Overview:
Drive to Aswan to see this beautiful city by the Nile and its history, modern and ancient. Visit Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam. Taking a relaxing ride on a felucca before heading back to Marsa Alam in the evening.
Itinerary
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Marsa Alam by air-conditioned modern van to Aswan, approximately 04:30 hours far from MarsaAlam. Then proceed to Philae Temple which was dedicated to goddess Isis as well this temple was dismantled and reconstructed on Agilika Island after aswan dam was constructed. Then you will be driven to the Unfinished Obelisk which belongs to unknown pharaoh, it offers unusual insights into ancient Egyptian stone-working techniques, with marks from workers' tools still clearly visible as well as ocher-colored lines marking where they were working. Lunch at local restaurant and then you will move to the High Dam which was constructed in 1960 and completed in 1970 and its main function to protect Egypt from the annual floods as well as providing storage of water for agriculture. Before 6 O'clock in the evening, you will be escorted by your guide back to your hotel in Marsa Alam.
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