Aswan tour ( the temple of philae - high dam )

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Duration:3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Aswan, Egypt

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Take a sharing tour to explore the mighty High Dam – a modern feat of engineering – creating Lake Nasser, the world’s largest artificial lake., and enjoy a leisurely boat trip to Agilika Island for a guided tour of the romantic Philae Temple – dedicated to the goddess Isis.

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1. Temple of Philae
This beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam and you must ride a water taxi to the island to get to theruins. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it permanently. The careful reconstruction at the current site carefully completed, painstakingly preserving the original appearance and layout of the complex and even landscaping the island to match its former location. Philae rose to prominence during the Ptolomaic Dynasty as the center of the cult of the goddess Isis. This complex was actually one of the last remaining places where the ancient religion survived after the arrival of Christianity in Egypt, officially closing only in 550 AD. Early Christians then used the main temple on the island as a church. This is the reason for the defacement of some of the figures of the ancient gods as these Christians often tried to remove the pagan imagery from their newly claimed sanctuaries. The Temple of Isis is the main feature here, but there are several other smaller temples on the island that are worth spending time admiring.
2. Aswan High Dam
The Aswan Dam, or more specifically since the 1960s, the Aswan High Dam, is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream. Based on the success of the Low Dam, then at its maximum utilization, construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952; with its ability to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity the dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt's planned industrialization. Like the earlier implementation, the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.

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Posted By : Aleisa_V
Great tour with Aida and Rigo. They picked me up and Aida gave great information while guiding me through all the transportation. The temple was very interesting and lots of great views
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 12:59:32

Posted By : DanielUriel_V
We had the opportunity to make Aswan tour ( the temple of philae - high dam ) with Keroles who was a higly qualified, kind and patient egiptologist. Depite because of a flight delate we were not able to make the dam, we visited the temple of philae. The place is beautiful, the trip in boat was one of the best parts. I was thinking to do it without a guide, however, the experience became much richer having an expert such as Keroles to explain the history of the temple and wonderful details that really enrich the experience of the visit. He was very kind and patient, hopefully he did not mind taking so many pictures of us, I really reacommend this tour, especially with Keroles!
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Posted On : 2024-02-10 10:10:08

Posted By : Ahmed_D
We have had so much fun on this tour. Our tour guide milad was excellent and his explanation was very thorough. We highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-01-15 12:03:05

Posted By : soha_Z
Soga was great, she provided us with so much information about the history of both the temple and the Dam- we really appreciate it.
I didn’t like that we paid around $50 and that didn’t include temple tickets, boat ride, the Dam tickets and we of course had (I say had because we literally were asked to tip, but this seems to be the norm in Luxor) to tip. I don’t think that’s fair. The whole trip was about 4 hours, the price shouldn’t be this much

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Posted On : 2023-11-08 16:14:11

Posted By : YongGang_L
We got a private two person tour, which was more than what we expected. We were grateful that the owner did not cancel the tour since there were only two of us. The guide Siwa and the driver were polite and helpful and attentive to our needs. We would highly recommend the tour to anyone who wants to have a great visit at Aswan.
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Posted On : 2023-10-31 12:20:13

Posted By : Francis_D
Driver and guide never showed up. Got refunded in full but still wasted 1h30 of our time trying to get in touch with the tour operator. Future clients: make sure to reconfirm the details of your booking the day before.
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Posted On : 2023-10-18 10:56:57

Posted By : RAMINI_V
The trip was good and went to the itinerary of the tour and the guide was good.
Good time at aswan Egypt
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Posted On : 2023-09-03 12:54:13

Posted By : jordisubirana
HIGH TAKE
President Gamal Abdel Nasser promoted its construction during the Cold War. The main reason for its construction was to control the high floods of the Nile that often destroyed crops, creating true food emergencies. In addition, it also made it possible to generate almost half of the electrical energy that the country required.
Construction began in 1960 and was completed 10 years later.
As a result of its construction, Lake Nasser was created, with a total area of 6000 km2 and which involved the transfer of several monuments from ancient Egypt, such as the temple of Abu Simble, in addition to forcing the migration of a large number of original settlers. of the area.

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Posted On : 2023-08-16 14:33:13

Posted By : Annie_S
Stunning and beautiful scenic view of the temple, with a boat ride
Informative and friendly tour guide (Ms Aida)
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Posted On : 2023-07-03 09:22:07

Posted By : Kristen_W
Kyrillos was an exceptional tour guide! What a wonderful surprise to have such a skilled Egyptologist to take us through these sites. Highly recommend booking this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-06-30 10:25:09