Check-out and depart by private car to Edfu (approx. 2 hours).

09:30 AM
Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, considered the best-preserved temple in Egypt.

11:00 AM
Continue by road to Kom Ombo (approx. 90 minutes).

12:30 PM
Explore Kom Ombo Temple, a unique double temple with crocodile mummies and ancient medical carvings.

02:00 PM
Drive to Aswan (approx. 1 hour).

03:00 PM
Arrival in Aswan and drop-off at your hotel. Afternoon at leisure or optional activities.

Pickup from your hotel and begin your guided city tour.

08:00 AM
Explore Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis and reached by boat on the Nile.

09:30 AM
Stop at the High Dam, the monumental project that changed Egypt’s modern history.

10:15 AM
Visit the Unfinished Obelisk, revealing the ancient stone-carving techniques of Aswan's quarries.

12:00 PM
Optional experiences:

Visit a Nubian Village (motorboat + entrance fee not included)

Take a scenic felucca sail on the Nile

Or enjoy free time in Aswan for shopping or relaxing

Available with early morning pickup (around 04:30 AM) by private car or shared bus. Must be pre-arranged.

03:00 PM
Final drop-off at Aswan Airport or train station.

A burial ground unlike any other. This necropolis hosts over 60 tombs carved into the limestone hills of Luxor’s West Bank. Tombs such as those of Ramesses VI, Merenptah, and Seti I showcase elaborate wall paintings that guide the dead through the afterlife. The Book of the Dead, Amduat, and Book of Gates are all vividly depicted here.

Temple of Hatshepsut

Built into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari, this mortuary temple honors Egypt’s most successful female pharaoh. Designed by her architect Senenmut, it contains reliefs of the Divine Birth Legend and expeditions to Punt, the land of gold, myrrh, and exotic animals.

Karnak Temple

Spanning over 200 acres, Karnak is a vast religious complex built over 2,000 years. The central sanctuary of Amun-Ra is flanked by the world-famous Hypostyle Hall, with its 134 massive columns. Don’t miss the Sacred Lake, the scarab statue of good luck, and the reliefs of festival processions.

A ceremonial temple dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship. Unlike most temples, it was not devoted to a god, but to the divine aspect of the living pharaoh. Its mixture of Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, and Islamic layers is unique.

Dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed protector god, this temple tells the mythic story of Horus avenging his father Osiris. The architecture includes sanctuaries, a mammisi (birth house), and wall carvings depicting ceremonial processions.

Unusual for its symmetry, Kom Ombo worships two gods simultaneously: Sobek, god of crocodiles and fertility, and Horus the Elder, god of kingship. Inside, you’ll find ancient surgical tools, a nilometer, and crypts that held sacred mummified crocodiles.

Once submerged by Nile floods, it was relocated stone by stone to Agilkia Island. This Ptolemaic temple was the last bastion of ancient Egyptian religion, operating into the 6th century AD. It blends Egyptian and Roman motifs and celebrates the story of Isis bringing Osiris back to life.

At nearly 42 meters in length and weighing over 1,000 tons, this massive obelisk offers insight into how ancient Egyptians carved granite. Cracks in the rock halted its completion, but it remains a valuable open-air museum of quarrying technology.

The Aswan High Dam is a large embankment dam built across the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. It was constructed between 1960 and 1970 with support from the Soviet Union. The dam was built to control the annual flooding of the Nile, provide water for irrigation, and generate hydroelectric power.

The structure is about 3,830 meters (2.38 miles) long, 980 meters (3,215 feet) wide at the base, and 111 meters (364 feet) high. The reservoir it creates, Lake Nasser, is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, stretching over 500 km (310 miles) into Sudan.

Before the dam was built, Nile flooding would occur annually, which, while helpful for agriculture, could be unpredictable and destructive. The High Dam allowed Egypt to store floodwater for use during dry periods, improving agricultural productivity.

The dam also generates significant hydroelectric power, contributing to Egypt’s national grid and industrial development. However, it also had some negative impacts, including:

• The displacement of Nubian communities

• The submergence of many ancient archaeological sites

• Environmental issues like soil salinization and reduced fertility in the Nile Delta

To preserve historical monuments, a major UNESCO campaign successfully relocated several ancient temples, including Abu Simbel and Philae.

The Aswan High Dam remains a symbol of Egypt’s modern development and continues to play a crucial role in water management and power generation.