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Private Day tour to High Dam & Unfinished Obelisk & Philae From Aswan
4.4
75 Ratings
Aswan
Discover the attractions of Aswan on a half-day excursion accompanied by a private Egyptologist guide. Uncover the secrets of the renowned Philae Temple, delve into the enigma of the Unfinished Obelisk, and marvel at the impressive High Dam.
Discover the attractions of Aswan on a half-day excursion accompanied by a private Egyptologist guide. Uncover the secrets of the renowned Philae Temple, delve into the enigma of the Unfinished Obelisk, and marvel at the impressive High Dam.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Temple of Philae - Delight in your Aswan adventure by exploring its most significant landmarks and discovering what makes it unique. After being picked up from your hotel in Aswan, meet your guide and enjoy a motorboat ride with a stunning view of the Nile as you head to explore the Philae Temple. This exquisite temple complex is among the most…
- Temple of Philae - Delight in your Aswan adventure by exploring its most significant landmarks and discovering what makes it unique. After being picked up from your hotel in Aswan, meet your guide and enjoy a motorboat ride with a stunning view of the Nile as you head to explore the Philae Temple. This exquisite temple complex is among the most scenic in all of Egypt. The Temple of Isis was one of the last ancient Egyptian temples to remain in use, continuing its function until the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527–565 AD).
- Unfinished Obelisk - Next, proceed to the second site to uncover and learn about the story behind the Unfinished Obelisk, known in ancient Egyptian as tekhen. Renowned for its supply of hard and high-quality stone, it is believed to have been commissioned by Hatshepsut (c. 1473–1458 BC) for the Temple of Amun in Karnak.
- Aswan High Dam - Your final stop will be the High Dam. The dam measures 3600 meters in length, 980 meters in thickness at the base, and 111 meters in height. As Egypt’s modern example of monumental construction, the notable Aswan High Dam, located 13km south of Aswan, contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Khufu and created Lake Nasser, one of the world’s largest artificial lakes.
- Aswan - Finally, you will be returned to your hotel.
What's Included
- Professional private Egyptologist, English-speaking guide
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Philae motorboat ride included
- Professional private Egyptologist, English-speaking guide
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Philae motorboat ride included
What's Not Included
- Entrance Fees
- Gharb soheil, The island, Nagaa al-Mahatta or New Aswan Pick up/Drop off (10 USD extra per person)
- Entrance Fees
- Gharb soheil, The island, Nagaa al-Mahatta or New Aswan Pick up/Drop off (10 USD extra per person)
Location
Temple of Philae
Island of Agilika
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(75 Ratings)
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Yuka_a
Jan 25, 2026
Super!! - The guide Mr Ali Ahmed is the most experienced and professional guide I met during my travel in Egypt. He is a super guide! I could learn a lot about Egypt gods. I really appreciate you assigned him for my private tour!
The driver was not good. The driver arrived late. Then he he was driving very roughly and braked suddenly, hitting my head on the seat headrest. Later he got better.
Anyway, the tour was wonderful and worth it.
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Ilaria_b
Jan 15, 2026
Pleasant experience - Despite my boyfriend and I had booked the night before, the organization was perfect! Clean and comfortable car and our tour guide Mary spoke excellent English and gave us a lot of information to make us appreciate what we saw. Super recommended
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Mei_t
Jan 12, 2026
Maria is very friendly... - Maria is very friendly and knowledgeable. She’s kind and patient. We were a few minutes late and she waited patiently for us. We really enjoyed our tour.
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Runlin
Jan 10, 2026
Half-day Aswan City tour - Nice half-day tour around Aswan. Our guide Mohamed abdo is very humorous and helpful. Motorboat for Philae temple was included, which is very convenient as it saves us time and energy negotiating. Overall highly recommended.
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Cristina_f
Jan 1, 2026
Interesting excursion - Very nice tour, guide prepared and essential in explanations.
We have everything in the program
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Loujaina_a
Jan 9, 2026
Nice trip but scamy tour company - Our guide was really good and informative. We loved the trip itself. But 2 reasons I am giving 2 stars is the company actually:
1. We were only given the contact of the guide like 10 min before we were supposed to start the trip. That might be ok for some people but I prefer to contact the guide the day before and have everything set up to feel in control
2. We were staying in the Nubian village. The charge us 10 dollars a person for extra transportation. Which turned out to be a TokTok. TokTok for 1000 EGP for the 2 of us. Wtf. I totally expected a car when they said that (even that would be too much for a car, but whatever). Thing is cars go in and out of the town with no issues. And the TokTok charge for this distance is less than 100 pounds.
It makes me now think how much did they act pay the guide and the driver. Probably nothing and that's why everyone is hungry for tips.
Anyway, just say no to anything they tell you. Anything they propose is a scam
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Flavia
Dec 30, 2025
Avoid this tour if you do not want to end up in uncomfortable situations - The guide was quite prepared and left us our time to visit the sites, but the moment he took us to the spice shop everything changed and made us scam the seller advising us to buy 300 grams of spices for 40 euros, a situation from which it was difficult to get out given the insistence and the little courtesy of Egyptian sellers.
Also, he told us how much to tip, thinking we were naive.
So I recommend to be very careful about these people, they sell cheap tours and are initially friendly, but in reality they are tourist traps.
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James_e
Jan 21, 2026
They did not show up - Be careful. We only had a few spare hours while in Aswan and booked a 4 tour. They never showed up. We tried reaching them via email, messenger and phone but they did not respond. I finally got in touch with somebody and they asked me to call the same number I’d been calling. That number always went straight to voice mail. An hour after the tour was supposed to start, they said sorry but they were not coming. They are now “reviewing my refund request” after I explained that I could not reschedule. No idea if I’ll get my money back or not.
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Yukari_n
Jan 8, 2026
I booked a private tour, but it wasn't private, it was with another group. The guides and the drivers sucked. - This tour, from start to finish, didn't have any good points.
I've had my big holiday day ruined.
There's no excuse for putting what you sell as a private tour with another group because it's a busy season.
* Even though we booked a private tour, our guide said we would be with another group because it was a busy season, and we had to wait for someone from another group throughout.
* The driver got involved with other projects and the car didn't come back after sightseeing in the first place, so he ended up riding with another group of microbuses (quite dilapidated and dirty inside).
* The guide kept complaining to the driver about what happened the day before from the first time he got into the car, which ruined his travel mood from the moment he got into the car.
-> Complaints from the guide to the driver should be spoken in the absence of customers, not in front of them.
* When returning to the hotel from Aswan High Dam, a very dirty car with no air conditioning came to meet me.
And the driver of the car gets into an argument with a police officer as he leaves the Aswan High Dam, and from start to finish this tour feels very bad.
The driving was very bad and I felt like I was in danger of running off the center line and driving in the opposite direction and crashing head-on, even though I could see a car coming into the oncoming traffic.
It was driving in fear of death in a traffic accident.
※This company didn't want to use it again because the airport transfer was terrible
I can't recommend it.
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Nathanki1666bl
Jan 3, 2026
Wasted money. - The company never confirmed my visit and wasted my time and money. I’ve requested a refund. I provided them with the information they requested and I never heard back on WhatsApp
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