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Discover the Nile-side temples of Kom Ombo and Edfu on a private day trip from Aswan. With an Egyptologist guide, journey north to Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon-headed god Horus. Admire the stone columns, forecourt and sanctuaries, and unravel their history with your guide. After an included boxed lunch, continue to Edfu, a large cult temple to Horus. See the large pylon, court and other chambers as your guide unveils their secrets. Afterward, return to Aswan or choose an optional hotel drop-off in Luxor.
• We will drive about 60 km to Kom Ombo city to discover its nice temple by the way you can find out a lot of things to see and enjoy your eyes with the country side and the rural life.
• Lunch in Aswan.
we will visit the temple of Philae, the temple of the world-wide worshipped goddess, ISIS.
• The Aswan High Dam, is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan, between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan old dam initially completed in 1902 downstream. Based on the success of the old dam, then at its maximum utilization, construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952; with its ability to better control flooding, provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity, the dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt’s planned industrialization. Like the earlier implementation, the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.
• There is a possibility to visit the Nubian village and to meet the African Egyptians Nubian people it is completely different atmosphere than the resort where you stay and the ancient site you visit. Extra tour.
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