel Temple By Flight : The Tour takes about 4 hours

Pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan early morning to enjoy Abu Simbel Tour Transfer to the Air-Port to take your Flight the flight takes about 35 minutes to abu simble The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramsses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramssess II.The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramsses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one.
At the end transfer you back to the Air-Port to take your Flight back to Aswan.
Arrival Aswan transfer to the hotel.

Aswan AirPort departure Transfer

Travel from your Aswan hotel to Aswan International Airport. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is a private transfer.
When making a booking, you will need to advise your flight details and your Aswan hotel details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver. 24 - 48 hours prior to your transfer, you will be required to call the supplier directly (the contact number will be provided on your travel voucher) to reconfirm exact pick up times and places.
It's that easy!

Aswan Railway Station Arrival Transfer

Travel from Aswan Railway Station to your Aswan hotel. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When making a booking; you will need to advise your arrival details and your Aswan hotel details. Your transfer will be confirmed instantaneously and you will be provided with a travel voucher to present to the driver.
It's that easy!

 

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Sound and Light Show at Philae Temple

Pick you up from your Hotel Drive and sail to the Philae temple to attend the sound and light show. At the end transfer you back to your Hotel.
Please check language.

 

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First show

Second Show

Third show

Saturday

English

Arabic

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Sunday

German

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Monday

English

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Tuesday

French

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Wednesday

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Thursday

French

Spanish

English

Friday

English

French

Italian

Summer time

07.00 pm

08.15 pm

09.30 pm

Winter time

06.30 pm

07.45 pm

09.00 pm

 

 

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