Aswan Highlights From Luxor – Round Trip – Code TTNLX – 2

In the early morning. Your  tour guide will be pick you up from your hotel to travel to Aswan and start your tour and We will head to the first stop in our tour

Temple of Isis in Philae

This temple dedicated to the goddess Isis was flooded by the Nile and was divided and reassembled in a new location on Agilika Island, about 500 meters from its original location on Philae Island. Its buildings include a temple to Hathor and visitors can watch a sound and light show at night, which is presented in different languages.

Egypt was a prosperous part of the Roman Empire, it became truly wealthy and several new cities were built in it. One of the most famous buildings in Egypt in the Roman era is the so-called Pharaoh’s Bed, or Trajan’s Kiosk, which was built on Philae Island by Trajan, the Roman ruler.

The High Dam

The dam is 3,600 meters long, 980 meters wide at its base, 40 meters wide at its crest, and 111 meters high. The dam body is made up of about 43 million cubic meters of cement, iron, and other materials, and a water flow of up to 11,000 cubic meters of water can pass through the dam per second.

Construction of the dam began in 1960 at a total cost of $1 billion, one-third of which was contributed by the Soviet Union. 400 Soviet experts participated in the construction of the dam and it was completed in 1968. The last 12 generators were installed in 1970 and the dam was officially opened in 1971.

After finishing your day tour, Travel back to Luxor with lots of memories and photos. Then, You will be transferred back to your hor hotel in Luxor.