Edfu, Aswan, and Abu Simbel (2 days)

Overview

pick up time around 01:00 depends on the location of the hotel

Early Morning Arrival in Edfu

Visit the Temple of the God of Horus in Edfu, located in the north of Aswan, erected in honor of the warrior god with the head of a falcon

The Late Period of Ancient Egyptian Civilization

Also visit the temple of Nectanebo I, which is a pavilion with columns leading to the temple of Isis

Arrival in Aswan

In Aswan, you will visit Aswan Dam, one of the largest hydraulic structures in the world, with a height of 111 meters and a length of 3,830 meters. it

controls the annual floods of the Nile and supplies water to more than 33,600 km² of irrigated land

Visit the Monument of Friendship of Peoples - a monument to Egyptian-Soviet friendship, made in the form of a lotus 75 m high, with five petals, which on the

46 m high are connected by an observation deck

After lunch buffet, take a boat to the temple complex on the island of Philae

On the island, you will see the Temple of the Goddess Isis on the island of Philae - the most surviving part of the architectural complex. In

During the visit, you can see various bas-reliefs depicting

Sacrifices to the Egyptian gods

Walk along the Nile River

In the evening you check into a hotel in Aswan

At 3:00 in the morning, you will be picked up by a transfer to Abu Simbel, which will take 3 hours

There you will visit the Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel, a heritage of ancient civilization built in honor of Pharaoh Ramses II

and is dedicated to the gods – Amun, Ra and Ptah.

Inside the temple there are four halls, located one behind the other and the subsequent reducted in size

Also see the small temple of Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, which consists of a pillared hall and a sanctuary

After lunch, return to Marsa Alam

Highlights

Temple of Horus in edfu
Aswan High Dam
Nile River cruise
Temple of Goddess Isis on Philae Island
Journey to Abu Simbel to visit the Great Temple of Ramses II and the Small Temple of Nefertari