Exploring Aswan: Where Nile’s Beauty Meets Ancient Treasures

Arrive in Aswan and have lunch at one of our local restaurants Discover the great city of Aswan, including the High Dam, which was erected by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood. Then you will enjoy sailing down the Nile River by steamboat until reaching Agilika Island, where you will visit Philae Temple which was built in the Greco-Roman era and was dedicated to the Goddess Isis (Mother of God Horus). After completing your long day tour, you will transfer to your hotel in Aswan for check-in and overnight in Aswan.

Breakfast box from your hotel. Later, you will be transferred by private air-conditioned bus to Abu Simbel. The original site was known as Maha in ancient times and is first documented in the Eighteenth Dynasty, when Ay and Horemheb had small rock-cut chapels in the hills to the south. Upon arrival, you will proceed to visit the Abu Simbel temples built by King Ramesses II. The first (the largest) temple was built by Ramesses II and dedicated to the famous god Rahurakhti. While the second (smaller) temple was dedicated to the king himself and his beautiful wife, Queen Nefertari. Heading to Aswan Airport to return to Cairo. Meals included breakfast lunch