High Dam Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple from Aswan

High Dam Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple from Aswan

See the highlights of Aswan in one 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
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Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt

High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from the annual floods of the Nile.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt

Unfinished Obelisk which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks. Most probably this obelisk belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rulers of the 18th Dynasty and the royal wife of king Tuthmosis II. This queen was the owner of her Temple at the eastern bank of Luxor. Also there is an opinion which says that it belongs to Queen Nefertiti.

Duration: 1 hour