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Philae, the High Dam & a felucca at sunset
Private tour Full day · 7 h Easy pace

Philae, the High Dam & a felucca at sunset

5.0 (108 reviews) Aswan & Abu Simbel, Upper Egypt
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Duration
Full day · 7 h
Starts
09:00
Group
Up to 8
Pace
Easy
Guided in EnglishArabicSpanishGerman
Overview

The island temple of Isis, the dam that changed Egypt, and the Nile under sail as the sun goes down behind the west-bank dunes.

  • The Temple of Isis on Agilkia Island
  • The Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient quarry
  • The Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser
  • A private felucca around Elephantine and Kitchener’s Island

Philae was the last place in Egypt where the old gods were worshipped — and in the 1970s it was moved, block by block, to a higher island to save it from the water. We reach it by motorboat, then see the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, and finish under a felucca sail among the granite islands.

How I run this tour

  • It is private: just you, your companions, me and a driver.
  • The timings are a plan, not a schedule — we slow down wherever you want to.
  • Questions are the point. Nothing is too basic or too nerdy.
“The stones are 4,500 years old. The stories should still feel alive.”
Hour by hour

How the day unfolds

  1. 09:00

    Pick-up

  2. 09:30

    Unfinished Obelisk

    How the ancient Egyptians cut a single block of granite.

  3. 10:30

    Philae

    Motorboat to the island and the Temple of Isis.

  4. 12:30

    High Dam

    The view over Lake Nasser.

  5. 13:15

    Lunch & rest

    Nubian lunch on the riverbank.

  6. 16:00

    Felucca

    Sail between Elephantine, the Botanical Garden and the Aga Khan mausoleum.

  7. 17:45

    Sunset & drop-off

The fine print

What’s included

Included

  • Karim as your licensed Egyptologist guide
  • Private air-conditioned car with driver
  • Pick-up from any Aswan hotel or Nile cruise
  • Bottled water
  • Entrance tickets: Philae, Unfinished Obelisk, High Dam
  • Motorboat to Philae
  • Private felucca for 1.5 hours
  • Lunch

Not included

  • Gratuities for driver and boatmen (optional)
Meeting point

Pick-up from your Aswan hotel or cruise

Karim sends the exact pick-up time on WhatsApp the evening before. Running late or changed hotels? Just message — plans bend.

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Guest reviews

In their words

4.97

108 reviews

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“Pick-up was on time to the minute, the car was spotless and the lunch spot was a highlight in itself. Book this — you won’t regret it.”
S Sarah Al-MansouriUnited Arab Emirates · Jul 2026
“Pick-up was on time to the minute, the car was spotless and the lunch spot was a highlight in itself. Book this — you won’t regret it.”
J James PatelUnited Kingdom · Jun 2026
“Excellent content and very well organised. Traffic on the way back was heavy, which no one can control, but the tour itself was superb.”
C Camila TorresMexico · Apr 2026
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