DAY TOURS Aswan
Visit Edfu, Kom Ombo and Philae Temple
Overview
See the highlights of Aswan in your Aswan Day Tour. Our daily tours will take you to the High Dam that created Lake Nasser, as well as the Unfinished Obelisk to see how ancient Egyptians cut these huge stone pillars, and finally Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis.
Itinerary
Edfu
At 7:00 am Egypt By our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan and transfer you by Private A/C Vehicle to Edfu around 2 hours driving north of Aswan. Arrive in Edfu where you can visit the majestic Temple of Edfu dedicated to Horus which is considered by most to be the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
Lunch will be box included.
Kom Ombo
Then continue your day tour to Kom Ombo, Arrival Kom Ombo transfer to see the Temple of Kom Ombo standing on high grounds overlooking The Nile. It differs from other temples because of its double entrance; each one is dedicated to divinity: “Haroeris” with his falcon head and “Sobek” with his crocodile head. The Temple of Kom Ombo was built on honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Also, Kom Ombo’s importance lies in its huge sugar-cane.
Philae Temple
Move on to visit the majestic Philae Temple which was built on the honor of Goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. Later you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Included
- Pick up services from your hotel in Aswan and return.
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.
- lunch box.
- Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour.
- All service charges & taxes.