Overview
Enjoy one of the best Luxor Day tours. Start with early morning pick up, driving south in nature for about 4 hours, pass by local villages and enjoy the views all the way to Aswan, then visit the most important sightseeing in Aswan; High Dam, Philae temple and the Unfinished Obelisk, take a motorboat ride to the Nubian Village with the incredible Nile views on a full day tour from Luxor.
Itinerary:
This morning, our driver will pick you up around 5:00 am by an air-conditioned car from your hotel in Luxor east bank, to hit the road to Aswan. Drive for about 4 hours.
Arrive at Aswan to meet your guide, to start your marvelous day by visiting the High Dam; an epic engineering accomplishment achieved between 1960 and 1970 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric. It was largely financed and supervised by the Soviet Union.
Proceed to visit the magnificent Greco Roman Temple of the goddess Isis; the chief deity of the island and know the love story between Isis and Osiris using a small motorboat to get there
Then, to Aswan’s granite quarries to see the unfinished Obelisk, about 40 meters in length and 1000 tons, which is considered to be the longest and the heaviest obelisk ever cut in Egypt, most probably belongs to the famous queen Hatshepsut.
Continue, down to the Nile to take a motorboat, sailing slowly to enjoy the scenery and views to the Nubian Village on Soheil Island and have a welcome drink in one of the Nubian families’ house, talk to them, know about their customs, walk around the village with your guide.
Drive back in comfort for approximately 4 hours to be transferred to your hotel in Luxor east bank.
Meals included: Not Included.
Accommodation: Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Stroller accessible
- Most travelers can participate.
- You will need to provide us with your hotel name and address in Luxor east bank.
- You will need to provide us with your passports copies, required for the government permission
- You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
- You will need to carry cash for the tipping to the guide and driver.
- It is available to provide an Italian, Japanese, German or French tour guide with extra 100$ USD per person upon your request.
- It is available to pickup travelers at Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to drop off travelers at Luxor airport or Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
What’s Included:
- All transfers/pickup service from your Hotel in Luxor and return by A/C vehicle.
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Professional English speaking Egyptologist Tour guide.
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Motorboat to the Nubian Village.
What’s Excluded:
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
- Tipping to the guide and driver.
- Lunch is optional in this tour.
- Motorboat to Philae temple.
- It is available to pickup travelers at Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to drop off travelers at Luxor airport or Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
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