Take this opportunity to discover the amazing
High Dam, the
Unfinished Obelisk, and the
Philae Temple in this half-day tour of
Aswan. You will be met at your hotel by the Sun Pyramids Tours representative and accompanied to these locations in a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
First you can enjoy the fascinating sight of the High Dam, a rock-fill dam made on the river Nile in the ‘60s with the goal to regulate the flow of the river in order to stop it from flooding Egypt every year.
After this, you are going to see the Unfinished obelisk. Aswan was the source of the finest granite in Egypt so it is no wonder this obelisk is found in its quarries. The importance of this obelisk lies not only in its size, since with 1168 tonnes it would be the heaviest single object made of stone the Egyptians have ever made, but it provides the insight into the techniques and ways of production. It is believed that the obelisk belongs to wife of Tuthmosis II, the Queen Hatshepsut.
Your next location is Philae Temple, a temple dedicated to Isis that hides the interesting story of its origin. This house of Goddess Isis was not originally built on current location but was moved there as a result of floods that used to submerge the temple under water for six months. During the ‘60s this temple has undergone a fascinating undertake in which was transferred stone by stone to the location he is today. Once you get there and see the temple in its full size and glory, only then can you really appreciate the magnificence of this act.
After this interesting tour of Aswan’s wonders, you will be transferred back to your hotel.